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A photograph of devotees in white clothing gathered under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick sprawling branches. In the foreground, an older woman with short grey hair wearing a white saree with a blue border stands with her palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind her, other people in white garments walk and stand along a dirt path beside raised stone platforms. On the right, a woman in a white saree sits on a low stone ledge. Fallen leaves cover the ground and sunlight filters through the foliage. Several people are visible in the scene, mostly dressed in white.

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February 27 20162016-02-27February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white stands and walks beneath a massive ancient banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and thick branches. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear white saris and white shawls; a few women wear red blouses and one wears a patterned head wrap. Some people carry bags and in the foreground a man in a grey shirt and a man in a checked shirt face away from the camera. At the right edge, a bright orange-red shrine or structure stands with a small deity figure visible beside it. The scene is an outdoor gathering in a tree-shaded temple-like grove.2016-02-27 +1 copiesMarch 13 20132013-03-13Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots hanging from its wide horizontal limbs. Many people in plain white clothes stand and walk among the trunks and stone platforms on reddish-brown earth. In the foreground, an older woman with grey hair in a white sari with a light blue border presses her palms together in anjali. To the right, a woman in a white sari with pink trim sits on a low stone bench. Several other figures in white dress stand in the background under the shaded canopy.2016-02-27 +1 copiesOctober 16 20052005-10-16October 16 20052005-10-16Outdoors among large banyan tree trunks with many hanging aerial roots, several people in white clothes press their hands and bodies against the tree and a grey stone slab. A woman in a white top with a red scarf and dark hair in a braid stands close to the trunk, and a younger person in white leans forward at the centre. On the right, a seated woman in a pink top and dark trousers reads or writes in a notebook beside the roots, while another white-clad figure leans against the trunk further right. Dry leaves cover the ground and sunlight filters through the branches.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots dropping to the ground forms the main subject, its dense green canopy spreading across the frame. Beneath it, a circular raised stone platform surrounds the trunk base. At left, a green cloth-draped object and a red-and-white offering stand near a small shrine area. Two people in white clothing stand near the tree on the left, one in white with a red-trimmed garment. Sandy ground and white posts surround the sacred tree enclosure.2013-06-12 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of an outdoor grove beneath a massive horizontal banyan branch with hanging aerial roots and dappled shade. Several people in white clothing walk and stand along a dirt path strewn with dry leaves, a low stone-edged channel running beside them. Among them a woman in a white sari stands near the centre, and a man in white kneels at the path's edge. The figures are small and distant, and no one is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20162016-02-05