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August 21 2011

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August 21 20112011-08-21Devotees gather at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, its trunk draped with a red flower garland. A figure in a yellow top and white dhoti stands on a raised stone platform, raising an oil lamp or incense holder toward the tree, while others in white and grey garments, including a woman in a teal blouse and white sari and a man in a grey shirt, stand in prayer with hands folded. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a small dark opening at the base of the trunk, and a stone offering plate sits on the platform. The setting is an outdoor ashram grove with reddish earth and a dark polished floor.2010-06-30A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and sprawling horizontal limbs festooned with many hanging aerial roots that reach down to the sandy ground. Curved white edging surrounds the tree base, and a small blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE is visible near the trunk. Green foliage fills the upper canopy and other trees stand in the background.2012-07-28July 28 20122012-07-28A photograph of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks. At the base, a dark cave opening sits beside a small sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE on a blue plate. A single person in an orange-saffron robe with dark hair stands at right, one hand resting on the trunk. Concrete steps and a low curved stone platform surround the tree base, with dappled sunlight across the bark.2011-01-31A large old banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots spreading into wide sweeping branches with green leaves. Sandy ground and a low white-edged path surround the base. Small blue signs at the bottom read DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2012-07-28June 30 20102010-06-30June 30 20102010-06-30A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks dominates the photo. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the trunk beside a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand on the circular stone platform around the tree, one touching the trunk. A small girl in a white top and orange scarf watches from the left, and a man in a teal shirt stands at the right edge. A sprawling ground of red earth and stone steps surrounds the tree.2010-11-03A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunk-like prop roots forming a dark cave-like opening at its base. A small wooden bench sits in front of the opening beside a blue sign reading 'DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE'. Reddish earth, a curved stone border and a blue hose lie in the foreground. No people are visible.2015-06-20A photograph of devotees gathered at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, in a sunlit outdoor compound with a dirt ground. Several adults stand on black granite slabs before the trunk: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a woman in a light blue and white sari, a woman in a white salwar-style outfit, and a woman in an orange sari. Two young children stand in the foreground. A man in white clothes stands at the trunk, and a white-robed figure stands near the cave-like opening at the base of the tree. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Flower petals are scattered on the ground at the lower right. Visible people: about nine.2010-06-30February 01 20132013-02-01