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Night photo at a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a circular stone platform at its base. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange shawl stands on the platform with one hand against the trunk, head bowed, long dark hair visible. To the right, a bald man with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a beaded necklace, holds a small dark object in one hand. Scattered red flower petals lie on the ground at the lower left.

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Night-time photo at an outdoor site beside a large banyan-like tree with thick aerial roots. A figure in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered shawl and orange dhoti stands barefoot on a raised stone platform, leaning against the trunk with one hand touching the bark. A second man on the right wears white ritual clothes with red-and-white borders, a shaved head, a white forehead mark, and beaded necklaces, holding a small handheld item. Red earth and scattered petals lie on the platform. The image is watermarked in the corner.2010-11-12November 29 20112011-11-29November 12 20102010-11-12October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesNight photograph at a banyan tree decorated with garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers. A bald man in orange robes bends forward at the waist on a white cloth, while a second man in an orange turban and orange robes with a gold necklace stands beside him, gesturing toward the tree. A third figure in a full orange robe with the head covered stands with their back to the camera on the right. Thick aerial roots hang from the banyan tree behind them, and the ground is bare earth.2006-01-01February 25th 20072007-02-25Night photo at an outdoor ritual site. In the left foreground, a figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange-and-gold sarong, with long dark hair and a white-and-gold flower garland, holds a flat grey stone against the chest and smiles with eyes lowered. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with hands folded in prayer and one with a bead-like object in his hands. Overhead hang long white fibrous strands from a tree branch. On the right, a dark stone yoni-shaped basin or vessel sits on a pile of pinkish-red stones, with a few flower petals and offerings scattered nearby, and a second orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge.2006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor banyan tree setting with large aerial roots and spreading branches. A figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland stands on the left, holding a lit flame or torch toward the tree. Beside them a person in white clothing and a yellow shawl holds a camera. The ground has a circular raised white platform around the tree trunk and a dark stone-paved area in front.2010-06-12A night-time photograph at an outdoor sacred tree site beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a spreading branch. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand on a black polished tile platform. The man in the centre wears a white shawl over his orange robe and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, while a companion beside him has hands joined near his face. A figure at left holds a tray of flower petals and garlands. A ring of stone platform surrounds the tree trunk, which is decorated with a yellow and orange marigold garland. No clear appearance-based cues establish a specific identity for any person, so no candidate is named.2009-11-16Night photograph of a ritual at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in an orange-saffron cloth and a white flower garland, with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame and a small brass vessel beside a dark stone shivalingam at the tree trunk, which is decorated with red and yellow garlands and turmeric or kumkum marks. A person in white clothing with a camera stands behind him, and a few other figures in white are partly visible at the edge. Yellow flowers and green leaves lie in the foreground. The scene is lit by flame and a torch.2007-01-01Outdoors under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a stone-paved path beside a red-painted low platform. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a tall black turban, rust-red cloth wrapped around his body and a white tilak on his forehead stands near the red stone base, reaching toward a hanging root. Around him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare chest, a man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads, a man in a purple shirt and cream dhoti, and a woman in orange clothing stand or walk nearby, while another man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at right. Dappled sunlight falls over the group. a person identification is uncertain as the central figure's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim.2018-02-01Night photograph, blurred, of an outdoor banyan tree with massive hanging aerial roots and a sprawling low limb. A lit oil lamp or flame burns on a stone platform at the base of the tree. A man in orange saffron robes stands with his back to the camera at the platform, and a blurred figure in white clothing walks at the left edge. Concrete slabs and a dark ground surround the tree; two blue-capped pillars stand at the left. The scene suggests an evening ritual at a sacred tree.2010-12-20