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February 01 2018

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A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, its trunks rising from a circular raised earthen platform. Several men stand near the base; a man in a white shirt walks past the foreground at right, while a group in white shirts, dhotis and a dark-shirted man stand together at left near a red-covered offering on a mat. The setting is outdoors in a shaded grove with a metal pole and cables. No one present is identified as a person.2009-09-05Devotees 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.2008-02-23October 01 20112011-10-01April 24 20192019-04-24July 08 20102010-07-08September 05 20092009-09-05September 17 20142014-09-17December 28 20092009-12-28A large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an outdoor site with bare red-brown earth. Two men in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with saffron-yellow borders, stand at the base of the trunk; one bends forward near the roots while the other stands with hands folded in prayer. A small figure in white stands further right near a railing. Concrete edging, a metal pipe and low walls surround the tree.2014-09-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks, set in an open earthen yard with a low white-edged stone platform. A single man stands with his back to the camera at the base of the tree, wearing a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, barefoot, hands pressed against the trunk. A garland of yellow, orange and red flowers hangs on the right side of the tree. A black hose runs across the platform on the left. Green foliage and a purple flower are visible above.2010-07-15A photograph of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches forming a canopy over an open sandy courtyard. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near the centre of the courtyard, one beside a black stone platform. On the right, a seated statue in orange and saffron robes with a dark pedestal sits on a heap of red-orange flowers, with a tall white pole beside it. Several white poles and a paved edge frame the area.2010-10-19February 24 20072007-02-24