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December 27 20092009-12-27December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots wrapping its trunk. A standing devotee in a flowing orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a green leaf garland over the shoulder, faces the trunk while holding a lit oil lamp or offering. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the roots. In the foreground at right, a white cloth covers a seated or offered object beside an orange cushion, a small brass vessel and a stone base, with white kolam designs on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at the far right edge. The scene shows an outdoor puja at a sacred tree.2007-12-22December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo of a standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A white-painted circular platform with flower offerings surrounds the base. Behind, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands near a tripod-mounted camera and a small podium, while another person in white is nearby among trees and sandy ground with stone blocks.2012-01-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a person in a flowing orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing long marigold garlands in yellow, orange and red. Beside them, a second person in orange clothing holds a small offering dish. In front, a white-draped seat and a round orange sweet or offering plate sit on a raised stone platform, with a dark stone object at the right edge. Floor patterns of white powder designs and a small cushion are visible.2007-12-22March 03 20132013-03-03Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging strands, set on a white-painted circular platform. A man with long dark hair and a red and white flower garland stands with his forehead pressed against the trunk, wearing a bright orange garment with a gold border and a gold armband. Garlands of red, magenta and white flowers wrap the trunk and drape across the platform, with scattered petals at its base. Behind him, two men in white dhotis, one holding a camera on a tripod and the other with a bald head, watch and film. Dry earth and trees fill the background.2012-01-01A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, wrapped at its base by a garland of yellow and purple-red marigold flowers with green leaves, set on a low white circular platform. To the right, a man stands close to the trunk, one hand resting on it. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long, loose unbound hair with a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace. Bare feet on sandy ground, with other trees and a distant building in the background. The scene is outdoors in daylight.2010-02-12A woman in a saffron-orange sari-style robe with a red and white garland over her shoulders stands barefoot on a dark granite platform under a large banyan tree, performing aarti with a brass lamp in her right hand. Behind her is a shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an orange floral offering arrangement. A shaved-headed monastic in saffron stands to the right with his hands folded in prayer. A flower garland hangs around the banyan trunk on the left, and a concrete bench sits nearby.2009-12-30A photo of a person in orange saffron robes standing barefoot on a dark stone slab beside a large old banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. The person wears a long multi-coloured garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, plus rudraksha beads, with long dark hair and eyes lowered. Around the white-painted platform at the tree's base are a brass bell, a plate of flowers and more flower garlands draped on the trunk. A second robed figure in orange stands at the left edge of the frame. Sandy ground surrounds the scene.2009-12-23A barefoot person in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised stone platform beside a large banyan tree, pressing their forehead and right palm against a thick aerial-root trunk with eyes closed. They wear a gold headband, a red bindi, long dark hair, a layered gold necklace and an orange shawl with pink-edged pleats draped over the body. A white kolam-style line pattern marks the ground at their feet, with scattered petals nearby. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with dense green foliage and short stone pillars in the background. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues include long swept-back hair, a gold crown-style headband, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, but the identification is not certain from appearance alone.2010-12-27