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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick spreading branches, growing over a small stone enclosure. A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a lavender-purple sari with a bare back and stands at the edge of a dark stone platform, facing the tree. Yellow flower garlands hang on the trunk, and a small blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Concrete steps and low walls surround the tree in an open courtyard.

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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 woman in a lavender-purple sari with a silver-edged border stands with her back to the camera, facing a massive old banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots and dense green foliage. Her long dark hair falls down her back and her hands are raised together near her chest in a prayer gesture. Small yellow offerings are visible at the base of the trunk. Sunlight filters through the leaves. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-12-28January 31 20112011-01-31Photograph 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.2010-12-28January 22 20112011-01-22 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks dominates the photo. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the trunk beside a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand on the circular stone platform around the tree, one touching the trunk. A small girl in a white top and orange scarf watches from the left, and a man in a teal shirt stands at the right edge. A sprawling ground of red earth and stone steps surrounds the tree.2010-11-03A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging and interlaced aerial roots forming a cave-like opening at its base. A small blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. On a low circular stone platform beside the trunk stands one person in a flowing orange-saffron robe, shown from behind with long dark hair, looking toward the tree. Dappled shade falls across the bark and the ground, and a concrete wall surrounds the platform.2011-02-12December 26 20102010-12-26A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks forms a cave-like opening at its base. A small oil lamp burns in the dark cave entrance, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE on a white stone step. A single person in orange robes with a maroon border stands barefoot on a stone platform at the right, facing the tree, with dark hair pulled back. Stone steps and a low wall surround the sacred tree area under open sky.2011-01-22December 03 20162016-12-03A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches at an outdoor temple-like site. A single person in an orange saffron robe and orange lower garment stands barefoot on a dark tiled platform facing the tree. Near the trunk a small blue sign sits on a stone platform, with a purple garland hanging on the roots. Pale sandy ground and concrete borders surround the tree.2011-01-23