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February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesJune 17 20092009-06-17A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white gathers around a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. Several saffron-robed monastics stand among them at the right, one in orange cloth with a shaved head near the tree trunk. Many participants have hands folded in prayer or are raised in devotion. The tree dominates the scene, with bright green foliage above. This appears to be a procession or gathering at a sacred tree during an ashram program.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A standing figure in an orange-red robe with bare upper body stands on a paved area before a seated crowd of devotees in white clothing. Several people in white sit on the ground and on mats, some with hands folded in namaste, and a bald person in white stands at left. A microphone on a stand and a black speaker are set up in front. To the right, a dark stone deity murti is garlanded, with a green cloth draped behind it and a red-painted rock formation at its base. Several people in white and orange sit near the right edge.2011-12-05July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees gathers beneath and around a massive banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick low branches. Most people wear white clothing, including loose white kurtas and saris, while a few wear colourful attire such as a red and gold sari, a turquoise blouse, and a man in an orange and grey vest. Some stand with hands raised or folded in prayer and others walk through the procession near the trunk. Two cylindrical white posts stand among the branches and a green-leafed plant is visible at left. The setting is an outdoor grove during a morning procession at a person ashram.2009-06-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots and branches arching overhead. On the right, a small shrine holds a red-clad deity murti with a red cloth draped below its platform. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in teal and light blue, walk and gather along a dirt path toward the shrine, and a child in dark clothes stands at the right edge. Late-afternoon light filters through the canopy. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2007-02-24A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white traditional clothing such as white dhotis and white saris, moves through a grove beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks. Several women wear red or colourful blouses, and some children in white stand among the adults. No clearly identifiable figure is positioned as a central presenter, and no a person candidate is visibly distinguishable from appearance. A watermarked archive photo is shown in outdoor daylight with trees and foliage in the background.2016-02-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.2010-07-11February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copies