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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches at an outdoor ashram setting. Around its base stands a raised circular stone platform. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt stands barefoot on a dark stone slab with his back to the camera, facing the tree. To the right, a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at the tree base beside garlands of orange and white flowers hung on the trunk. A small girl in an orange scarf and cream dress stands barefoot in the foreground, looking toward the camera. Red earth ground and a green garden surround the scene. Another figure in white appears far left.

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A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks dominates the photo. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the trunk beside a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand on the circular stone platform around the tree, one touching the trunk. A small girl in a white top and orange scarf watches from the left, and a man in a teal shirt stands at the right edge. A sprawling ground of red earth and stone steps surrounds the tree.2010-11-03December 31 20092009-12-31September 04 20162016-09-04December 31 20092009-12-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches at an outdoor shrine. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand on a dark polished stone platform around white-painted raised bases. A man in white with a yellow sash holds a tray of flowers, and a figure in orange robes with a shawl stands near the tree in prayer. Golden poles or lamp stands and white pillars stand nearby, and a trail of flowers rests on the ground.2009-12-27A 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.2010-06-30April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its wide branches over a raised dark stone platform. Five people sit on the platform in meditation or prayer: a man on the far left in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace with eyes closed and hands folded, a man in white beside him, and three women in dark and red saris seated in a row. A woman in an orange garment sits behind them. A man in white stands at the right edge near a small shrine area with a sign on a pillar. Sunlight glows through the leaves at dusk.2010-12-23February 20 20112011-02-20A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches at an outdoor temple-like site. A single person in an orange saffron robe and orange lower garment stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform facing the tree. Near the trunk a small blue sign sits on a stone platform, with a purple garland hanging on the roots. Pale sandy ground and concrete borders surround the tree.2011-01-23