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A photograph of devotees meditating seated on black granite slabs beside a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide spreading trunk. Six people sit cross-legged in white or light clothes: a man in a cream shirt with a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a blue patterned sari, and others in white. A standing figure in white with a yellow shawl stands at the tree base near a sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE and a garland hanging on the trunk. Pale yellow-brown ground and a low white stone platform surround the tree.

Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine with a dark polished stone platform in front of it. Six people sit cross-legged in meditation on the platform: a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti at left, a person in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a light green shirt and blue jeans, a woman in a grey patterned dress, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl at right, with a person in a saffron-orange robe seated among them. Two women in white saris stand on the raised white stone border near the tree, one at left and one at right near the trunk, which has garlands hanging from it and a small sign reading Do Not Disturb The Cave beside the entrance. Trailing aerial roots and a tall pole frame the scene.

A group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation on a large black polished stone slab beside a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a boy in an orange shirt seated at the front, a man in a light blue shirt and another in maroon and white nearby. A woman in a pink sari stands among the trees behind them, and a seated figure in white clothes sits on a raised platform at the right beside a marigold garland hung on the tree. Sandy ground and a low concrete edge surround the scene.

Photo of a group of about eight devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on black granite slabs beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a garland-draped trunk. Seated left to right: a man in a checked shirt with hands joined in namaste, a woman in an orange top, a woman in a green sari, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in a light blue shirt, a woman in a white and pink top, a woman in a blue patterned dress with bangles, and a woman in a white outfit with a yellow shawl. A standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers moves behind them. A blue sign reads 'DO NOT ENTER THE'. No a person candidate is visible.

September 01 2011

A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its wide branches over a raised dark stone platform. Five people sit on the platform in meditation or prayer: a man on the far left in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace with eyes closed and hands folded, a man in white beside him, and three women in dark and red saris seated in a row. A woman in an orange garment sits behind them. A man in white stands at the right edge near a small shrine area with a sign on a pillar. Sunlight glows through the leaves at dusk.

July 07 2010

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A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on a dark stone platform beneath a large banyan tree. Its thick aerial roots and sprawling branches surround a low circular stone enclosure. A small sign on a stone block reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a dark opening at the trunk base. The man's hands rest in a meditative mudra, and his eyes are lowered. Dry earth and greenery fill the background.

Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram site. In the foreground, a group of devotees in white clothes sit on mats and a dark stone slab facing a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, with a red-draped platform and a kalasha-like arrangement at its centre. A man in white and a woman in a white sari stand near the shrine, and a man in a grey shirt sits on a low concrete bench on the right. A sign on a tree trunk at left and a small glass-enclosed structure are visible. The scene suggests a puja or darshan in progress.

A large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots spreads over an open dirt courtyard. Beneath its canopy, a group of about twenty devotees in white clothes sit on the ground and on low stone benches in a semicircle. A standing figure in white stands among them near the centre. To the right, a dark stone deity murti with a red-garlanded base, a cobra-like serpent coil and an orange-marked statue stands on a platform.

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Outdoor satsang held beneath a vast banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. A seated congregation of roughly 20 to 30 people, mostly in white clothes with red and orange sashes, sits on the sandy ground and low stone platforms around the trunk. A gold-and-red throne with cushions stands empty on the right beside a dark deity murti and a red decorated pedestal. A black speaker sits at left.