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A photograph of a single man lying prone in a full-length prostration on the ground beside a large banyan tree. He wears a white dhoti with purple-edged borders and a white shirt, and has long dark hair tied back. His arms are extended forward on the reddish-brown earth, pressed against a bed of thick, exposed aerial roots and buttress roots that spread across the ground beneath the tree canopy. A concrete wall edge runs along the left side of the frame.

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A woman in a white sari with a thin orange border stands on a stone step, leaning against the massive trunk of a banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. She wears a garland of pink and yellow flowers draped over the trunk near her hands. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto the reddish earth and concrete platform around the tree.2010-08-09A large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and buttressed trunks stands on sandy ground under a canopy of green leaves. A person in an orange saffron garment with a bare upper back stands at the right, hands pressed together in namaste before the tree, with long dark hair swept back and a white and red garland around the neck. A yellow, red and white flower garland hangs from a branch of the trunk, and scattered petals lie on the ground. The scene is outdoors in bright daylight.2006-12-26Outdoor 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 woman in a white blouse and cream sari with a gold border stands with palms pressed together in prayer, her long dark plait falling over her shoulder. She wears bangles and a red-thread wrist band. She leans toward a large banyan tree whose thick, twisted aerial roots fill the right side of the frame. Another person in white clothing stands behind her with one arm raised, touching the trunk. The background is softly blurred with more trees and out-of-focus figures.2013-01-20December 30 20062006-12-30Four women in saris stand at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, pressing their palms together in prayer and leaning close to the trunk. Two wear white saris, one wears a white sari with an orange border and blue dots, and the fourth on the right wears a pink sari. The ground is dry dirt and the late light falls across the bark.2007-02-24A photograph shows a figure in saffron-orange robes lying prone with arms outstretched across the large, twisting roots of a banyan tree. Garlands of yellow marigolds and white and red flowers are draped over the roots and at the base of the trunk. Dappled shadows fall on a pale wall beside the tree. The figure's face is turned away from the camera, and the robes and flower garlands are the most visible details of this devotional scene.2007-12-23July 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 07 20062006-10-07A photograph of devotees seated closely among the thick, tangled aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. In the foreground a woman in a white blouse and cream sari with gold-coloured border sits with a white flower in her hair, facing the trunk. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with lilac floral print sits with her head bowed. On the left, a man in white clothes stands among others dressed in white, and a woman in a red-striped top sits at the lower left. The setting is an outdoor grove with sunlight filtering through leaves.2016-02-27A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers stands barefoot on reddish earth, bowing forward with his forehead pressed against the massive grey trunk of a banyan tree. His right hand rests flat on the bark and he wears a gold bracelet on that wrist. Dense aerial roots and branches surround the tree, and a black hose runs across the ground. A small stone platform sits at the base of the trunk.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man in a lavender-purple dhoti-style garment with a draped purple shawl and a beaded necklace stands beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a trunk wrapped in marigold garlands. He raises one hand toward the tree while facing it, in an outdoor temple grounds setting with green foliage and a low stone platform.2010-12-28