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A photograph of two women standing at the base of a large banyan tree with thick horizontal limbs and hanging aerial roots. The woman on the left wears a cream sari with a pink and gold border and a yellow shawl, and has her head bowed with hands resting on the trunk. The woman on the right wears a turquoise-blue shawl over white clothing and leans forward with her hands on a branch. The tree trunks, dangling roots and green foliage fill the frame, with a low concrete ledge and red earth beneath, and a grassy field behind. Two people are visible.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesTwo 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.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman with curly light hair stands with her back to the camera beneath a large banyan tree, raising both arms to grasp a thick low branch. She wears a white kurta and white trousers with a blue-to-turquoise gradient shawl draped over her shoulders. Aerial roots and hanging vines drape around her, and a paved path with a low stone border runs in front of her across reddish earth. Green grass and fencing are visible in the background among the tree trunks. The setting suggests a practice performed at the banyan tree, possibly a stretching or yoga posture, but no ritual is clearly identifiable.2010-08-10 +1 copiesFour women in saris stand at the base of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, pressing their palms together in prayer and leaning close to the trunk. Two wear white saris, one wears a white sari with an orange border and blue dots, and the fourth on the right wears a pink sari. The ground is dry dirt and the late light falls across the bark.2007-02-24A photograph of devotees gathered under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches, on bare reddish-brown earth. Women in white and pastel salwar kameez and a few in orange-yellow stand in a loose line along the left, some with dupattas and head coverings. A woman with reddish-brown hair and wearing all white top and trousers stands barefoot in the centre with her back to the camera. A man in a white shirt is in the lower right foreground, and more people stand in the background among the trees. The scene suggests a group practice under the tree.2005-12-24September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick buttress roots, set on reddish-brown earth. Several people in white clothing stand and walk among the roots in dappled sunlight. In the foreground, a woman with reddish hair and white top and trousers, barefoot, reaches toward a hanging root column encircled by a low ring of stone blocks. Behind her, others in white and a woman in a light green sari hold an orange bowl. Some figures wear white kurtas and pink or white saris. No a person candidate is visible.2005-12-24A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks, set on bare red earth. Five people stand at its base with their hands and faces pressed against the trunk or prop roots, as if embracing or touching the tree. From left: a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a striped bag; a person in a white top, yellow trousers and a black backpack; a person in a white shirt and red trousers; a person in a white kurta and white dhoti-style trousers; and a person in a pink top and light trousers at the right edge. A concrete platform edge sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2010-10-05October 07 20062006-10-07Outdoor photo of devotees gathered around the base of a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks on bare reddish-brown earth. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand or bend close to the trunk, including one in a white sari with an orange-and-blue patterned border who is kneeling and touching the roots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, and children in casual clothes watch. A few people in the background sit under the trees. No readable signage is visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people shown.2007-05-04A woman with blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail stands barefoot in a white kurta and white loose trousers, with a turquoise shawl draped over her shoulders. She leans into a dense cluster of banyan tree trunks and presses her palm against the bark, her head bowed. Sunlight falls across the grey, lichen-spotted trunks and hanging aerial roots. The photo appears to be a candid shot taken from behind. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-10 +1 copies