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August 08 20092009-08-08December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling branches at an outdoor shrine. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothing stand on a dark polished stone platform around white-painted raised bases. A man in white with a yellow sash holds a tray of flowers, and a figure in orange robes with a shawl stands near the tree in prayer. Golden poles or lamp stands and white pillars stand nearby, and a trail of flowers rests on the ground.2009-12-27January 23 20142014-01-23August 09 20072007-08-09December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a white-painted circular platform around its trunk. Several men in orange saffron robes stand around; one in the foreground holds a golden trident (trishul) and wears a rudraksha-style mala, while another in orange holds a golden staff near the platform edge. A man in white dhoti and shawl with orange trim stands at centre, facing the tree. Another orange-robed figure stands on the platform near the trunk. White kolam designs are drawn on the sandy ground at lower left, and a white pole stands at right. Ritual procession or puja setting.2009-12-27October 21 20062006-10-21A photograph of a group walking on a dirt path through dry scrub and green trees on a clear day. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden walking staff. Beside him stands a taller man in an orange wrap with red borders and a dark bead mala with a pendant, his hands clasped at his waist. Behind them, several people in white clothes with orange shawls follow along the trail, with one standing further back among the foliage. Many of the pictured people look upward.2008-01-03Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots on packed dirt ground in dappled shade. In the centre a young man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron wrap and walks barefoot while holding a wooden walking stick. Beside him a bearded man in white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a bead necklace. To the left, several people in white clothes stand near a woman in a pale blue-grey patterned sari. On the right, a man in white holds an object near a white plastic chair, and at the far right a seated figure in orange sits on a raised red platform beside a deity murti.2006-10-19December 25 20082008-12-25June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies