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July 13 2014

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Close-up photograph of a large banyan tree trunk and its many tangled, grey aerial roots and branches. Several thin roots twist and loop around the bark, with green leaves visible at the upper right. No people, deities or ritual objects are present in the frame.2009-09-07A photograph taken inside a deep excavated pit in reddish-brown soil. Thick pale tree roots. A red-and-white barrier tape runs along the left edge of the pit. No people are visible; the scene documents ground work around the roots during temple construction.2014-07-13Close photograph of a large banyan tree trunk and many aerial roots. Pale grey bark is marked with smeared yellow-white and orange-red pigment. A dark hollow opening appears between the roots at the lower centre, with a small purple circular emblem at the upper left. No people or deities are visible.2007-03-15A photograph of a large banyan tree with exposed, thick aerial roots snaking across reddish-brown excavated soil at an outdoor temple site. Trenches have been dug around the roots, with yellow tape marking sections. Behind, a circular raised platform with metal railings surrounds a black deity murti draped in red flowers and garlands, beneath a red-and-white shrine canopy. No people are visible in the scene.2014-09-22A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with a dark cave-like opening formed between its thick, tangled aerial roots. Many roots are wrapped and interlaced around each other, and several show small red and yellow marks of pigment. Dry, sandy earth lies at the base, with a few fallen leaves on the ground inside the opening. No people are visible, and no figure appears in the image.2007-05-04A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with dense, tangled aerial roots wrapped around the base. A dark hollow opening sits between the roots and trunk, with a few small red and yellow smears of pigment on the bark and a scattering of leaves on the dry, sandy ground. No people are visible in the scene.2007-05-04Close photograph of a massive banyan tree's tangled aerial roots and trunk-like branches, pale grey and weathered, interlaced densely across the frame. A dark opening or hollow sits at the lower right, framed by roots, with small red and yellow kumkum or vermilion dabs marking several root surfaces. Scattered dry leaves lie on the ground at the base. No people are visible.2007-05-04A photograph of a large banyan tree's thick, pale aerial roots and trunk arching to form a natural doorway into a dark hollow space. Red kumkum-like marks and some yellow smears dot the root surfaces. On the dirt floor inside the opening lie a few small white leaves or petals. No people are visible.2007-05-04Close photograph of tangled, weathered aerial roots of a large banyan tree, grey-brown and twisting densely across the frame. Small red and yellow powder marks. A dark shadowed gap lies at the lower right. No people or deity murti are visible.2007-05-04A dark cave-like opening framed by thick, buttressed roots of a large banyan tree. Scattered flower petals in red, orange, yellow and white lie on the sandy earth at the entrance, and a thin rope or string runs diagonally across the ground toward a small wooden post inside. A black stone slab sits at the bottom edge of the frame. No people are visible.2014-08-28June 20th 20152015-06-20Close-up photograph of several thick, grey, buttress-like tree trunks. Scattered dry leaves and small stones lie on the ground in dim light. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene is a natural tree grove.2005-04-07