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September 21 2011

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Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with a sprawling canopy and many hanging aerial roots, set over a sandy ground with stone platforms beneath. On the right stands a carved black stone deity murti seated in an arched silver-framed niche with a red cloth backdrop, adorned with a red garment, a red headband and a white flower garland. A red stone base and a small bench lie in front. No people are visible.

A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging prop roots forming a thick trunk complex. A single person in a red-orange silk sari with gold border stands barefoot on a stone platform at the base, facing the tree trunk with one hand touching it, her long dark hair down her back. Green foliage and sandy ground surround the tree, with a low stone wall around the platform.

A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with many spreading aerial roots and branches overhead. A woman in a white sari stands at the base of the trunk, while a second person in orange-red clothing sits on a stone platform at the left edge. At right, a stone-arched niche holds a dark statue of a seated figure in blue, draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers, set on a pedestal with a surrounding bed of red flowers. Dirt paths and low stone platforms surround the tree.

A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy and many long, grey aerial roots hanging down and merging into thick trunk-like columns. A low curved white concrete border and bare reddish-brown earth surround the tree base, and a street light on a bent pole is visible at left. No people are visible. The tree's sprawling horizontal branches dominate the frame, with a small dark opening at the base of the trunk at lower right.

A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.

A photograph of a large, old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming pillars around the trunk. Beneath the tree, a low circular stone platform surrounds the base, and a dark stone slab sits at left. On the right, a deity murti of Shiva Linga style stands in a carved arched niche draped in magenta cloth, garlanded with flowers and a green cloth, with a small offering plate and red powder in front. Red-and-white rugs lie on the sandy ground. No people are visible.

October 25 2012

A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick, spreading aerial roots and wide overhanging branches forming a canopy over an open outdoor area. To the right stands a small shrine with a white arched frame and red backdrop housing a dark deity murti decorated with blue and gold ornaments, with red cloth offerings and a garland laid in front. A metal plate walkway runs across the sandy ground, with a stone platform and red cloths beneath the tree. No people are visible.

A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches over a paved, low-walled platform with a dark slab. At the lower right, a seated figure in a red sari and a figure in yellow clothing stand beside a red-draped shrine with an ornate silver-framed arch, apparently at a small sacred site beneath the tree.

A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots fills the frame, sheltering a sacred grove. At the lower right, a small shrine with a red-brown stone base holds a statue draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A low stone platform with a black pot and a raised step surrounds the tree trunks on sandy ground. No people are visible.

A large banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots dominates an outdoor ashram courtyard of sandy ground. Beneath it sits a black stone platform with red cloth mats, and a low white circular platform surrounds the trunk base. On the right, a black stone deity murti is dressed in orange cloth and stands within an arched silver-framed niche draped with teal fabric, with red flower offerings at its base. No people are visible.

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