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Outdoor photo at a large, ancient banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide, spreading trunk. A long-haired person in an orange-red top and orange wrap stands barefoot on sandy ground, pointing toward a stone-set opening at the base of the tree. Around them, several devotees in everyday clothes look on: a man in a dark blue shirt and white trousers, a man in a cream shirt, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border holding a handbag, a man in a grey-blue shirt, and a boy in a white shirt and blue trousers. Other people stand in the background at left.

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A photograph at a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging and wrapping around its trunk. Beneath the tree a small stone shrine opening with a dark interior sits near the base. A young woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a red top and walks barefoot toward the shrine. Around her, several people stand in a loose group on bare earth: a boy in a pink shirt and blue jeans, a man in a blue shirt and white trousers, a man in grey with glasses, a woman in a maroon sari with a handbag, and a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace at the right edge. Several figures appear to be devotees visiting the shrine. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance here.2007-12-20March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and a low brick wall around its base on reddish earth. A barefoot grey-haired man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers walks forward holding a light towel, accompanied by a small girl in a red frilly dress holding an object. Beside them a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red border walks alongside a younger man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. A woman in white sari stands at left with folded arms, and more men in white stand in the background. Four to six physical people are visible, including partially visible figures.2008-03-25A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and thick trunks forming a shrine-like hollow at its base. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with a draped sash over one shoulder and bare feet, stands facing the tree trunk with hands pressed to it. To the left, two men in white clothes sit cross-legged on a mat near the raised stone platform. Dry earth surrounds the tree, and a purple cloth hangs high in the branches. Sunlight filters through the green leaves.2011-02-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a dirt ground. A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair points toward the tree while a group of devotees stands around him; one man in orange and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers lean in, a small child in a yellow shirt stands nearby, and a man in a dark shirt and glasses stands at left. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a clearing, and a red-and-white shrine structure with a small deity murti sits at the left edge near a hanging purple cloth. A white stone border curves across the sandy path.2009-12-20April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Seated devotees in white clothes, several women in red and orange saris, sit on a mat in front of the tree. In the foreground a girl in a white top and a small boy in a yellow-and-white striped shirt stand, and a woman in a cream sari bends over near a rocky stone base. On the right, a dark stone deity murti stands in a red-and-white arched shrine, draped in an orange shawl, with garlands at its base. The shrine stands on a dark rock-like pedestal beside a kalasha-like brass pot and offerings. No identifiable a person figure is visible; the orange-draped figure is a statue in a shrine.2008-03-22A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, with a group of people gathered around its base on reddish-brown earth. Several people wear orange and saffron clothing, including a man in orange on the right holding a spade, and a man in an orange top and dhoti in the centre. Others wear white kurtas, a woman in a white sari with green border and a woman in a white top with purple leggings stand on the left, and a man in a pink shirt and black trousers stands in the middle. A person in a grey top and shorts stands barefoot on the right, holding a spade. Two shovels lie among the group near a small cavity at the tree base.2016-09-11Outdoors under a huge old banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches, people gather around a circular raised stone platform at its base. A bare-footed man in a red shirt and maroon dhoti sits on the platform holding a long wooden stick. Nearby, a woman in a cream saree holds a small object, a woman in a blue and grey saree stands at left, and a woman in orange robes with a plaited bun stands at right. Other people in white dhotis and shirts stand around the tree, and a small shrine with a red-and-gold deity image is visible behind the trunk.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of people in an outdoor grove beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots hanging from its trunk. In the foreground a woman in a bright yellow sari with long dark hair walks toward the tree, her back to the camera. To the right, several men in saffron-orange robes and shawls stand in a line, some wearing rudraksha malas and holding small objects in their hands, one with a grey-streaked beard and orange turban. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands among them, holding a small white object. Other figures in orange and white stand further back under the trees, and a metal pot sits at the right edge.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around the base of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks on bare reddish-brown earth. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand or bend close to the trunk, including one in a white sari with an orange-and-blue patterned border who is kneeling and touching the roots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and children in casual clothes watch. A few people in the background sit under the trees. No readable signage is visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.2007-05-04