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A photograph taken at night of a figure in an orange saffron garment standing to the left, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, with long dark hair and a sindoor mark on the forehead. The figure holds a small brass handbell in the right hand while looking toward a large banyan tree trunk. The trunk and its hanging aerial roots are marked with red and yellow kumkum or turmeric paste, and a flower garland hangs at the lower right edge. Flowers and leaves are in the lower left foreground, and dark trees fill the background.

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A photograph taken at night of a woman in an orange saffron sari with a gold border and a white and yellow flower garland, holding a brass bell in one hand and a small brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, performing aarti before a large banyan tree trunk. The tree's aerial roots hang and twist around the trunk, and several sections of the trunk are marked with red and yellow kumkum/turmeric and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. A basket of flowers and green leaves sits at the lower left edge, and a second person in white stands partly visible behind her.2007-01-01Night photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland standing at left, holding a brass or silver puja lamp and a small bell in the hands, facing a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Red and yellow marigold garlands hang on the tree trunk at right. Several other people in white clothing stand partially visible at the left edge. The scene is dark with the tree lit by the flash. The figure in orange has short dark hair, a crown-like adornment is not visible, and no rudraksha or ceremonial gold necklace is clearly seen, so the identity of the orange-clad figure cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-01-01A night photograph in a dark grove beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A person in an orange garment with a gold-bordered edge, wearing a white and red flower garland, holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame and lights it near the trunk. Scattered flower petals lie on the sandy ground, and a red-and-yellow marking is visible on the tree trunk. The person's presentation shows only one partial cue, a garland, which is insufficient for an appearance-based identification.2007-01-01November 19 20092009-11-19April 24 20132013-04-24January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph taken at night of a figure in an orange-saffron garment with long, dark, swept-back hair, seen from behind and in profile, placing one hand on the trunk of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. The trunk is wet and glistening, and white and yellow flower garlands are visible at the edges of the frame. Dark foliage fills the background. The figure wears a gold bangle on the raised wrist, indicating a ritual touch or worship of the tree.2007-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013Night photograph of a ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in an orange-saffron cloth and a white flower garland, with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame and a small brass vessel beside a dark stone shivalingam at the tree trunk, which is decorated with red and yellow garlands and turmeric or kumkum marks. A person in white clothing with a camera stands behind him, and a few other figures in white are partly visible at the edge. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie in the foreground. The scene is lit by flame and a torch.2007-01-01December 11 20112011-12-11April 24 20132013-04-24February 25th 20072007-02-25