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Outdoor photo of four devotees at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. On the left, a woman in white with a jasmine flower garland in her hair stands with head bowed. Next, a figure in white shirt and white dhoti stands with back to the camera. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, leaning in with hands folded in prayer against the trunk. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with floral print, and a red blouse, bows toward the tree, beside a red, yellow and green garland hanging from a branch. A low white stone platform surrounds the tree base, and a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER is visible at right.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Devotees in white ritual clothes gather around a large banyan tree with massive aerial roots and hanging vines. Two garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange and red hang from the trunk. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar; other white-clad men and women walk or bow nearby. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands with hands folded in prayer at right. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in a grey shirt with orange vest stand in the background. A low stone platform surrounds the tree, with a sign reading Do Not Enter the Cave near a stone bench. Fallen yellow leaves dot the dark granite floor.2010-07-11Four women in saris stand at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, pressing their palms together in prayer and leaning close to the trunk. Two wear white saris, one wears a white sari with an orange border and blue dots, and the fourth on the right wears a pink sari. The ground is dry dirt and the late light falls across the bark.2007-02-24Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around the base of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks on bare reddish-brown earth. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand or bend close to the trunk, including one in a white sari with an orange-and-blue patterned border who is kneeling and touching the roots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and children in casual clothes watch. A few people in the background sit under the trees. No readable signage is visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.2007-05-04Devotees gather at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, its trunk draped with a red flower garland. A figure in a yellow top and white dhoti stands on a raised stone platform, raising an oil lamp or incense holder toward the tree, while others in white and grey garments, including a woman in a teal blouse and white sari and a man in a grey shirt, stand in prayer with hands folded. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a small dark opening at the base of the trunk, and a stone offering plate sits on the platform. The setting is an outdoor ashram grove with reddish earth and a dark polished floor.2010-06-30November 07 20102010-11-07July 11 20102010-07-11June 30 20102010-06-30A photograph of devotees at a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a gold bracelet, leans forward with one hand pressed against the tree trunk, head bowed in reverence. Behind him a younger man in a white shirt stands with his head lowered, and another man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers stands near the edge. Further back a figure in a white t-shirt and grey trousers is partly visible. The ground is reddish earth with a white kolam drawn on a low stone platform. Garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers hang at the right edge of the frame.July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of devotees gathered at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, in a sunlit outdoor compound with a dirt ground. Several adults stand on black granite slabs before the trunk: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a light blue and white sari, a woman in a white salwar-style outfit, and a woman in an orange sari. Two young children stand in the foreground. A man in white clothes stands at the trunk, and a white-robed figure stands near the cave-like opening at the base of the tree. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Flower petals are scattered on the ground at the lower right. Visible people: about nine.2010-06-30A photograph at a banyan tree shrine with a large, aerial-rooted tree trunk wrapped in roots. A garland of red and yellow flowers hangs from a low branch beside a dark cave opening marked by a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Three men sit cross-legged on a black stone platform in the foreground: an older man in a white striped shirt and white dhoti on the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers in the centre, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right with a red thread on his wrist. Behind, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near the trunk, and a woman in a white sari with a green border and an orange shawl stands at the right edge. The sandy ground and white stone steps surround the tree.2010-07-15