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A night photograph of a single person in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap standing barefoot on sandy ground beside a massive banyan tree. Its thick grey aerial roots and trunk fill the left side of the frame. The person's hand rests on the trunk and they are looking down, with a dark background behind. The figure has long dark hair and a shawl-style saffron wrap, which are appearance cues, so the label is a person, standing in front of the banyan tree.

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February 25 20072007-02-25Photograph taken at night of a large, pale banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks. A single standing figure in an orange-saffron wrap and dark-red undergarment, with long dark hair, faces the tree barefoot on a sandy ground scattered with white flower petals and a small orange marigold. Dark branches fill the background. The figure's identity is not established by visible evidence, so the a person field is unsure.2007-02-25Night-time photograph of a figure in orange saffron robes and an orange turban standing at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. The figure, with long dark hair and a dark beaded rudraksha mala at the chest, leans forward with palms pressed together against the trunk in a reverent gesture. A woman in a green sari with a gold-toned border stands at right near a wooden platform and rope barrier, and another person is partly visible at the far right edge. Strings of lights and tall metal poles are visible in the background. A purple logo appears at top left and copyright text at lower right.2008-12-30October 07 20062006-10-07A person in an orange saffron garment stands barefoot at the base of a large, ancient banyan tree at night, eyes lowered, hands folded in front in a reverent posture. The tree's grey aerial roots and trunk are wrapped with a pale painted mark, and white flower petals are scattered on the sandy ground around the roots. Dark foliage fills the background. The person wears an orange wrap over reddish inner clothing and has long dark hair, a possible a person figure in devotional stance. Scene suggests a tree worship or puja at the sacred banyan.2007-02-25November 29 20112011-11-29December 20 20102010-12-20December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a devotee standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging vines. The devotee wears a rust-red garment with broad golden-orange borders and a white flower garland with red blossoms around the neck. Their back is turned to the camera, and a low concrete wall and a dim background surround the tree.2014-08-05A photograph taken at night of a barefoot man walking along a sandy path under leafy branches. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a red-brick structure, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. The ground bears white kolam-style chalk drawings, and the scene is lit by a flash against the dark background.2006-12-23A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17