Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of an outdoor village scene centred on a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots and branches. Beneath it stands a circular raised platform with red-and-white vertically striped walls, enclosed by a red metal railing, with a small shrine-like structure inside. A few people are at the platform, one in a dark shirt standing near the railing and another in white sitting beside it. On the right, a lone man in white clothes walks along a sandy path past a small wooden bench, with coconut palms and a blue metal pole at the edge. The ground is sandy with patches of grass and a small young palm plant in the foreground, and an asphalt road runs along the bottom edge.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph taken from a moving vehicle of a large old banyan tree with dense aerial roots hanging down, growing beside a flat open field and a row of palm trees on the left. Beneath the tree stands a raised red-and-white striped compound wall enclosing a small shrine area with a dark lingam-style stone and a small carved stone shrine, with a red railing above the wall. Grass and scattered litter lie in the foreground under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2010-01-20A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots forming a dense canopy over an open outdoor ground of packed reddish earth. A single person in an orange-and-cream garment with an orange shawl stands near the base of the trunk beside a low circular stone platform draped with a red and white patterned cloth. Nearby, small red-and-maroon mats are laid out on the ground, and a stone block and red-dyed offerings sit at the right edge beside a dark stone slab. Pale stone pathways and a white pole are visible among the trees.2013-07-11December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of an outdoor grove beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sweeping branches. Under the canopy sits a black stone deity murti on a raised platform, draped in orange cloth and set on a mound of orange-red powder, with a dark circular border. Several people in white clothing walk along a sandy path, and a woman in white stands near the centre, while other figures are scattered among the pillars and benches. The area has white pillars, low concrete seating and a swing hanging from a branch. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2010-12-16Outdoor photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches, shading a paved courtyard of reddish earth. Beneath the tree a dark stone murti of a deity sits on a plinth, draped in orange cloth and surrounded by a heap of orange-red offerings and a black-and-white bead border. Two people in white dhoti and shirt stand near the tree, one at the stone platform, and a few more figures in white are faintly visible further back. Several white painted poles and small stone benches surround the shrine area.2010-10-19November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph of a large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunks. Raised circular white-painted brick platforms with dark soil surround the trunks, and a sandy path runs in front. On the left, a single small figure in white clothing stands near the trunk, facing the tree, with the lower part of the body partly hidden by roots.August 25 20162016-08-25September 17 20142014-09-17October 24 20062006-10-24A large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an outdoor site with bare red-brown earth. Two men in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with saffron-yellow borders, stand at the base of the trunk; one bends forward near the roots while the other stands with hands folded in prayer. A small figure in white stands further right near a railing. Concrete edging, a metal pipe and low walls surround the tree.2014-09-17Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04