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A photograph taken at night of a single barefoot figure in orange robes standing beside a large banyan tree trunk on a raised circular stone platform. The figure wears an orange top and an orange dhoti-style wrap, with a white garland draped over the shoulder. The tree is strung with garlands of yellow marigolds, red and purple flowers and white jasmine. Dark surroundings, a low wall and metal posts are visible in the background.

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August 09 20102010-08-09Night photograph of a man in an orange silk robe with gold borders standing barefoot beside a large banyan-type tree with thick aerial roots. He reaches up with one arm to hang a white and red flower garland on a root, and red and yellow powder marks dot the trunk. Scattered petals and flower bits lie on the ground. A second garland hangs lower on the trunk, and a partly visible person in white stands at the left edge. The wording of the page suggests a Jayanti-day ritual, but the image itself shows only a tree-garlanding act.2007-01-01Photograph taken at night of a figure seen from behind, standing barefoot on a low white stone platform at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. The person has long dark hair and wears a white garland around the neck, an orange upper garment and an orange lower wrap. Strands of yellow, magenta and white flower garlands hang from the tree trunk. Loose red petals and leaves lie on the ground. The figure is facing the trunk, appearing to offer worship at the sacred tree. Appearance-based cues are limited because only the back is visible.2009-11-19A photograph at night of a single barefoot person in saffron-orange robes standing beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. The person wears a long white garland with red flower bands and a yellow-and-red garland wrapped around the tree trunk. Long dark hair is tied back, and the figure faces left with hands at the waist. A stone platform edge and fallen leaves are visible on the ground.2009-11-16A figure in an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges and a white-and-red flower garland draped over one shoulder stands barefoot at night, pressing one hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. The figure's long dark hair is visible from behind. Another person in white ritual dress with an orange shawl stands at the left edge of the frame. Lamplight is faint and the ground is sandy with scattered flower petals near the trunk.2007-01-01A photograph taken at night of a figure in saffron-orange robes standing barefoot at the base of a massive banyan tree with dense aerial roots. The figure, seen from behind, has dark hair and a white garland or scarf draped at the neck. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers with white jasmine strands hangs around the trunk. A low white-washed stone platform surrounds the tree base, and a dark cable runs along the ground at right. The figure is shown from behind with no visible face, and no printed name appears in the scene.2009-11-19June 09 20092009-06-09Night photograph of a woman in an orange sari with gold border and a white and red flower garland draped over her shoulder, standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree trunk with exposed aerial roots. She raises one hand to touch the bark and smiles upward. The trunk bears smears of red and yellow powder and marigold petals and loose petals lie scattered on the ground. No a person candidate is visible; the page refers to a Jayanti celebration at Bidadi, but no such setting is discernible here.2007-01-01A barefoot man in a red wrap stands at night beside the trunk of a large banyan tree, his head turned away from the camera. He wears a long multicoloured flower garland of white, yellow, purple and red blossoms draped over his shoulder and down his back. He stands on a low white stone platform in dim light, with dark surroundings.2009-06-09A photograph taken at night of a single person standing barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots. The person wears an orange garment with a gold border, draped over the shoulder, and a white and red flower garland hangs around the neck. The person's right hand rests on the tree trunk among the roots. Flower petals and white chalk or rangoli-style markings lie on the ground at the base of the tree. A gold bangle is visible on the wrist. The background is dark.2007-01-01November 16 20092009-11-16A photograph of a single figure standing beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey-brown trunks. The figure, bent forward with head lowered, wears a flowing saffron-orange robe that drapes over one shoulder, and long dark hair. Two white and red flower garlands hang against the trunk at the base of the tree, with a faint kolam or design on the sandy ground. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple grove at dusk, with bare branches and thin trees in the background.2006-12-23