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Outdoor photograph on a reddish-brown dirt ground under large shady trees. A woman in a white sari and white blouse bends forward, holding a shallow bowl of yellow and orange offerings, possibly flower petals or fruit, close to the ground. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged in the background near the trees, and another man in a red shirt and blue jeans bends over at the right edge. Stone slabs and roots lie on the ground.

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February 16 20072007-02-16February 23 20082008-02-23A woman in a white sari with a thin yellow border bends forward over dry leaves scattered on bare red earth beneath a tree, lighting or tending a small smoke wisp at ground level. Another woman in a cream sari with orange and yellow floral print and an orange blouse stands beside her, watching. Bare branches and dry leaves surround them in a rural outdoor setting.2007-02-16Outdoor photo beneath a spreading tree with bare-ish branches and green leaves, the ground covered with fallen dry leaves. Two people in white traditional dress with gold borders bend forward to gather leaves. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a woven basket aloft while standing on the leaf-strewn ground. A small girl in an orange top and red skirt stands at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible, so the page's claim is not supported by the image. The setting is a dry, sunlit grove.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dappled shade on dry red-brown earth. Several people in white ritual clothing work around the tree: a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre, a bent figure in white cloth gathers items near a stone-edged base, and a woman in a yellow and red sari stands at right. A woman in a white sari carries a woven basket of leaves or offerings on her head. Stone slabs ring the root trunk. The page excerpt mentions Shivaratri, but no ritual name is visible in the image itself.2007-02-16September 18 20162016-09-18Outdoor photo of devotees digging and tending red earth beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots. A man in white dhoti-style clothing bends over with a tool in the foreground, while a bald man in white robes with a yellow sash stands at left near the trunk. Another man in white stands center with hands on hips. A seated person in orange robes sits on a curved stone border at right. A woman in orange stands at left, and several other people in white, orange, green and striped clothing stand in the background among the trees. A curved stone edging frames the freshly dug area.2016-09-18A photograph of an outdoor wooded site with a dirt clearing among tall trees and scattered grey boulders. In the foreground, a person in white clothing and a white head wrap bends forward, sweeping the ground with a broom. Further back on the right, a second person in white clothing and a white head wrap stands beside a woven basket under a tree, apparently working on the ground. Small saplings, a wooden frame and piled earth are visible.2005-12-24Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with pale, twisting aerial roots, several women gather on reddish-brown earth. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a red shawl walks barefoot over a flat stone, carrying a metal tray or plate, while a woman in a green floral sari with orange trousers and a red-and-white shawl holds the tray steady. To the right, a woman in an orange sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot. On the left, a woman in a white blouse with her hair in a long braid faces away, and a woman in a black top stands at the edge. A woman at far right wears a blue-green sari. Several other people in orange, red and white clothing stand in the background.2016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and bare, pale branches overhead, several women in orange and red saris gather on bare earth. The woman at centre in a multicoloured sari with a red border holds a flat leaf plate and gestures toward the tree trunk, while a woman at right in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the roots. A woman at left in red and gold, also wearing a beaded mala, bends low to the ground. A man at far left wears an orange shawl and saffron-orange robe with a dark turban and a beaded necklace. Others in white and orange stand behind in the background.2016-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20162016-09-04