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August 21 2013

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Photo 11736833August 31 20132013-08-31Photo 11734540August 21 20132013-08-21Photo 11734405August 23 20132013-08-23December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of an offering arrangement in a narrow earthen niche between thick, gnarled tree roots. Yellow marigold garlands form a large square frame around red flower petals and red blossoms, with a central heap of red petals. Below, a smaller square of white powder or chalk holds red rose petals and white scattered flower bits. White-painted stone slabs flank the niche on either side. No people are visible.2009-12-17Photo 11736849A photograph of a sacred spot beneath a large banyan tree with thick, gnarled aerial roots framing a dark recess. Yellow marigold and red flower petals are arranged in a circular floral ring on a dark stone base, with white petals scattered below. White-painted stone blocks flank the area, and a white cloth is draped over the block on the right. A small dark granite bench sits in the foreground. No people are visible.2009-12-16A photograph of a shrine set inside the gnarled aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. A dark stone Shivalinga sits in a niche in the tree's hollow, draped with white and red flower garlands and lit by a small oil lamp. Yellow marigold and pink flower garlands hang down from the branches on either side. A white-edged stone wall frames the niche, and a blue sign on the left reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2012-04-28A small shrine niche set into the base of a large banyan tree with aerial roots and red kumkum marks on the bark. Inside the recess, a ring of marigold garlands in yellow, red and purple lies on the ground, with a few scattered petals. White rangoli-style lines are drawn on the floor in front, and a dark stone slab with a white painted symbol sits in the foreground between two pale concrete walls. No people are visible.2010-09-02