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Two women stand with their backs to the camera, each with one palm pressed against a large horizontal limb of a banyan tree. The woman on the left wears a cream sari with a lavender and orange border and a pale yellow shawl over her shoulder, her dark hair pulled back. The woman on the right has curly light-brown hair and wears a turquoise-to-blue ombre shawl over white clothing. Green leaves and grass surround the tree in bright daylight.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Two women stand with their foreheads pressed against a large horizontal banyan tree branch, outdoors among green leaves and aerial roots. The woman on the left wears a cream and yellow sari with a pink and purple border and a gold bangle, with dark hair in a low bun. The woman on the right has curly light brown hair and wears a turquoise and white shawl over a white skirt, with a silver wristwatch. Both have their hands resting on the trunk in a gesture of reverent contact with the tree. Grass and shrubs fill the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA woman with curly light-brown hair stands with her back to the camera, both palms pressed against a large horizontal banyan branch overhead. She wears a white garment and a turquoise-to-blue gradient shawl with fringed ends draped over her shoulders, and a wristwatch is visible on one wrist. Thick aerial roots hang down on the right, and green foliage, a grassy field and a white fence form the background. No a person candidate is visible in this image.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20June 17 20172017-06-17A young woman with long dark hair pulled back stands embracing the thick trunk of a banyan tree, her cheek resting against the bark and her eyes closed. She wears a cream and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and a small bindi is visible on her forehead. Green foliage and tree trunks surround her in an outdoor setting, with a light-grey pole to the right.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of devotees standing on bare red earth beneath a large spreading tree with thick horizontal branches and dense green leaves. A woman in a yellow kurta with a white shawl draped over her shoulder stands with her back to the camera, hands on hips, while a woman in a brown sweater and red striped shawl and red cap stands to the left in white pants. Nearby, a woman in white robes stands near a hanging bell, and others in white and orange garments stand in the background. A woman in white sits in the lower right corner. Several people are present, all barefoot or in simple ritual clothing, gathered under the tree.2005-12-24Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick buttress trunks. Several people sit or stand in the dappled shade on sandy ground: a woman in a pink and white sari sits cross-legged at the base with a small object in her hands, an older woman in a blue and purple sari sits against the trunk, and a woman in a blue floral sari stands at left. Other seated figures wear white and purple garments, and a man in a white checked shirt and black trousers leans toward the trunk. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-12-19A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots at an ashram site. Two garlands of yellow and red flowers hang against the trunk. Several people stand close to the tree with their palms pressed together in prayer or touching its trunk: a woman in a white sari with gold border, a woman in a yellow skirt and white top, a person in a white and saffron robe at left, and a young woman in a pink top and black trousers at right. In the foreground a blonde woman in a white top and beaded necklace sits on a stone step beside a small offering tray with flowers. The scene conveys a paduka puja at the banyan tree. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-29July 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick aerial roots hanging and twisting down along the trunk. In the centre, a slender hanging root cluster rises from a ring of grey granite blocks on red-brown earth. To the right, a group of people in white and pastel clothing walk barefoot across the dusty ground under the shade. Foreground figures include a woman in a white top and white trousers at right, a woman in a mint-green kurta with an orange waist sash, and a woman in a white kurta with an orange dupatta. Dappled sunlight falls across the scene and the background shows more participants and green foliage.2005-12-24