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December 23 2008

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January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a single person standing barefoot on bare earth beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white, green and red flower garland hangs from the neck to the knees, and bangles or beaded wrist ornaments are visible on the right wrist. The person leans forward with the forehead resting against the trunk in a reverent pose. A white painted triangle is on the ground at lower left, and a faint circular logo appears at the bottom left corner. Sunlight and tree shadows fall across the scene.2006-12-29January 04 20152015-01-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow at its base. Two people stand before it, both in orange-brown and saffron robes. The figure on the left wears a rust-orange turban and white markings on the arms, holding a small offering plate with flowers. The figure on the right, with long dark hair, wears a bright orange robe and stands near draped silk cloths in purple, pink and gold hung along the trunk. A white and yellow flower garland hangs from the roots, and loose flower petals lie on the ground at the base of the tree.July 20 20112011-07-20January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04Night photograph at a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands barefoot on a black tiled platform with hands pressed together in namaskar. Two more orange-robed men stand in the sand at centre, each holding a small brass vessel. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a pedestal is draped in an orange cloth, with a brass lamp in front. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Small offerings are scattered on the sand.2008-01-03A photograph of an outdoor ashram grove beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks. In the centre, a person in an orange robe and a leopard-print shawl stands barefoot on a raised stone platform, wearing a white and red flower garland and holding a small bundle of offerings, with head bowed close to the trunk. Stone-edged square pits and flat stone slabs surround the tree. At the right edge, two people in white dhotis and orange cloth stand farther back among white pillars.2010-10-05A photograph taken at night shows a man in an orange-saffron robe with gold trim, wearing a white and red flower garland, standing in profile and placing his right hand, with a gold bangle on the wrist, against the gnarled, intertwined aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. Dark background, warm lighting on the robe and skin. Long, swept-back dark hair with visible cues consistent with the a person appearance, though identity is uncertain from the image alone.2007-01-01March 22 20132013-03-22