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A photograph of devotees gathered around a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a raised stone platform at its base. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at the centre, with other men in light shirts and trousers and a young boy in a striped shirt nearby. A garland of red and yellow flowers hangs from the trunk. On the right, a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands near the tree. A small stone plaque on the platform is visible, and the ground is sandy with stone steps and low stone borders.

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A photograph of devotees at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide, spreading trunk. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks toward the camera. Behind him, several men and a boy in casual shirts and trousers stand and move around the tree's base, one man with his hands on the trunk. A red and white flower garland is hung on the tree. Low circular stone platforms surround the trunk, and a small stone offering table with a silver plate sits at the right edge. Sunlight falls through the leaves onto the sandy ground.2010-07-15July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11June 30 20102010-06-30July 11 20102010-07-11June 30 20102010-06-30Devotees pray at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, beside a cave opening marked by a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two long garlands of yellow and red flowers hang down the trunk. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded in prayer on a raised stone platform, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border, hands joined, bows her head in the foreground. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at left. The ground is reddish earth. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2010-07-11December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick hanging vines. Two men stand on a low white stone platform with steps. The man on the left wears an orange-saffron kurta and stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the tree. The man on the right wears a white shirt and light lavender-white dhoti, bowing forward with one hand pressed against the tree trunk and his head resting near it. A garland of yellow and pink flowers hangs on the trunk to the right. Dry earth and greenery surround the platform.2010-07-14A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks, set in an open earthen yard with a low white-edged stone platform. A single man stands with his back to the camera at the base of the tree, wearing a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, barefoot, hands pressed against the trunk. A garland of yellow, orange and red flowers hangs on the right side of the tree. A black hose runs across the platform on the left. Green foliage and a purple flower are visible above.2010-07-15A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks dominates the photo. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the trunk beside a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand on the circular stone platform around the tree, one touching the trunk. A small girl in a white top and orange scarf watches from the left, and a man in a teal shirt stands at the right edge. A sprawling ground of red earth and stone steps surrounds the tree.2010-11-03September 05 20092009-09-05