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A photograph at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey-brown trunks, set on a low circular stone platform with tiered steps and dry reddish earth. A man with a shaved head stands on the platform in white kurta and white dhoti, a white cloth draped over his shoulder, facing the trunk. To the left, a woman in a white sari with a dark border walks along the platform beside another person in white. On the right, a woman in white with glasses sits on the stone ledge with hands folded. Another person in white stands at the far right near the tree. Everyone wears white.

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October 04 20102010-10-04Devotees in white dhotis, shirts and saris work at the base of a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, at what appears to be an outdoor kara seva. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, bending near the roots, while a woman in a white sari to the left smiles and carries a shallow metal tray. Other people in white clothing stand and move among the trunks. The ground is reddish-brown earth piled around a low grey concrete wall encircling the tree, with more trays and loose soil on the path. No saffron-clad figure is visible.2008-02-23A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick buttress roots, set on reddish-brown earth. Several people in white clothing stand and walk among the roots in dappled sunlight. In the foreground, a woman with reddish hair and white top and trousers, barefoot, reaches toward a hanging root column encircled by a low ring of stone blocks. Behind her, others in white and a woman in a light green sari hold an orange bowl. Some figures wear white kurtas and pink or white saris. No a person candidate is visible.2005-12-24A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots forms the backdrop. A woman with blonde hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a pale stone platform in front of the trunk, wearing white clothing and a turquoise scarf. To the left, a person in white clothing stands near the tree. Another person in white stands at the far left edge, and a person in a blue top is partly visible among the roots. A man in a white shirt stands at the right near a small building. A purple object hangs in the upper left branches. The overlay credit reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading horizontal limbs and hanging aerial roots, set in a sandy-floored enclosure with low concrete curbs. A young man stands centre-frame in white ritual clothing, a white dhoti and white kurta with a dark cord around his neck, his hands joined in front of him. Behind him a figure in white bends forward under the branch in a yoga-style stretch. Two more people in white stand at the left, one partly hidden by the aerial roots. No identifiable a person depiction is evident from appearance.2010-09-30Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around the base of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks on bare reddish-brown earth. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand or bend close to the trunk, including one in a white sari with an orange-and-blue patterned border who is kneeling and touching the roots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and children in casual clothes watch. A few people in the background sit under the trees. No readable signage is visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.2007-05-04A photo of a large, ancient banda banyan tree with massive horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming pillars. Four people stand in the shaded area beneath the branches: a woman in white with an orange skirt and a shoulder bag, a woman in white trousers with her back turned, a person in white at the far left, and a man in a light shirt and yellow trousers standing among the roots. The ground is reddish-brown earth with a low stone-edged platform in the foreground.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 07 20062006-10-07September 17 20142014-09-17August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick, low, spreading branches and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth with a concrete ring around the trunk. In the centre, a young man in plain white kurta and dhoti, with a dark cord necklace and a bindi-like mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded at his chest. To the right, an older person in white clothing bends forward at the waist with arms stretched up to grasp a branch. Behind the trunk, another person in white stands near the tree, partly hidden by the aerial roots. A dark-haired figure in white is also partly visible near the centre-left.2010-09-30A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dense canopy, sunlight flaring through the branches. Beneath the tree, a few people in white clothing sit and stand on raised stone platforms and the ground. On the left, a figure in white sits near a red-and-white mound or shrine. White poles stand around the tree and a circular stone enclosure surrounds its base. The setting appears to be a quiet outdoor tree grove.2010-11-12