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A photograph of a figure walking barefoot across sandy ground beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange garment and a red-orange beaded necklace, with long dark hair, and is walking away from the camera toward the right. Large grey boulders sit among the roots, with bright sunlit ground and a faint wire fence and pole in the background. The scene is an outdoor woodland setting with no visible ritual activity.

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A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and shawl walks along a sandy path beneath large spreading banyan trees with dangling aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has a tilak on his forehead, with his hands joined in front of his body. Sunlight and shadows fall across the sandy ground and bare trunks in an outdoor forest setting.2008-01-05A photograph of a single person walking barefoot across a dark polished stone slab in an open outdoor grove. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, with a dark rudraksha mala hanging across the chest, and has long dark hair falling past the shoulders. Behind them stands a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow opening at its base. Dry leaves lie scattered on the pale sandy ground and a few flat rock outcrops sit in the background under bright sunlight. The scene reads as a quiet walk through a sacred tree grove.2008-01-25January 05 20082008-01-05January 05 20082008-01-05A standing figure in orange and red robes stands barefoot beside a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots and a dark hollow opening at its base. The person, with hair tied back, leans in with head bowed and hands folded in front, appearing to pray or offer reverence at the tree shrine. Sandy ground, a small white structure and other trees are visible in the background. Only one person is present.2008-01-05A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and spreading branches, surrounded by a low white and grey stone platform. A man in an orange saffron robe, with short dark hair and bare feet, walks across a dark polished stone floor at the left. A small sign with blue lettering reads DO NOT ENTER THIS CAGE in front of the platform. Garlands hang from the trunk, and sunlight filters through the leaves.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20082008-01-05A photograph of a person standing barefoot on bare dirt ground beside a large banyan-type tree with thick, aerial prop roots. The person wears a flowing orange saffron garment wrapped in sannyasi style, with dark rudraksha-style beads at the chest, and long dark hair swept back. They lean forward with their forehead pressed against the tree trunk in an act of reverence. A string of yellow flower garland hangs on a root at left. Green foliage and a low wall are visible behind.2008-01-02April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey trunks, with sunlight patches on the bark. To the right, a figure in a saffron-orange draped garment with a shawl over the shoulder stands facing the tree, wearing a beaded necklace and gold armlet, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him are green leaves, a low white wall and red-brown stone terrain.2011-11-17A person in an orange saffron wrap, bare-backed and barefoot, walks toward a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow shrine opening at its base. The person holds a long staff and the sandy ground is bare around the tree. The figure's head is visible from behind with dark hair. Greenery and a small structure appear in the background.2006-10-25December 20 20092009-12-20