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A photograph of a barefoot man in a green silk dhoti-style garment with a dark red and gold patterned border, wearing a wooden bead mala necklace, standing on a wet paved platform at the base of a large banyan tree. His hands are folded in front of him and he looks up toward the massive spreading branches and hanging aerial roots. A small red flower lies on the ground near the stone steps. One visible person.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots descending around its trunk. In the lower left, a single person stands barefoot on a dark stone platform, wearing a green silk sari with a patterned border and a gold necklace, hair tied in a bun, hands raised together near the face in prayer. Stone steps and a low stone bench sit at the base of the tree, with a red flower on the ground at right. The tree stands in an outdoor setting with reddish earth.2011-08-20A standing man in a green silk dhoti-style garment with a red-and-gold patterned border stands barefoot beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. His hair is pulled back in a knot, he wears a gold-and-red beaded necklace, and his palms are pressed together at his chest in an anjali gesture while he looks upward. Behind him a stone-edged platform and a red flower rest on the ground.2011-08-20June 12 20132013-06-12A woman in a lime-green sari with a grey border stands barefoot on a dark polished stone platform, palms pressed together in prayer at her chest. She wears a beaded necklace. Around her are large old banyan trees with thick, twisting aerial roots and sprawling branches, growing from circular raised stone platforms of weathered concrete set in red earth. A small blue plaque is visible at the base of a tree on the right. The setting is a quiet outdoor tree shrine.2011-07-05Outdoor photo beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial prop roots and sprawling branches. In the foreground, a person in a green sari with a green-and-gold border and bare shoulders stands on a dark stone platform, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small vessel in the other, with beaded bracelets on the wrist. Behind them a second person in a white kurta and white trousers holds a camera to take photographs. A purple and gold flower garland hangs on the right trunk, and concrete ring platforms surround the tree bases. The scene appears to be a worship or aarti at a sacred tree.2011-12-16A large banyan tree with a sprawling canopy of thick horizontal branches and dense green leaves. Many aerial roots hang down in pale grey-brown columns, forming a grove-like cluster. Bare reddish earth lies beneath, with a small shrine or altar visible at the far right edge partly obscured by the trunk and roots. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-24A standing man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders and a matching red-brown upper cloth stands before a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots. He wears a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, white and blue beads, gold bangles and a gold ornamental necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. He extends one arm toward a low curved stone platform, while a brass vessel with leaves and scattered petals sits at the lower left on the ground. The scene is an outdoor shrine area in daylight.2015-01-04A large old banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots dominates the right side of an outdoor sacred grove with reddish-brown earth. In the foreground on a dark polished stone platform, a woman in a yellow sari with a green border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the tree. Two figures in white dhotis and a child stand at the left edge near low stone platforms, and a photographer is visible near the trunk base.2011-06-07A barefoot man in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with gold-yellow borders and a matching shawl stands on a dark polished stone platform beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots. He wears a long orange-red rudraksha-style mala and a gold-beaded necklace, with gold bangles on his wrists. Red and maroon woven mats lie on the platform and on a whitewashed stone ledge; a dark metal block stands nearby, and a small stone structure sits at the base of the trees. The setting is a sandy outdoor ground. The man's appearance matches the page's a person reference only loosely: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and mala cues are present, but the face and build are not clearly distinctive enough for a confident identification, so he is described as a person in ritual dress.2013-05-14 +1 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, its broad canopy spreading wide across the frame with many aerial prop roots hanging and thickening into a multi-trunked mass around a central trunk. A circular raised stone platform with a sandy-coloured rim surrounds the base. Metal railings and a few small shrines or structures with red elements appear at the edges under green foliage. No people are visible.2016-06-15A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes stands on a stone platform beside a large banyan tree, pressing one side against its thick aerial roots with eyes closed. The figure wears a gold headband with a red mark on the forehead, layered gold beaded necklaces, and an orange shawl draped over the shoulder. A white-and-maroon kolam-style pattern and scattered petals lie on the ground, with brick-lined planters and a concrete pillar in the background. a person cues: long dark swept hair, gold headband and ceremonial gold necklaces, with the saffron attire. The scene is an outdoor ashram setting with dense green foliage.2010-12-27A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its many thick aerial roots hanging down and forming multiple trunks around a central trunk. Dense green leaves fill the canopy, with long horizontal branches spreading across the image. Beneath the tree, bare reddish-brown soil and a low stone or brick border are visible. No people are present.2013-06-24