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March 20 2013

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A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with gold-yellow borders and a matching shawl stands on a raised stone platform before a massive old banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. He wears a bead necklace with a pendant and a bindi-marked forehead, with his hand resting near his chest. A green-topped white container sits at right and a small red plaque is set into the platform.2013-03-20A large old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the scene in an outdoor setting with dirt ground and low stone steps. A single standing man in a red dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a red shawl stands barefoot at the base, hands joined at his chest in prayer, eyes upturned, with a tilak on his forehead. a person cues are not clearly established by distinctive adornments here, so the candidate is uncertain. A small blue sign is placed near the base of the tree.2011-09-10March 03 20132013-03-03September 10 20112011-09-10December 31 20082008-12-31April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesFebruary 01 20182018-02-01A barefoot man with long dark hair stands on bare earth beside a huge old banyan tree with thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and looks off to the side. A dark hollow opening sits at the base of the trunk behind him. Possible a person depiction: an orange-robed figure with long swept-back hair and a bare-footed ascetic presentation, but the face is too small and the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-04-19A person in an orange saffron wrap, bare-backed and barefoot, walks toward a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow shrine opening at its base. The person holds a long staff and the sandy ground is bare around the tree. The figure's head is visible from behind with dark hair. Greenery and a small structure appear in the background.2006-10-25A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches over a sandy earthen clearing. At left, a person seen from behind wears a flower garland of white and red blooms over bare shoulders and a saffron-orange dhoti, holding something near a small oil lamp or fire on the ground in front of the tree. A blue signboard at the base reads a directive about a sacred tree area. No other people are visible.2006-12-29A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.2013-03-17September 02 20112011-09-02