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A large banyan tree with massive aerial roots and spreading limbs dominates the outdoor scene. Two priests in plain white dhoti-style garments with yellow borders stand at its base, one holding a small lamp or offering near the trunk while the other bends toward a metal tray set on a low stone platform. Both wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The ground is reddish earth with a stone border and a hose at left.2014-09-17A large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an outdoor site with bare red-brown earth. Two men in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with saffron-yellow borders, stand at the base of the trunk; one bends forward near the roots while the other stands with hands folded in prayer. A small figure in white stands further right near a railing. Concrete edging, a metal pipe and low walls surround the tree.2014-09-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a red-and-white garland tied at its trunk. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl stand at the tree base, one holding a bell-like ritual object near a small blue tray. In the foreground, a person in saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and long dark hair stands facing the tree with hands folded. The ground is dark polished stone and a paved path, with white pillars and greenery behind. Three people are visible.2010-11-12September 17 20142014-09-17Outdoor photo at a sacred banyan tree compound. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl, barefoot, swings a white whisk-like broom or fan over the raised stone platform around the tree. Another man in white stands further back near a hose on the sandy ground. The large banyan trunk has many aerial roots and a red flower garland hanging on it. Brass plates, a small lamp and a metal vessel sit on the stone platform in front of the tree.2010-06-30October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-302003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and white-washed stone platforms around its base. A saffron-robed figure with a flaming oil lamp or arati flame raised in one hand and a red-and-white flower garland around the neck stands on a dark polished stone slab. To the left, another saffron-robed person holds a trident-topped staff and presses palms together in prayer, while figures in white clothes with yellow shawls stand nearby. The scene suggests an arati or puja at the sacred tree.2009-12-27December 21 20102010-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27