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A photograph of a smiling person in an orange-red ceremonial turban and matching orange-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha-style multi-coloured flower garland and gold necklaces. The person holds a lit oil lamp with an open flame and a small metal lamp stand near a large, twisted banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A garland of marigolds and roses in red, green, yellow and white is draped along the tree trunk. A blue sign at the lower right reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2015-07-31July 12 20142014-07-12January 04 20152015-01-04Photo 11695137 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a standing woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and gold armlet, long dark hair, holding a lit oil lamp or ritual lamp near the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Beside her, several garlands of yellow, red, magenta and green flowers hang from the tree. A small black stone platform with offerings lies in front, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Another person in peach clothing sits at the lower left edge.2016-01-03November 26 20142014-11-26 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20152015-01-04 +1 copiesA photograph at night of a person in a maroon and gold ritual garment and a maroon turban, standing at the left and holding a lit oil lamp toward a large banyan tree trunk with exposed aerial roots. A garland of red and yellow flowers with white blooms hangs across the tree trunk on the right. The person wears a long red-and-white flower garland, gold bangles and gold waist band. The scene is dark apart from the flame and a beam of light from the left.2014-12-05A figure in a saffron-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, long dark hair in a braided style and a gold necklace, stands with hands joined in prayer before a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Smoke rises from a silver oil lamp burning on a metal tray held by a priest in orange cloth at the lower left. Garlands of yellow, green and red flowers hang on the tree beside a dark cave opening, and a small wooden stool sits in front. A blue sign reads 'Do not enter the cave'. The scene reads as a temple-style puja at a sacred tree.2016-01-03Night-time photo at a banyan tree with large aerial roots and a white-edged stone platform. A bald priest in orange ochre robes with gold border holds a metal tray and lights an oil lamp flame at a shrine opening at right, while a second robed figure in red-orange attire stands beside him. A man in white dhoti stands behind taking photographs. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a white geometric kolam design is drawn on the ground.2012-04-24November 25 20152015-11-25