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A large crowd of devotees gathers beneath and around a massive banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick low branches. Most people wear white clothing, including loose white kurtas and saris, while a few wear colourful attire such as a red and gold sari, a turquoise blouse, and a man in an orange and grey vest. Some stand with hands raised or folded in prayer and others walk through the procession near the trunk. Two cylindrical white posts stand among the branches and a green-leafed plant is visible at left. The setting is an outdoor grove during a morning procession at a person ashram.

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June 17 20092009-06-17A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white gathers around a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. Several saffron-robed monastics stand among them at the right, one in orange cloth with a shaved head near the tree trunk. Many participants have hands folded in prayer or are raised in devotion. The tree dominates the scene, with bright green foliage above. This appears to be a procession or gathering at a sacred tree during an ashram program.2009-06-17A large crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in prayer beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Most people wear white clothing, with some in blue, red and pink saris. Near the centre right, three figures in saffron-orange robes stand together, one holding a small brass vessel, and they appear to be leading the gathering. A bald man in white stands at the front right with hands folded. The setting is an outdoor grove with a low wall and pillars behind the crowd.2009-06-17February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesJune 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, during a morning procession at an ashram. Many people wear white clothing, including white kurtas and white dhotis, while women wear white, cream, green, red and teal saris and salwar. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge near the tree, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the centre foreground. Some attendees hold their hands in anjali mudra, and others stand with bags over their shoulders. A bright orange-saffron cloth is visible among the group near the right. The crowd fills most of the frame, with trees and foliage around them.2009-06-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick hanging prop roots, under which a group of devotees stands and sits on bare reddish earth in dappled shade. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear white saris with gold borders. A man at the centre-left in white with a long-sleeved shirt stands with hands folded in front of the tree. On the right, a bald man in white kurta and dhoti, with a small necklace, stands with hands clasped near the trunk. Two women in white saris with gold borders stand together on the right. Several people sit on the ground in the foreground and background. No festival objects or rituals are clearly visible beyond the devotional gathering around the tree.2006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered beneath a broad banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Most people wear white clothing, including loose white kurtas and white salwar-style outfits; several women have long dark braids. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow-beaded necklace stands near the crowd. Toward the right, a small group in saffron-orange robes stands together, and a bald man in orange is near the centre-right. A few people stand with hands clasped in front of them. A camera operator on a raised position is visible at the upper right. Some people hold bags with straps. The scene reads as a morning procession or gathering in a shaded garden setting.2009-06-17 +1 copiesJune 17 20092009-06-17A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, with a group of people gathered around its base on reddish-brown earth. Several people wear orange and saffron clothing, including a man in orange on the right holding a spade, and a man in an orange top and dhoti in the centre. Others wear white kurtas, a woman in a white sari with green border and a woman in a white top with purple leggings stand on the left, and a man in a pink shirt and black trousers stands in the middle. A person in a grey top and shorts stands barefoot on the right, holding a spade. Two shovels lie among the group near a small cavity at the tree base.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dense canopy. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, some in white and blue, crowd around the tree trunk and its lower branches on reddish-brown earth. A few people are climbing or standing on the branches, and others crouch or kneel near the base. A woman in a vivid red-orange sari stands in the foreground, and a figure in a yellow garment crouches at left. Small offering-like objects and a metal stand sit near the trunk. The scene suggests a tree-related ritual gathering.2016-09-04