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A figure stands with back to the camera on a dark stone-paved walkway, hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick buttress trunks. The figure wears a saffron-orange wrap draped over the shoulder and an orange dhoti with a maroon border, with long dark hair falling down the back. Before the tree is a low stone platform with steps and a small bench, and a dark cave-like opening sits at the base of the trunk beside a blue sign reading the words below. Dappled sunlight falls across the tree and courtyard.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many spreading branches and dense aerial prop roots hanging down around its trunk. At the base of the trunk is a small raised stone platform with steps and a dark cave-like opening, with a blue sign reading 'Dhyana Peetham' near the entrance. A single standing figure wearing an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands beside the trunk on the right, next to a small stone wall. In the foreground is a dark rectangular reflecting pool edged with paving. The setting is open outdoor ground with sandy earth, low walls and sunlight filtering through the leaves.2011-01-31A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame, growing around a small cave-like opening at its base. A single person stands at the right edge beside the trunk, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe with bare shoulders and head partly bowed, on a raised concrete platform. Concrete steps, low walls and a small blue sign reading DO NOT DISTURB THE CAVE sit at the base, with a shallow reflecting pool at the lower left. Sunlight falls in patches across the sandy ground.2011-02-01A 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 photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing with his hands clasped before him at a banyan tree shrine. Aerial roots hang and spread from the massive trunk, which shelters a dark recess at its base. Low stone platforms and a dark tiled walkway surround the tree in dappled sunlight. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a reddish-maroon border on his garment. A small blue plaque on the stone platform reads a short inscription. Swamiji (probable) is a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, standing in reverent posture.2011-03-05A large ancient banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots dominates the frame, casting dappled shade over a sandy courtyard. A single figure in a saffron-orange robe stands beside the trunk at the base of the tree, on a raised circular stone platform. A small blue sign reading DO NOT HUG THE TREE is attached to the trunk. Bright sunlight comes through the foliage, and a dark rectangular water pool lies in the foreground. Metal poles and a few stone structures are visible at the right edge.2011-02-01A 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 photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on reddish-brown earth. A single standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange shawl stands at the base of the tree beside a white concrete platform, near red-and-white woven mats. The figure has long dark hair and wears a beaded necklace. Small red offerings lie on the ground. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace, and the page indicates a person was present at this event, though the figure's identity is only appearance-based.2013-02-28A woman with long dark hair stands barefoot on a dark polished stone platform, facing a massive ancient banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. She wears a rust-orange sari with gold stripes and a garland of orange flowers around her neck, her hands folded in front of her chest in prayer. Low white-washed circular stone platforms surround the tree trunk, and red-and-white patterned mats are laid on the sandy ground. Sacks are stacked in the background beneath the trees.2013-03-20December 03 20092009-12-03A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind, stands at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. She wears an orange-red sari with yellow-gold border stripes and a matching orange wrap over her shoulder, and she is facing the trunk with her hands together in prayer. A raised stone platform surrounds the tree, with a blue-edged mat on the sandy ground in front. A small red plaque sits on the platform, and a transparent plastic container with a green lid is at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-20A photograph of a devotee standing barefoot on a dark stone platform facing a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person wears a long rust-orange dhoti-style garment with gold-yellow borders and a matching orange shawl over the shoulders, with long dark hair in a single braid down the back. Woven red and cream prayer mats lie on the stone platform and on a low ledge near the tree base. Concrete planters surround the tree, with a small wooden bench nearby, and the scene reads as a sacred tree worship spot. The person's face is not visible; the figure is shown from behind.2013-04-01April 30 20132013-04-30