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A large old banyan tree with thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame, draped with a garland of yellow, white and red flowers. At the right edge, a person in an orange robe with a long dark braid and a white cloth at the head stands with hands pressed together in namaskar, bowing toward the tree. Bright green foliage and sunlit branches fill the background. Only part of the figure is visible.

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December 26 20062006-12-26September 01 20142014-09-01December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots wrapping its trunk. A standing devotee in a flowing orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a green leaf garland over the shoulder, faces the trunk while holding a lit oil lamp or offering. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the roots. In the foreground at right, a white cloth covers a seated or offered object beside an orange cushion, a small brass vessel and a stone base, with white kolam designs on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at the far right edge. The scene shows an outdoor puja at a sacred tree.2007-12-22A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading limbs, its trunk draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. At lower right, a person in an orange robe and orange head wrap stands with hands pressed together in namaste, head bowed in reverence before the tree, with a white flower garland around the neck. Sandy ground is scattered with petals. The scene reads as a tree-worship or devotional moment at an outdoor site.2006-12-26February 01 20182018-02-01A large, old banyan tree dominates the frame, with thick grey trunks, many spreading limbs and dense green leaves overhead. Numerous aerial roots hang and drop from the branches and merge into the main trunk, forming a columnar mass. Reddish-brown earth and a few small stone blocks lie at the base, with a thin pole and a rope visible at the left edge. No people are present.2014-08-15December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and a wide canopy, wrapped at its base with an orange string and garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A small stone platform surrounds the trunk, and a blue sign at the base reads Do not disturb the tree. A single man stands at the right, seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a white shawl with a gold border, his head bowed in a devotional pose near the tree. No identifiable a person candidate is evident from appearance; the figure is a devotee in white ritual clothing.2011-01-01May 01 20122012-05-01A 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.2006-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31