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A group of women in white ashram clothing with flower garlands walks along a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. The foreground women wear white kurtas, pants and shawls, one carrying a dark folder, while others in white sarees and a woman with a blue shawl follow. Several more people in white and a man in a white shirt stand further back among the trunks. The scene suggests an ashram campus gathering on a sunny day.

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Outdoor photo beneath a huge old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling limbs. A group of about a dozen devotees in white clothes stands on bare dirt near the trunk, many wearing flower garlands. Two women in front wear white dresses, one with long blonde hair and a blue shawl over her shoulder, the other in cream clothing; a man in a white jacket and white trousers stands beside them, and women in white salwar-style outfits stand further back. A man in white is partly visible at the far left edge. Their posture is quiet and attentive, consistent with a welcome or sarvadarshan-type gathering. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2009-12-02December 02 20092009-12-02A photograph of a group of devotees standing outdoors on reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and spreading branches. Most wear white ritual clothing and flower garlands: men in long white kurtas and white trousers, women in white tunics and white trousers. Several have their hands folded in namaste or stand barefoot in a reverent line. One woman carries a black bag and another a red bag. Light filters through the leaves onto a pale stone platform at the right edge.2009-12-02December 02 20092009-12-02February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of barefoot devotees in white clothing walking along a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. Most wear white kurtas or shirts and white trousers, and many have garlands of orange and white flowers around their necks. A young woman in a white blouse with a flower pinned to her chest walks at left. A bald older man in white at far left looks down. The man in front centre has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and a fair-haired man in a white shirt walks among them. Several more people in white follow behind along the path beside a low stone border wall.2009-12-02December 02 20092009-12-02A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick aerial roots hanging and twisting down along the trunk. In the centre, a slender hanging root cluster rises from a ring of grey granite blocks on red-brown earth. To the right, a group of people in white and pastel clothing walk barefoot across the dusty ground under the shade. Foreground figures include a woman in a white top and white trousers at right, a woman in a mint-green kurta with an orange waist sash, and a woman in a white kurta with an orange dupatta. Dappled sunlight falls across the scene and the background shows more participants and green foliage.2005-12-24A photograph of a group of devotees gathered under a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. A woman in the centre foreground wears a white top and a beaded necklace, her hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Beside her, a woman in a blue tunic and white scarf stands with her back to the camera, and a woman in a dark sari with gold border stands at right gesturing. Others in white and muted clothing stand nearby on a stone-paved platform around the tree base, some looking upward. The scene suggests a devotional visit to the sacred tree.2011-08-19A 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.2009-10-15December 02 20092009-12-02September 13 20132013-09-13