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A photograph of a large leafy tree dominating the frame, with a crowd of villagers gathered beneath and around its trunk in an open dusty courtyard. Several people in white dhotis and checked lungis stand near parked bicycles and a motorcycle, while a few figures in saffron-orange and yellow robes move among them near a pink building with red pillars. A child in orange clothing stands at the left, and a woman in a sari is visible at the right edge. Nearby a wooden stand or bench is set up beside a small ritual group. The scene reads as a village gathering at a temple-adjacent site.

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October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a large, leafy banyan-type tree with thick aerial roots dominating the frame against a pale sky. Beneath it, a pink-walled compound has a concrete platform where a man in white lies prostrate with head near the trunk, while other men in white dhotis and shirts stand and bend nearby on the grass. A white bus with lettering sits at the right edge. A date stamp reads 20-10-2006 along the left side. The scene suggests a devotional visit at a temple precinct.2006-10-202003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsOutdoor photo of a large crowd of children and teenagers seated on the ground beneath a massive banyan tree with thick spreading branches and hanging aerial roots. Most are seated cross-legged in rows facing the same direction, dressed in white, yellow, green, orange, blue and pink clothing, with several girls wearing green and orange saris or salwar outfits. A small bell hangs from a branch at left. A few adults stand at the back among the tree trunks. No single leader is clearly visible, and no a person is visible in this image.2006-05-04March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at a roadside gathering. Many people stand and sit on gravel and a low earthen mound in the shade, with several white minibuses and a bus parked behind. Several men wear white shirts and trousers, one wears a white kurta, and a few wear saffron or orange robes and orange head cloths. Women wear salwar kameez in pink, blue and yellow. A few sit on mats or the ground with bottles beside them. Lanyards hang from some necks. Several more people are visible in the background near the vehicles.2008-06-09July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2007-05-04July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor photo beneath a large, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and dappled sunlight on bare ground. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap and walks barefoot while holding a tall wooden staff. Behind him, a bearded man in white robes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands near the trunk, beside a white plastic chair. To the left, a group of people in white clothing and a woman in a white floral sari stand together. At the right edge, a figure in white stands near a red-draped seated statue in orange cloth.2006-10-19Photograph of a huge old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunks. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the sandy ground around its base, with a small group of onlookers visible at the lower edge. Sunlight filters through green leaves overhead. A red and yellow cloth hangs at the right edge near the tree, possibly a ritual decoration. The scene appears to be an outdoor sacred grove setting.2004-07-02