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February 05 2015

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January 04 20152015-01-04A person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots and a hollow trunk. A long garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers drapes across the tree and over the person's shoulders, with a gold chain and bangles visible. The person's forehead is marked with white tilak and their hair is tied back. A small oil lamp sits on the ground at the base of the tree, with scattered flower petals nearby. The setting is an outdoor tree shrine.2015-01-04A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.2013-03-17A photograph of a smiling person in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold-banded hem, wearing a long red, yellow, white and blue flower garland and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace, performing an aarti at the base of a large banyan tree. He holds a brass lamp with a burning flame in one hand and a small bell in the other, while a multicoloured flower garland drapes along the tree's aerial roots and trunk. A brass bowl sits at lower left and dry leaves cover the ground. a person's appearance-based cues include the long swept-back hair, ornate necklace and saffron-toned clothing, shown here as a priest performing aarti.2015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04July 19 20162016-07-19Outdoor photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow opening at its base. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers is draped across the trunk above the opening. A white-painted circular stone platform surrounds the tree, with a small offering plate holding red and white items on a dark stone stand in the foreground. A single person in a loose orange-saffron robe and wrap stands at the right edge with long dark hair, facing the tree and barefoot on the platform, appearing to offer prayer. Sunlight and shade fall across the sandy ground.2010-02-12April 30 20132013-04-30Outdoor photo beneath a huge old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. A man in a rust-red and orange dhoti-style garment with a long yellow-orange beaded necklace walks across sandy ground toward the viewer, shielded by a multicoloured canopy umbrella held by an attendant. Behind him, a woman in white garments and several people in white and orange robes stand near a low white railing and a metal barrier on the left.2016-08-02January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04January 04 20152015-01-04