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A group of children and teenagers walks along a dirt path beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots at left. A boy in an orange t-shirt with a white graphic and the word 'CHECKPOINT' stands in front, holding a folded paper. Behind him a teen in a red shirt and dark trousers holds a pamphlet, and others wear red, yellow and blue tops, with a wire mesh fence and open ground behind them.

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April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor scene at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots hanging from its wide canopy. Many children and young people in ordinary clothes, including a boy in an orange shirt, a boy in a white-and-blue checked shirt, and a girl in a floral top, move around a sandy courtyard. Near the tree a black stone deity murti stands on a pedestal, draped with a red and orange flower garland. Beside it a large rough rock sits on a black-and-white tiled base. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge, and a few others are visible in the background near the tree trunk.2008-04-04Outdoor photograph of a crowd of boys and young men gathered under leafy trees beside a dark stone deity murti draped in red cloth and decorated with a marigold garland. Most are wearing casual school-style clothes in red, teal, brown, white and striped shirts, and several hold small white papers. They face toward the shrine, some with hands folded or resting on each other's shoulders, while a man in a striped shirt with a shoulder bag stands at the right edge. A red wall and white building are visible behind. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present; the people appear to be devotees or visitors.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04September 24 20082008-09-24April 04 20082008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04September 24 20082008-09-24April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photo under a large shady banyan tree at a temple-like grounds. A group of about twenty-five school-age boys and a few girls in mixed uniforms and casual clothes stand in a tight semicircle on a sandy path, facing a dark stone deity murti on the left draped with a red cloth and yellow-and-white flower garland. Several boys wear red, teal, striped and brown shirts, and some hold white papers. A man in a checked shirt stands at the right edge near a seated figure in white. A young adult with light hair stands in the middle of the group. Bright sunlight filters through the leaves onto a low stone wall and a small shrine structure behind.2008-04-04A large group of children and young teens sits cross-legged on sandy ground beneath a sprawling banyan tree with thick, low-spreading limbs and hanging aerial roots. Many wear saffron, orange, green and white clothing; some girls wear salwar kameez in pastel blue and green, and several wear white. A few older attendees in white stand or sit at the edges. No clear a person candidate is visible in this frame, so the identity is not established from appearance.2006-05-04Outdoor photo beneath a massive old banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. A crowd of roughly two dozen devotees stands and walks on bare dusty ground. Many wear white dhotis and white saris, while women in red, green and patterned saris are also present. At the right edge, a dark stone or metal deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a red stone base beside a tall pillar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the murti, and a boy in a light shirt stands in the middle distance. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated figure is a murti wrapped in orange cloth.2007-05-04