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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.

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A 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.2010-07-13Night 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.2010-07-13Night 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'.2010-07-13Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging branches. A man in white dhoti and loose white top holds a lit lamp or flame aloft toward the tree, with a small brass bell in his other hand. Beside him stand two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and at the right edge another man in white with a garland. A 'DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE' blue sign hangs near the tree base. Behind them lies a red flower-covered mound beside a marble-edged platform and a decorated arch, with dark polished stone paving in the foreground.2010-12-21A woman in a yellow sari with ruffled edges stands with her back to the camera beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. She holds a metal vessel in one hand and a small flame burns at its spout, apparently for an offering. A blue sign on a stone plinth reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a yellow marigold garland hangs near the dark cave opening at the tree's base. Scattered flower petals lie on the stone ground, with green trees and a shaded pathway behind.2010-12-23A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person with long dark hair, wearing a yellow sari with ruffled edges and a yellow blouse, stands on a dark stone platform holding a brass lamp with a flame and a small bell or vessel. A sign at the base of the tree reads Do Not Enter the Cave, and a yellow garland hangs on a short chain. A stone bench and a low stone plinth sit nearby, with a red floral arrangement at the right edge.2010-12-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a blue sign reading "DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE" with a red garland on the trunk. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands on a dark tiled floor, holding a small lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises as he offers it. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland holds a plate of offerings, and another man in white with a sacred thread stands at the right edge. Behind them a white arched shrine frame is decorated with red flowers and a kalasha-like arrangement of red offerings on a raised platform. Light from the trees and ground patterns of white kolam designs complete the scene.2010-12-21December 23 20102010-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a smiling person in an orange-red ceremonial turban and matching orange-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha-style multi-coloured flower garland and gold necklaces. The person holds a lit oil lamp with an open flame and a small metal lamp stand near a large, twisted banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A garland of marigolds and roses in red, green, yellow and white is draped along the tree trunk. A blue sign at the lower right reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Scattered flower petals lie on the ground.2015-07-31 +1 copiesApril 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging branches. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair swept back and a thin headband, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a shawl draped over the shoulder. Two attendants in orange and white stand to the right; one holds a brass plate of offerings. A marble-framed shrine holds an orange-clad deity murti surrounded by red flowers and garlands. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a stone platform, and kolam-style white and coloured patterns decorate the ground.2010-12-27