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A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches in an open courtyard. A single person stands with their back to the camera on a dark polished stone platform, wearing a saffron-orange robe wrapped over the shoulders and an orange lower garment, with a dark mala around the neck. The person faces the trunk, which is encircled by a low raised stone platform. A small printed sign sits at the base of the tree. Dry earth, a white pole and a hanging rope are visible to the right, with a red brick wall in the background.

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A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the outdoor scene. A single person in orange ochre clothing, a wrapped top and loose orange garment, with long dark hair and bare feet, stands with their back to the camera on a dark polished stone platform facing the trunk. A small purple garland hangs near the base of the tree, and a low circular stone platform surrounds the trunk. Metal poles stand around the tree and a sandy ground with white kolam-style floor art appears at the right edge.2011-01-23 +1 copiesDecember 02 20092009-12-02A photograph of a large old banyan tree with many aerial roots and sweeping branches, growing from circular raised stone platforms with red earth. On the left, a figure in an orange saffron garment with hands pressed together in prayer stands at the edge of the frame. The orange cloth wraps the upper body and the head is covered with dark hair tied back. Hanging cords and a thin hanging root run through the center of the tree.2011-09-19A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick trunks, aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs spreading across the courtyard. At the base of the trunk, a small dark cavity sits beside a low stone platform with a tiled step. A single person wearing an orange robe stands at the right edge near the tree, facing toward the trunk. A small blue sign with white lettering is mounted at the base of the tree, and a black stone slab lies in the foreground. Low walls and orange-tinted buildings surround the open sandy ground.2011-02-12December 03 20092009-12-03A man in an orange saffron dhoti stands at the left edge of the frame with his hands pressed together at his face in prayer, near a large banyan tree. Its thick, twisting aerial roots and sprawling branches spread across the scene, rising from circular raised stone platforms with bare earth inside. Green leaves fill the upper frame and a reddish-brown wall shows in the background. The setting is an outdoor grove in daylight, with a coiled orange cord hanging from a branch at the upper left.2011-09-19A person in an orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a dark polished stone platform beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. Low white stone platforms surround the tree trunks, and a small leaf offering sits on the ledge at right. Another figure in orange appears faintly in the background among the trees. Dappled sunlight falls across the grounds.2009-12-02A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches at an outdoor temple-like site. A single person in an orange saffron robe and orange lower garment stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform facing the tree. Near the trunk a small blue sign sits on a stone platform, with a purple garland hanging on the roots. Pale sandy ground and concrete borders surround the tree.2011-01-23A person in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot on a low stone platform, leaning in close against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. The figure has long dark hair swept back, a red-striped orange cloth, and a rudraksha-style necklace visible at the chest. Sandy ground, a low stone border, and a red brick wall sit in the background among young trees, with a white pole to the right. A purple circular emblem appears in the upper left corner of the frame.2011-03-05A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging thin strands, set in an open outdoor courtyard with red earth ground. A single standing figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown garment with yellow stripes and a yellow-flowered garland, faces the tree from a dark stone platform. Small red-and-white woven mats are laid on the stone and ground, and a low stone bench and a raised circular stone wall surround the trunk.2013-07-11September 10 20112011-09-10A person in an orange saffron wrap, bare-backed and barefoot, walks toward a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow shrine opening at its base. The person holds a long staff and the sandy ground is bare around the tree. The figure's head is visible from behind with dark hair. Greenery and a small structure appear in the background.2006-10-25