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Night-time photograph of a sacred banyan tree on a raised sandy circular platform in a garden setting. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, with long dark hair and a beard, wears a long red-and-white flower garland and stands with both hands pressed against the trunk. To the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a brass puja tray holding a brass lamp, a small brass vessel and a plate of flowers. The scene shows a tree-worship ritual at dusk.

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February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03December 02 20172017-12-02February 03 20172017-02-03A man in a rust-orange garment with a gold-bordered wrap stands at night, pressing his face and forehead against the pale trunk of a large banyan tree. His right hand rests on the trunk and his eyes are closed in devotion. He wears a long red and yellow marigold garland around his neck and long dark braided hair falls down his back. Dark foliage surrounds the tree and a small lamp glows faintly at the left edge.2017-02-03November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a small red-and-maroon woven mat beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ceremonial garland of yellow-orange beads and a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back and he gazes downward with hands at his sides. Around him are sandy ground, low concrete platforms, bare trees and a tree-trunk support pole.2013-03-22April 09 20172017-04-09February 03 20172017-02-03March 10 20132013-03-10A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17July 22 20132013-07-22