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Night photograph of a banyan tree shrine. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a small lit oil lamp or flame near a stone platform. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from the massive aerial roots of the banyan tree at right. A blue sign on the tree reads 'Do not enter the cave'. Metal bowls sit on a stone ledge, and the surroundings are dark.

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A night photograph at a banyan tree shrine. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or flame aloft toward the tree. Behind him, large aerial roots and trunk of a banyan tree wrap a dark cave-like opening, draped with a marigold garland with yellow and red flowers. A small blue sign reads 'Do Not Enter The Cave'. Stone platforms and a metal plate with offerings sit in the foreground.2010-07-13A night photograph of a man in a white dhoti-style garment and an orange-and-yellow shawl standing at left, holding a lit oil lamp or torch in his right hand near a stone platform. Beside him, a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots rises at right, draped with a yellow and maroon marigold garland. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE at the base of the tree, and a stone basin with a metal bowl sits in the foreground. The scene is dimly lit with a dark background.2010-07-13A barefoot man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A red flower garland hangs on the trunk beside a dark cave opening marked by a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. In front of the tree are white stone platforms holding a brass plate with offerings, small brass vessels and a lamp, and a bundled cloth on a tray. Another person in white is faintly visible at the far left edge.2010-06-30June 30 20102010-06-30Night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A single person in white clothes with a yellow sash walks across a dark granite floor toward a small metal stand. To the right, a white arched niche holds a red-and-orange deity murti draped in red garlands, with a bed of red flowers at its base. Marigold garlands hang on the banyan trunk and a blue sign reads 'Do not enter the cave'.2010-07-13December 02 20122012-12-02A 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.2010-07-13A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, at dusk in an open courtyard paved with dark polished stone tiles. A figure stands on the right in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, hands pressed together in namaskar in front of the tree. Near the trunk, a white-washed base holds a garland of yellow and red flowers draped on the tree, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. At the right edge, a silver-toned ornamental arch frames a red floral arrangement. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance; the visible cues are a saffron robe and a stance of reverence, with no distinctive regalia visible.2010-08-06June 30 20102010-06-30Photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots wrapping around a dark cave opening at its base. A blue sign reads "DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE" on a concrete ledge. A yellow and red flower garland hangs across the cave entrance, with scattered yellow marigold petals on the ground. On the right, a bare-chested person with long dark hair wears a lavender-purple dhoti and shawl and stands barefoot with head bowed toward the tree, hands folded at the waist.2010-12-28November 29 20112011-11-29Night-time photo at a banyan tree with large aerial roots and a white-edged stone platform. A bald priest in orange ochre robes with gold border holds a metal tray and lights an oil lamp flame at a shrine opening at right, while a second robed figure in red-orange attire stands beside him. A man in white dhoti stands behind taking photographs. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a white geometric kolam design is drawn on the ground.2012-04-24