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Outdoor 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.

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June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a raised circular platform around its trunk. A woman in a pink-orange sari stands near the trunk, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands joined at right. A woman in white and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand with hands folded in prayer, and a child in a red shirt and a few small children sit on a dark stone slab at left. On the right, a black deity murti decorated with an orange shawl, garlands and a yellow flower garland stands on a red-painted base with a small oil lamp burning at its foot. Several people are visible in the background near the tree. The scene reads as devotees offering prayer at a shrine.2010-06-30Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from wide, sprawling branches over a sandy red-earth ground. Several people in white ashram clothing stand and walk around the trunk on a dark stone platform; a man in white dhoti and a woman in a green-and-cream sari stand near the centre. A woman in a maroon salwar kameez holds a small object, and a woman in a bright orange outfit walks at the right. Strands of marigold-style garlands hang from the trunk, and a few other people sit on a low white platform on the right. A man in a green checked shirt and blue jeans stands in the middle of the group. No identifiable a person is visible.2010-08-14Outdoor 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.2007-02-24February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a shaded temple-like grounds with a reddish earth floor. In the centre, a dark stone statue of a seated figure draped in orange cloth sits on a raised platform, in front of a heap of orange-red offerings with a black and white rope-like border around its base. Several people stand in white clothing on the left and right, some with hands folded in prayer, one woman in white with an orange shawl bows near the platform's right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands behind the statue. Small white pillars and stone benches surround the area.2010-07-11Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around the base of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks on bare reddish-brown earth. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand or bend close to the trunk, including one in a white sari with an orange-and-blue patterned border who is kneeling and touching the roots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and children in casual clothes watch. A few people in the background sit under the trees. No readable signage is visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.2007-05-04June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. At right, a dark stone Shiva lingam or deity murti stands on a round platform heaped with red-orange powder, with a red-and-orange cloth draped over the figure. A small group of people walks and sits on the sandy ground. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near a white pillar, while a woman in a white sari stands at the platform's edge. Another woman in a red sari and a figure in white clothing move through the shaded courtyard. A sign on a low stone bench reads Silence Please.2010-09-22Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. On the left, a red-draped raised mound or pedestal with a statue of a seated figure in white and red clothing with a red head covering stands in a circular enclosure. Several people in white clothes walk along a dirt path. Two men in the foreground, one in a white shirt and cream trousers and one in a blue jacket and brown trousers, walk away from the camera. A woman in white stands near the right edge, and a few more people in white and casual clothes are scattered among the trees and buildings in the background.2010-08-14August 21 20112011-08-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a blurred elderly man in white shirt and glasses walks past. Several devotees in white dhotis and saris stand and walk around a shrine: a black stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands stands beside a black stone snake sculpture coiled over a mound painted bright red-orange. A woman in a blue-green sari kneels at the snake sculpture while a woman in white stands near the mound with hands joined. A man in a blue shirt and a man in a white shirt stand nearby, and a small child in red walks by. Red-orange paint covers a stone platform, and a white pillar stands at left.2010-08-14