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June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.2010-07-11A large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots spreads over an open dirt courtyard. Beneath its canopy, a group of about twenty devotees in white clothes sit on the ground and on low stone benches in a semicircle. A standing figure in white stands among them near the centre. To the right, a dark stone deity murti with a red-garlanded base, a cobra-like serpent coil and an orange-marked statue stands on a platform.2013-05-13June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. On the left, a red-draped raised mound or pedestal with a statue of a seated figure in white and red clothing with a red head covering stands in a circular enclosure. Several people in white clothes walk along a dirt path. Two men in the foreground, one in a white shirt and cream trousers and one in a blue jacket and brown trousers, walk away from the camera. A woman in white stands near the right edge, and a few more people in white and casual clothes are scattered among the trees and buildings in the background.2010-08-14A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, with a group of people gathered around its base on reddish-brown earth. Several people wear orange and saffron clothing, including a man in orange on the right holding a spade, and a man in an orange top and dhoti in the centre. Others wear white kurtas, a woman in a white sari with green border and a woman in a white top with purple leggings stand on the left, and a man in a pink shirt and black trousers stands in the middle. A person in a grey top and shorts stands barefoot on the right, holding a spade. Two shovels lie among the group near a small cavity at the tree base.2016-09-11A large banyan tree with many aerial roots dominates the frame, and a group of people in saffron/orange robes and white clothing gathers around its trunk on a sandy ground. A bald monk in orange robes stands near the center, holding a small object, while a saffron-robed attendant carries a ceremonial flag with a dark red and gold design on a pole. Several people in white stand and sit at the edges, and a young child in white is visible near the right. A small white draped table and a few flower-decorated items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests a ritual gathering beneath the tree.2006-10-06December 25 20062006-12-25June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17