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A photograph of an outdoor banyan grove with massive aerial roots hanging from wide, spreading branches. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sari-style garment with a bare back and bangles, stands barefoot on a red mat facing a banyan tree, with a tiled grey stone platform before her. Nearby, a white stone-railed platform holds a small red-cushioned mat, a brass lamp and a kalasha-like brass vessel on a green cloth. A blue sign with Kannada text and pictograms prohibits photography and recording. No one else is visible.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a flowing orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned border, bare-chested with gold armlets, and wearing a layered gold necklace and rudraksha-style beaded mala. He stands barefoot on a grid of reflective silver metal tiles beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, with a small red-and-maroon mat on the tiles. Nearby are white-walled planters, a small brass lamp and brass vessels on a green cloth, and a blue sign with prohibition icons reading photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording strictly prohibited, plus a small sign reading do not sit on the cave.2012-04-14A 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 orange saffron robes walking barefoot across a small patterned rug on sandy ground beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a gold-toned necklace with beads, gold armbands and a red-and-gold vibhuti-style forehead mark; his long dark hair is swept back. Stainless steel plates form a walkway ahead of him. To the right, a white-walled platform holds a brass lamp, a brass bell and a green leaf plate, with more prayer rugs nearby. A blue sign with Kannada and English text warns that cameras, video and audio recording are strictly prohibited. Swamiji (probable): the orange robes, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace match the page's claim, so the figure is a probable in-person candidate.2012-04-14February 09 20122012-02-09March 24 20132013-03-24A large old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and hanging prop roots fills the right side of an outdoor courtyard of reddish-brown earth. A lone standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl, with a bare upper body, stands on a dark stone slab at the left, hands folded in front of the chest in a prayer gesture. Small stone platforms with raised edges surround the tree trunks, and a low tree-trunk stump with white offerings sits at the base. Trees and sky fill the background. The figure's face and hair are not clearly visible, so their identity cannot be determined.2011-09-02A figure in orange ochre sannyasi clothing stands barefoot with their back to the camera on a polished black stone floor, hands pressed together in prayer before a massive banyan tree. Aerial roots hang and twist around the trunk. At the base, a small cave opening is framed by white concrete platforms, with a purple flower garland draped over the entrance and a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. A rudraksha mala is visible at the back of the neck. The figure has long dark hair and a red tassel on the mala, with no visible face.2011-01-23A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-bordered hem stands barefoot on a dark stone platform at the base of a large banyan tree, her palms pressed together in prayer at her chest. A marigold or orange garland rests on her hair. Her long dark hair falls down her back. Before the tree, a low white-washed masonry bench and raised plinth hold a red and patterned cloth with small offerings. Aerial roots hang from massive branches overhead.2013-04-09A 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.2013-04-01May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging thin strands, set in an open outdoor courtyard with red earth ground. A single standing figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown garment with yellow stripes and a yellow-flowered garland, faces the tree from a dark stone platform. Small red-and-white woven mats are laid on the stone and ground, and a low stone bench and a raised circular stone wall surround the trunk.2013-07-11August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies