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A night photograph of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, wrapped with a marigold garland in yellow and orange. In front of the tree stands a single person seen from behind in a light blue robe with a yellow-green shawl draped over the shoulder and white dhoti-style lower garments, standing on a dark paved area beside a raised circular stone platform with a low wall. Dim light falls on the scene, and a few small objects rest near the platform. The figure's head is not clearly visible.

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A photograph taken at night of a figure in saffron-orange robes standing barefoot at the base of a massive banyan tree with dense aerial roots. The figure, seen from behind, has dark hair and a white garland or scarf draped at the neck. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers with white jasmine strands hangs around the trunk. A low white-washed stone platform surrounds the tree base, and a dark cable runs along the ground at right. The figure is shown from behind with no visible face, and no printed name appears in the scene.2009-11-19November 19 20092009-11-19A night-time photograph of a large, old banyan tree with thick, spreading aerial roots and wide low branches. At its base stands a circular raised stone platform with a marigold garland of orange and yellow flowers wrapped around the trunk. A single person in an orange-saffron robe with white cloth draped over the shoulders stands at the right side of the tree, facing it, with bare feet on the reddish earth. Small offerings and a tall pole are visible at the edge of the platform.2009-11-16Photograph taken at night of a figure seen from behind, standing barefoot on a low white stone platform at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person has long dark hair and wears a white garland around the neck, an orange upper garment and an orange lower wrap. Strands of yellow, magenta and white flower garlands hang from the tree trunk. Loose red petals and leaves lie on the ground. The figure is facing the trunk, appearing to offer worship at the sacred tree. Appearance-based cues are limited because only the back is visible.2009-11-19A photograph taken at night of a single barefoot figure in orange robes standing beside a large banyan tree trunk on a raised circular stone platform. The figure wears an orange top and an orange dhoti-style wrap, with a white garland draped over the shoulder. The tree is strung with garlands of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers and white jasmine. Dark surroundings, a low wall and metal posts are visible in the background.2009-11-16December 20 20102010-12-20Night photograph of a man in an orange silk robe with gold borders standing barefoot beside a large banyan-type tree with thick aerial roots. He reaches up with one arm to hang a white and red flower garland on a root, and red and yellow powder marks dot the trunk. Scattered petals and flower bits lie on the ground. A second garland hangs lower on the trunk, and a partly visible person in white stands at the left edge. The wording of the page suggests a Jayanti-day ritual, but the image itself shows only a tree-garlanding act.2007-01-01August 09 20102010-08-09A figure in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges and a white-and-red flower garland draped over one shoulder stands barefoot at night, pressing one hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. The figure's long dark hair is visible from behind. Another person in white ritual dress with an orange shawl stands at the left edge of the frame. Lamplight is faint and the ground is sandy with scattered flower petals near the trunk.2007-01-01A photograph taken at night beneath a large old banyan tree with thick, hanging aerial roots and a circular stone platform at its base scattered with yellow flower petals. A man stands at left in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching upper cloth with a gold-edged border, wearing a long white flower garland with red blossoms, his palms pressed together in namaskar as he bows toward the tree. A brass plate of yellow flowers is visible at the lower left edge. The man's appearance does not clearly establish him as the event's named figure, so he is described only by role as a devotee performing a tree worship gesture. +2 copiesNight photograph of a ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in an orange-saffron cloth and a white flower garland, with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame and a small brass vessel beside a dark stone shivalingam at the tree trunk, which is decorated with red and yellow garlands and turmeric or kumkum marks. A person in white clothing with a camera stands behind him, and a few other figures in white are partly visible at the edge. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie in the foreground. The scene is lit by flame and a torch.2007-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22