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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown wrap stands in a garden beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, one hand pressed to the trunk. He wears a long garland of white and yellow flowers with green leaves and red accents across his shoulder and chest. Flower petals and marigold blossoms are scattered over the roots. At the lower left, a hand offers a tray of flowers and leaves. Pathways, red-edged planters and a lamp post are visible in the background.

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September 02 20172017-09-02A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a striped green-and-pink mat beside a large banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging down its trunk. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a long flower garland of white, yellow and red blossoms draped over his shoulders, and his long dark hair falls down his back. He bows his head in prayer toward the tree. Paved stone tiles, a red-rimmed raised planter and a small stone block surround the spot, with a floodlight on a pole and greenery behind.2017-09-02A man stands barefoot on a striped cloth mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a reddish-brown dhoti and an upper cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with a multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers around his neck and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. A red tilak is on his forehead and a red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind him are stone paving, a red-rimmed raised planter and a floodlight on a pole.2017-09-02A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a thick grey trunk is draped with a long garland of red roses, white flowers, green leaves and yellow marigolds. In the lower right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer before the trunk. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and another in orange cloth stand in green-leafed surroundings.2015-01-04A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, a red-orange garland and a bare upper arm bangle, stands barefoot on a small red patterned rug with head bowed. A long magenta flower garland hangs across the tree trunk. Stone blocks and a red flower heap sit nearby, with a colourful decorated pillar at right.2013-03-10A photograph of a devotee standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. The devotee wears a rust-red garment with broad golden-orange borders and a white flower garland with red blossoms around the neck. Their back is turned to the camera, and a low concrete wall and a dim background surround the tree.2014-08-05A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a small red-and-maroon woven mat beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ceremonial garland of yellow-orange beads and a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back and he gazes downward with hands at his sides. Around him are sandy ground, low concrete platforms, bare trees and a tree-trunk support pole.2013-03-22January 04 20152015-01-04Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot with hands joined near the large aerial-rooted banyan trunk, eyes lowered. A garland of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers hangs on the left trunk. To the right, a white arched stone shrine frames a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, in front of a mound of red kumkum/vermilion powder with a small offering tray. Dirt ground with white rangoli-style patterns at the base of the tree.2010-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31December 02 20172017-12-02