A woman in a white sari with a thin orange border stands on a stone step, leaning against the massive trunk of a banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. She wears a garland of pink and yellow flowers draped over the trunk near her hands. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto the reddish earth and concrete platform around the tree. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a white sari with a thin orange border stands on a stone step, leaning against the massive trunk of a banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. She wears a garland of pink and yellow flowers draped over the trunk near her hands. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto the reddish earth and concrete platform around the tree.

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A photograph of a single man lying prone in a full-length prostration on the ground beside a large banyan tree. He wears a white dhoti with purple-edged borders and a white shirt, and has long dark hair tied back. His arms are extended forward on the reddish-brown earth, pressed against a bed of thick, exposed aerial roots and buttress roots that spread across the ground beneath the tree canopy. A concrete wall edge runs along the left side of the frame.

A 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.

A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging prop roots forming a thick trunk complex. A single person in a red-orange silk sari with gold border stands barefoot on a stone platform at the base, facing the tree trunk with one hand touching it, her long dark hair down her back. Green foliage and sandy ground surround the tree, with a low stone wall around the platform.

December 23 2007

A barefoot person in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap stands on a stone platform, pressing their face and hands against the trunk of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A long dark plait of hair hangs down the back, and a gold-and-bead necklace is visible at the neck. Behind the tree, a stone shrine structure with a dark opening is partly visible, with a small stone pillar and sandy ground in front. A dark reflective pool lies at the lower left. Green foliage surrounds the scene.

A 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.

June 12 2010

A barefoot person in a red-pink draped garment with a gathered end stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisted aerial roots and prop roots. A dense cluster of rudraksha-style beads or a mala hangs at the chest. A purple flower garland lies at the base of the trunk on the left. The setting is an open ground with stone platforms and a paved path, with a white pole to the right. One person is visible in the scene.

A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a wide spreading canopy stands over a raised circular stone platform in an open sandy yard. A single person in a red-orange dhoti and wrap stands with bare upper body on a dark polished stone pavement at the left edge, hands joined in front of the face in prayer. Strings of marigold garlands with red and yellow flowers hang on the trunk, and small offerings lie on the steps at the base of the tree.

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A barefoot figure with long dark wavy hair, seen from behind, stands on a stone platform before a massive banyan tree with many hanging and buttress aerial roots. The person wears an orange-red silk garment with gold zari borders, draped as a sari-style wrap with pleats at the front, and a red blouse with gold-patterned trim. Hands are held together near the trunk. Stone steps and reddish earth surround the tree.

A young woman with long dark hair pulled back stands embracing the thick trunk of a banyan tree, her cheek resting against the bark and her eyes closed. She wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and a small bindi is visible on her forehead. Green foliage and tree trunks surround her in an outdoor setting, with a light-grey pole to the right.

A 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.