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Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks. A woman in white clothes with a red bead necklace stands with hands together on the left. Beside her, a woman in a white top and grey trousers reaches toward the roots. A woman in a turquoise top and blue trousers, barefoot, touches the roots at centre. In the foreground a man in a green graphic t-shirt, orange trousers and a beaded necklace sits on a concrete step at right. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs on the tree at right. A black hose runs across the reddish earth, and a small orange bottle sits on a concrete ledge at left.

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October 01 20102010-10-01A 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 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots at an ashram site. Two garlands of yellow and red flowers hang against the trunk. Several people stand close to the tree with their palms pressed together in prayer or touching its trunk: a woman in a white sari with gold border, a woman in a yellow skirt and white top, a person in a white and saffron robe at left, and a young woman in a pink top and black trousers at right. In the foreground a blonde woman in a white top and beaded necklace sits on a stone step beside a small offering tray with flowers. The scene conveys a paduka puja at the banyan tree. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-29December 28 20092009-12-28A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick aerial roots hanging and twisting down along the trunk. In the centre, a slender hanging root cluster rises from a ring of grey granite blocks on red-brown earth. To the right, a group of people in white and pastel clothing walk barefoot across the dusty ground under the shade. Foreground figures include a woman in a white top and white trousers at right, a woman in a mint-green kurta with an orange waist sash, and a woman in a white kurta with an orange dupatta. Dappled sunlight falls across the scene and the background shows more participants and green foliage.2005-12-24A photograph taken beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick low branches, its trunks draped with red and white flower garlands. On the dirt ground, a woman in an orange sari sits on a low stone ledge holding a small child, while a young boy in a blue outfit stands nearby. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a red and grey salwar kameez stand on the right, and a man in a white kurta with a folded cloth on his head stands on the left beside another man in a blue shirt. Another woman in a white sari stands near the centre. Some people appear to be bending or gathering near the tree base, and a dark cloth lies in the lower left foreground. The scene suggests a devotional gathering at a sacred tree.2009-07-07 +1 copiesA 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.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick buttress trunks. Several people sit or stand in the dappled shade on sandy ground: a woman in a pink and white sari sits cross-legged at the base with a small object in her hands, an older woman in a blue and purple sari sits against the trunk, and a woman in a blue floral sari stands at left. Other seated figures wear white and purple garments, and a man in a white checked shirt and black trousers leans toward the trunk. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-12-19December 31 20092009-12-31February 23 20082008-02-23A 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.2016-09-04Three women walk and carry white vessels on the dry red earth beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick low branches. The woman in front, in white clothes with a white dupatta, balances a white pot on her head. Behind her, a woman in a green blouse and white sari stands with hands folded beside a low concrete ring, and another woman in a pink sari raises a white vessel near the trunk. Black hoses run across the ground by the stone borders.2009-12-28