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Photograph of a dirt path winding under large spreading trees at a rural site in late golden light. Several women in white and blue saris walk away from the camera, and a few men in white shirts and white dhotis are further along the path near a distant red-draped structure. Blue signs read NO MOBILES ALLOWED and SILENCE PLEASE beside the path. Dense shrubs line the left side. No one is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows devotees walking a path with a red-cloth shrine area in the background.

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February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots and branches arching overhead. On the right, a small shrine holds a red-clad deity murti with a red cloth draped below its platform. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in teal and light blue, walk and gather along a dirt path toward the shrine, and a child in dark clothes stands at the right edge. Late-afternoon light filters through the canopy. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2007-02-24August 10 20112011-08-10Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide canopy over a sandy courtyard. Several people stand and walk around the trunk and nearby stone platforms; one woman in a pink top and white pants stands on the left with a small girl in a yellow dress. A man in a yellow shirt and blue jeans walks near the base, and a few men in white dhotis and light shirts stand to the right. On the right, a black stone deity murti with an orange shawl and garlands sits beside a mound of orange cloth-wrapped offerings, with a black snake-like rope border. A white sign reads SILENCE PLEASE. Nearby stands a woman in white.2010-11-03February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesNovember 21 20112011-11-21November 21 20112011-11-21December 02 20092009-12-02Outdoor 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.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and white-painted posts around its base. In the centre-right, a barefoot person in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing walks toward a raised circular platform. On the platform sits a large red-painted mound with a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth, ringed by a black-and-white bordered edge. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge, partly cropped. A small white sign reads 'SILENCE PLEASE' near the tree roots. Sunlight dapples the dirt ground. Two physical people are visible.2010-10-05A crowd of devotees walks along a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Most people wear white traditional clothing: men in white kurtas and dhotis, several with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and women in white sarees and white head coverings. A woman in a green and blue shawl and another in a pink salwar stand among them. On the left edge, a red-and-gold shrine structure is partly visible, and a figure in orange clothing appears near it. The procession appears orderly and unhurried.2009-10-15Outdoors on a dry dirt path beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots. Several people in white clothing stand and walk along the path; one person in the centre wears a white garment, and a figure in orange or saffron robes stands to the left. Nearby a red and orange decorated object or palanquin-like structure rests on the ground under the branches. Scrubby bushes, a utility pole and a pale rocky hillside appear in the background under a clear blue sky.2007-02-24