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A shaved-headed man in plain white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged in lotus-style meditation on a dark stone platform beneath a large banyan tree. Its thick aerial roots and sprawling branches surround a low circular stone enclosure. A small sign on a stone block reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a dark opening at the trunk base. The man's hands rest in a meditative mudra, and his eyes are lowered. Dry earth and greenery fill the background.

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August 08 20112011-08-08July 08 20102010-07-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 21 20112011-08-21Devotees sit in meditation beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, at a raised stone platform with steps. A sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE is posted near the base of the tree. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and an orange-trimmed white dhoti sits cross-legged on an orange cloth with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman in a white sari with a blue border sits with hands folded and a mala at her neck. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the steps and the stone ledge, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in white stands at the tree trunk touching the roots. The scene suggests a meditation session near the banyan tree.2011-07-15December 29 20102010-12-29A large old banyan tree with many thick grey aerial roots and spreading limbs dominates the frame. At its base a standing man in a red dhoti-style garment with gold-coloured borders and a gold-bordered shawl wears a light forehead marking and looks downward. A small blue sign at lower left reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a dark cave opening is visible at the base of the trunk. Green leaves and hanging roots fill the background.2011-09-10December 02 20092009-12-02A large banyan tree with many hanging and aerial roots forms a dark, arched opening at its base, with a small concrete step and a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Sandy red earth surrounds the roots, a curved low stone wall sits to the right, and a blue hose lies on the ground. No people are visible.2015-06-20A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark cave opening at its base, set on a raised stone platform. A blue sign reading "DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE" sits on the step, and a small lamp flame glows inside the opening. A man in an orange robe with an orange shawl stands barefoot at the right of the trunk, facing the tree.2011-01-22 +1 copiesJuly 28 20122012-07-28A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and sprawling horizontal limbs festooned with many hanging aerial roots that reach down to the sandy ground. Curved white edging surrounds the tree base, and a small blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE is visible near the trunk. Green foliage fills the upper canopy and other trees stand in the background.2012-07-28