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Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches hanging with fibrous strands. Stone slab pathway runs between low red-painted brick borders. Two people walk along the path: a man in an orange-red dhoti and a shawl draped over one shoulder, with a dark wrapped headpiece, and a younger person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, both looking down toward the ground. A third person in white clothing stands at the right edge. The setting resembles a temple construction area around a sacred tree.

February 01 2018

March 20 2013

Outdoor photo beneath a huge ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches hanging over sandy ground and fallen leaves. Four men stand together in the foreground: three wear saffron-orange robes and one, on the far right, has long swept-back dark hair and gestures with his right arm toward the tree. A white-clad man with a white shawl stands between them with a lanyard. Two more people in white and light clothing stand far left near a low platform.

Outdoor photo beneath a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling limbs. A group of about eight people stands on a dark polished stone platform around the trunk, several in saffron/orange robes and others in white dhotis and white shirts. One orange-robed figure in the centre raises an arm toward the branches, while others stand with hands folded or stand attentively. A golden tall stand or lamp post is visible at the left edge, and white-painted circular bases surround the tree. Sandy ground with decorative white kolam-style lines lies at the bottom of the frame.

December 31 2008

A photograph of three men standing on a raised stone platform beneath a large banyan tree with thick, sprawling aerial roots and wide horizontal limbs. The man on the left wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and has his hair tied back; he faces the centre. The central figure is an elderly bearded man with long white hair and beard, wearing a bright saffron-orange robe and holding a long wooden staff. The man on the right has a shaved head and wears a brown-orange wrap with yellow borders, hands folded in front of him. A purple flag or cloth hangs at the upper left among the leaves. The scene reads as an outdoor sannyasi gathering at a sacred tree.

February 01 2018

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a stone-paved path past a red-brown excavation edge and a golden gateway with carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a turban-like head wrap and a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth walk with a woman in orange who carries a folded paper, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands further along. A woman in white sari with an orange border stands at the right edge, partly seen. The setting is dry sandy ground with fallen leaves, consistent with the Kalpataru banyan temple construction site.

December 20 2009

Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a paved path with red-brick low walls. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with glasses wears a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and carries a cloth bag. Beside him, a man in a rust-orange cloth has long braided hair wrapped in a dark turban. Further ahead, a person in long-haired orange robes with a shoulder bag walks beside a figure in a white dhoti with gold borders and long braided hair. Several other men in white, pink and purple shirts and green lungis follow along the path.