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A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots forming a dense canopy over an open outdoor ground of packed reddish earth. A single person in an orange-and-cream garment with an orange shawl stands near the base of the trunk beside a low circular stone platform draped with a red and white patterned cloth. Nearby, small red-and-maroon mats are laid out on the ground, and a stone block and red-dyed offerings sit at the right edge beside a dark stone slab. Pale stone pathways and a white pole are visible among the trees.

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July 11 20132013-07-11July 11 20132013-07-11A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging thin strands, set in an open outdoor courtyard with red earth ground. A single standing figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown garment with yellow stripes and a yellow-flowered garland, faces the tree from a dark stone platform. Small red-and-white woven mats are laid on the stone and ground, and a low stone bench and a raised circular stone wall surround the trunk.2013-07-11July 28 20132013-07-28A 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.2013-02-28A large old banyan tree with thick, spreading aerial roots and wide low branches fills the frame. A single person in red ceremonial clothing, a red sleeveless top and red wrap-style dhoti with a gold-toned waist cord, stands on a dark stone platform at the left with hands folded. A raised stone platform encircles the trunk, and red and yellow flower garlands are draped on the roots near the base. The scene is an outdoor temple grove under daylight.2011-08-29 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20132013-02-24 +1 copiesApril 30 20132013-04-30A person in a plain brown wrap garment stands barefoot on a dark stone slab in an outdoor grove, hands pressed together in namaste near the chest, facing a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A circular raised stone platform surrounds the trunk base, with a small white flower offering and a string of marigold garlands with red and yellow flowers draped on the tree. Tall trees and a green lamp post fill the background, and the ground is bare reddish earth.2011-08-31A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches forms a shaded canopy over an outdoor grounds area. Beneath it stands a small shrine on a round concrete platform, with a mound of red-orange powder or pigment and a dark statue wearing an orange cloth. Thin white poles and a hanging rope are visible around the tree, and a shallow dark pool and low stone-edged planters sit on the dusty ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-30A large banyan tree spreads its wide canopy and many aerial roots over an open shaded courtyard. At the right, a small shrine on a red-decorated base holds a deity murti draped with an orange saffron cloth and adorned with garlands. A snake-like coiled stone or offering sits at the shrine's base beside marigold flowers. Paved flat stone and sandy earth paths lead around the tree, with low curved stone borders. A person in pink clothing stands at the far right edge. No one is conspicuously in the central scene. The cloth and garlands mark a sacred tree shrine.2013-07-12A photograph of a large, old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming pillars around the trunk. Beneath the tree, a low circular stone platform surrounds the base, and a dark stone slab sits at left. On the right, a deity murti of Shiva Linga style stands in a carved arched niche draped in magenta cloth, garlanded with flowers and a green cloth, with a small offering plate and red powder in front. Red-and-white rugs lie on the sandy ground. No people are visible.2013-07-13