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October 11 2013

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A 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 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 a plain brown wrap garment stands barefoot on a dark stone slab in an outdoor grove, hands pressed together in namaste near the chest, facing a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A circular raised stone platform surrounds the trunk base, with a small white flower offering and a string of marigold garlands with red and yellow flowers draped on the tree. Tall trees and a green lamp post fill the background, and the ground is bare reddish earth.2011-08-31A barefoot man in a plum-coloured dhoti and matching shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A red-and-white tilak marks his forehead and a beaded necklace hangs at his chest. On the right, a black stone deity murti or shrine is draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, with red kumkum powder on its base. A low stone platform and green foliage surround the outdoor shrine area.2011-08-31September 20 20112011-09-20A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the right side of an outdoor courtyard of reddish-brown earth. A single person stands at left on a dark polished stone platform, wearing a plain brown-maroon wrap and dhoti-style garment, hands pressed together in a namaskar gesture near the face, in a quiet prayer or reverence posture. Garlands of white flowers with red and yellow beads hang from the trunk, and a circular stone platform surrounds the tree base with a small white flower offering on the step at right. Stone steps and a street lamp are visible at the edges.2011-08-31A 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 man stands barefoot on a red and maroon mat beside a large banyan tree, one hand resting against its aerial roots. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl draped over his shoulders, a beaded waist belt, and a white sacred mark on his forehead. Sandy ground, stone blocks and a red brick wall form the outdoor setting.2013-02-24January 09 20182018-01-09December 30 20092009-12-30September 05 20092009-09-05December 30 20062006-12-30