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A photograph of a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, wrapped with garlands of yellow marigold and pink and white flowers hung in swags around its trunk. A single person stands at the base of the tree on a raised white stone platform, wearing a sleeveless red top and an orange-saffron wrap, long dark hair down, barefoot. Loose flowers lie on the platform and ground. Bare earth, a white wall and a metal pole are visible in the background.

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July 07 20092009-07-07December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, set on a sandy courtyard with a low white-painted platform around its base. A standing figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with long dark hair, wears a multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, white and purple blooms and faces the trunk with head bowed. Two similar flower garlands hang from roots at left, and a person in orange clothing is partially visible at the lower left edge, tending offerings. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial clothing with a garland, consistent with a sannyasi performing worship at the sacred tree.2009-12-23December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of an outdoor sacred spot at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A person in a flowing orange saffron robe, with dark hair tied up, stands with back partly turned, facing the tree trunk's dark hollow. Draped across the trunk are silk cloths in red-and-purple, gold-and-purple and magenta, and a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland hangs over the opening. Fresh flower petals and a rangoli-style floral design lie on the dry ground in front. A small white building and bare trees are visible in the background.A photo of a person in orange saffron robes standing barefoot on a dark stone slab beside a large old banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. The person wears a long multi-coloured garland of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, plus rudraksha beads, with long dark hair and eyes lowered. Around the white-painted platform at the tree's base are a brass bell, a plate of flowers and more flower garlands draped on the trunk. A second robed figure in orange stands at the left edge of the frame. Sandy ground surrounds the scene.2009-12-23July 07 20092009-07-07January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31A man in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe stands barefoot before a large banyan tree with massive aerial roots, his hands folded at his waist. He wears a long multicoloured flower garland of yellow, white, red and purple blossoms with a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. A white-painted rectangular platform sits in front of the tree, holding a flower offering, and two more flower garlands hang on the trunk. The setting is an open outdoor grove with bare earth and green foliage behind. The man's outfit and garlanding match the a person appearance cues: saffron clothing, beads and garlands.2009-12-23May 01 20122012-05-01January 03 20162016-01-03