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A 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.

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October 04 20102010-10-04December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches, standing in an open ashram-style grounds with white-painted stone platforms and a paved area. Around 15 people stand and sit beneath and around the trunk, several in white shirts, one in a white dhoti sitting on a white ledge at left, and women in red and pale salwars. They appear to be gathered quietly, some looking up at the tree, others conversing. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2010-01-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming arches and columns. Around the circular stone platforms and sandy paths beneath it, a group of people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk and stand; one woman wears a teal-blue sari, another person in white and orange sits near the right edge. Several people hold orange cloth and move among the roots.2016-09-11A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04A photograph of devotees gathered at the base of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling limbs in an outdoor shrine area. Several people in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis stand in a cluster near a small roped-off enclosure, some reaching toward the tree trunk. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at the front of the group, and a woman in a green sari and another in a pink sari stand to the left. A small figure in orange robes stands further right near a red-painted structure, and a woman in white sits on a bench at the far right. Tall railings and a red shrine structure are visible beyond the tree.2016-09-04September 17 20142014-09-17December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming a shaded canopy over a sandy ground. Circular raised stone platforms surround several trunks, and a few people walk among them on the reddish earth. Visible figures include a woman in a teal top and dark trousers, a person in white with orange-saffron garments nearby, and others in orange and white clothing at the far right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-09-11Outdoor 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.2016-09-04October 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of a massive old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots hanging from its wide spreading branches, standing on sandy ground. A man in a long orange robe with an orange shawl stands smiling at the trunk on the right, with long dark hair and a slight build, and appears to be an in_person candidate only by an orange robe and long hair, which is not distinctive enough to confirm identity; he is described as a sannyasi. Two other men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the left edge, partly cropped. A purple and white logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-10-07