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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a red-and-white garland tied at its trunk. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl stand at the tree base, one holding a bell-like ritual object near a small blue tray. In the foreground, a person in saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and long dark hair stands facing the tree with hands folded. The ground is dark polished stone and a paved path, with white pillars and greenery behind. Three people are visible.

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October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 30 20072007-12-30October 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and white-washed stone platforms around its base. A saffron-robed figure with a flaming oil lamp or arati flame raised in one hand and a red-and-white flower garland around the neck stands on a dark polished stone slab. To the left, another saffron-robed person holds a trident-topped staff and presses palms together in prayer, while figures in white clothes with yellow shawls stand nearby. The scene suggests an arati or puja at the sacred tree.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a paved area, looking toward a large black stone statue of a seated deity draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two men in white dhotis with saffron borders stand at left, one holding a folded umbrella. Shrine ground is marked with orange-smeared stones and a small brass lamp on a stand. Rudraksha and saffron clothing are visible on the central figure, but the appearance alone does not establish identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2010-10-28 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a red-brown saffron-toned shawl and a beaded necklace with a gold pendant, walks across rough rocks. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala and an umbrella-like canopy with colourful fringed decorations, while people in orange and white robes follow behind a railing. A small lamp hangs from a pole. The setting is a sacred grove with a stone-paved platform.2016-08-02November 21 20062006-11-21December 31 20092009-12-31