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Outdoor photo of a large, low-hanging banyan-type tree whose thick grey limbs cross diagonally across the frame. Beneath and beyond the branches, a group of people in orange and white clothing stand and walk on bare earth, some in saffron-orange garments and others in white. A circular raised concrete platform with a yellow-painted edge sits at lower left around the tree base. Green leaves frame the upper right.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming arches and columns. Around the circular stone platforms and sandy paths beneath it, a group of people in orange, saffron and white clothing walk and stand; one woman wears a teal-blue sari, another person in white and orange sits near the right edge. Several people hold orange cloth and move among the roots.2016-09-11A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming a shaded canopy over a sandy ground. Circular raised stone platforms surround several trunks, and a few people walk among them on the reddish earth. Visible figures include a woman in a teal top and dark trousers, a person in white with orange-saffron garments nearby, and others in orange and white clothing at the far right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-09-11A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04A photograph of a group of people, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, gathered among the branches and red soil of a large leafy tree. Several figures in orange and saffron clothing stand among them, one in a green sari reaching for a branch, another in a red top and black pants gripping a limb, and a woman in white with a cream shawl touching the foliage. Some people stand on a raised earthen mound beneath the tree, while others climb or lean into the canopy. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering at a tree site with participants interacting closely with the branches.2016-09-11A photograph of devotees gathered at the base of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling limbs in an outdoor shrine area. Several people in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis stand in a cluster near a small roped-off enclosure, some reaching toward the tree trunk. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at the front of the group, and a woman in a green sari and another in a pink sari stand to the left. A small figure in orange robes stands further right near a red-painted structure, and a woman in white sits on a bench at the far right. Tall railings and a red shrine structure are visible beyond the tree.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18Outdoor photograph beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dense canopy. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, some in white and blue, crowd around the tree trunk and its lower branches on reddish-brown earth. A few people are climbing or standing on the branches, and others crouch or kneel near the base. A woman in a vivid red-orange sari stands in the foreground, and a figure in a yellow garment crouches at left. Small offering-like objects and a metal stand sit near the trunk. The scene suggests a tree-related ritual gathering.2016-09-04December 31 20092009-12-31September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photograph of a group of women in orange and red saris digging red soil on a slope beneath large spreading trees. Several women in orange saris, one in a red sari with a dark-red border, and one in a white and green sari use hand tools and shovels. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left near a white curved concrete edge, with orange-clad figures and a few others in the background along a path. Green foliage and a thick branch with ropes overhang the scene.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04