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A photograph of a single man in white ritual dress standing with his face and forehead pressed against the massive trunk of a large banyan tree, its aerial roots and tangled prop roots spreading across the frame. He wears a plain white dhoti with a striped cloth draped over his left shoulder, a red-beaded necklace, a beaded armlet and a red-and-white bangle. His hair is tied in a topknot. The setting is an outdoor temple grounds with a reddish earth floor, low stone wall and green foliage behind him. The image is and sourced from , which is not part of the visible scene and so is omitted from the description

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October 19 20112011-10-19April 30 20132013-04-30April 24 20192019-04-24A man stands barefoot on a small red and patterned mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, leaning his head and forehead against the trunk with eyes closed. He wears an unstitched white dhoti with a striped cream-and-red border, draped over the bare upper body, and a striped shawl hanging from his shoulder. He has a dark bun of hair and wears red-brown rudraksha beads at the neck, upper arm and wrist. White chalk kolam lines are drawn on the bare ground around him. The stance suggests quiet devotion at the sacred tree. The a person field is unsure: the appearance shows no crown, saffron garments or gold ornaments, and the bun and white ritual clothing do not establish his identity.2012-04-03A barefoot person in a red-pink draped garment with a gathered end stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisted aerial roots and prop roots. A dense cluster of rudraksha-style beads or a mala hangs at the chest. A purple flower garland lies at the base of the trunk on the left. The setting is an open ground with stone platforms and a paved path, with a white pole to the right. One person is visible in the scene.2010-12-26April 05 20122012-04-05A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and a red garland stands at the base of a large banyan tree, pressing one hand against its aerial roots and trunk. The tree has many hanging and twisting roots, and a multicoloured garland of orange, yellow and purple flowers lies on the ground at its base, beside a low white stone border. Green foliage and a boundary wall with pink flowering shrubs are visible behind.2009-12-30February 25 20132013-02-25A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on reddish-brown earth. A single standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange shawl stands at the base of the tree beside a white concrete platform, near red-and-white woven mats. The figure has long dark hair and wears a beaded necklace. Small red offerings lie on the ground. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace, and the page indicates a person was present at this event, though the figure's identity is only appearance-based.2013-02-28September 17 20142014-09-17April 09 20122012-04-09October 07 20062006-10-07