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Outdoor 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.

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Four women in saris stand at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, pressing their palms together in prayer and leaning close to the trunk. Two wear white saris, one wears a white sari with an orange border and blue dots, and the fourth on the right wears a pink sari. The ground is dry dirt and the late light falls across the bark.2007-02-24September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoors beneath large spreading trees, a line of devotees stands on bare earth beside a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots. Several women in white saris with gold borders, one in a red sari, and a woman in a purple and pink sari reach toward the trunk and roots. A young girl in a blue dress and a boy in an orange shirt stand among them. Two men in white shirts stand near the back. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows a tree-worship ritual at the banyan.2006-12-31September 04 20162016-09-04A 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.2016-09-11A photograph of devotees seated closely among the thick, tangled aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. In the foreground a woman in a white blouse and cream sari with gold-coloured border sits with a white flower in her hair, facing the trunk. Beside her, a younger woman in a white sari with lilac floral print sits with her head bowed. On the left, a man in white clothes stands among others dressed in white, and a woman in a red-striped top sits at the lower left. The setting is an outdoor grove with sunlight filtering through leaves.2016-02-27Outdoor scene beneath a massive banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and spreading limbs. Several people in orange (saffron) robes stand in a row along the trunk, some holding long poles with orange flags, while others in white dhotis and white clothing stand or kneel on the sandy ground. A person in white kneels at the lower left near a low white-and-black bordered platform covered in red powder or offerings. Another figure in white stands centre-left by a shallow water or ritual basin. The setting suggests a guru puja performed under the tree, though no a person figure is clearly distinguishable from appearance alone.2006-10-06Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a dirt ground. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair points toward the tree while a group of devotees stands around him; one man in orange and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers lean in, a small child in a yellow shirt stands nearby, and a man in a dark shirt and glasses stands at left. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a clearing, and a red-and-white shrine structure with a small deity murti sits at the left edge near a hanging purple cloth. A white stone border curves across the sandy path.2009-12-20December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor 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