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June 01 20042004-06-01Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its branches. In the foreground, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground before small brass oil lamps and offering plates on mats. Near the right, a dark stone deity murti is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and a yellow cloth. Beside it, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees, some in white, sit in front of the tree. Robed figures stand and sit around the tree trunk, with palm trees visible at the far right under an overcast sky.2006-10-08A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches over a bare, sandy ground. A figure in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at left, extending an arm upward toward the branches and appearing to sprinkle or offer something. A small red bag and a low stone border sit on the ground near the trunk, with a dark hollow at the base of the tree. The person appears to be a devotee or ritual practitioner; the appearance is not clear enough to identify anyone.2006-12-30July 19 20052005-07-19A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, grey, intertwining aerial roots forming dense columns in the foreground. Green leaves fill the canopy behind. Through a gap among the trunks, a figure in red cloth sits near the base of the tree, and at the right edge a person in white clothing stands partly visible, with a bare sandy ground beneath. The scene appears outdoors in daylight.2005-04-09A large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an outdoor courtyard. A woman in an orange saffron garment with a floral garland stands on a dark tiled platform, holding a small offering or lamp. Beside her, a person in white clothing holds a camera to photograph the scene. Pale stone seating and a white-painted base surround the tree, and a figure in white is partly visible at the left edge holding an offering plate of flowers.2010-06-12July 20 20052005-07-20June 01 20042004-06-01A photograph of a massive banyan tree with a thick trunk, many aerial prop roots hanging down and wide spreading branches forming a dense canopy. Beneath it, a small group of people in orange clothing sits on the ground, with a white-draped table in the lower right and orange-tipped sticks or flags planted in the earth at the tree's base. A tall pole stands on the left side of the frame.A large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots dominates a courtyard. Around its base, a circular stone platform surrounds the trunk, and a small figure in white clothing stands near the trunk, with another white-clad person further back. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity is draped in orange and yellow cloth and rests on a raised orange-coloured platform inside a black-edged circular enclosure. Several white metal poles and a rope hang from the branches.2010-08-08July 06 20172017-07-06July 20 20112011-07-20