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A standing man in a lavender-purple dhoti-style garment and matching purple wrap stands barefoot beside the massive trunk of a banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. He wears a long gold-coloured necklace of beads, a rudraksha-style mala, and a red mark on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. He holds his hands in front of him in a gesture of offering, and yellow marigold garlands lie on the raised stone platform around the tree base. A blue sign reading part of a line ending in THE CAVE is visible at lower left, and red brick walls and trees are behind him.

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A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick buttressed trunks dominates the frame. A man stands at its right side, barefoot, wearing a lavender-purple draped garment over one shoulder, with his hands together near his chest in a reverent posture. A string of yellow and maroon flowers hangs from the trunk beside a low stone ledge. A blue sign at lower left reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE.2010-12-28A man in a lavender-purple dhoti-style garment with a draped purple shawl and a beaded necklace stands beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a trunk wrapped in marigold garlands. He raises one hand toward the tree while facing it, in an outdoor temple grounds setting with green foliage and a low stone platform.2010-12-28Photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots wrapping around a dark cave opening at its base. A blue sign reads "DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE" on a concrete ledge. A yellow and red flower garland hangs across the cave entrance, with scattered yellow marigold petals on the ground. On the right, a bare-chested person with long dark hair wears a lavender-purple dhoti and shawl and stands barefoot with head bowed toward the tree, hands folded at the waist.2010-12-28A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a hanging garland of yellow, red and green flowers draped on its trunk. To the right, a barefoot young man in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white and red flower garland around his neck, stands on sandy ground under shade trees. A rudraksha-style mala is visible at his chest.2006-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31March 02 20112011-03-02January 23 20132013-01-23March 02 20112011-03-02January 09 20182018-01-09May 15 20132013-05-15A person in an orange robe stands at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, leaning in with head bowed and hand resting against the bark. A garland of yellow, red and white flowers hangs from a branch beside them, and a white flower garland is draped around the person's neck. Sunlight filters through the trees onto sandy ground.2006-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29