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A close photograph of a large banyan tree trunk and branches at the Bidadi ashram. A thick grey bark limb curves diagonally across the upper left, with green glossy leaves above it. Hanging aerial roots, reddish-brown and thin, drop down through the centre and right side toward the reddish-brown soil below. Behind the trunk a white wall and a green panel are visible, with a curved white edging stone at the lower left. No people are present.

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Close photograph of a banyan tree at the Banyan Tree Bidadi site. Thick grey branches and trunks dominate the frame, and several reddish-brown aerial roots hang down in clusters, some dried and dark, others pale golden-tan at the tips. Green leaves sit at the top edge. Behind the tree, out of focus, are a teal-green fence or wall, a white building wall and a low reddish-brown boundary edge. No people are visible.2010-07-15July 26 20132013-07-26A photograph of a large banyan tree with several thick aerial prop roots descending into raised circular white-rimmed earthen beds at the base. Its massive horizontal limbs spread across the upper frame, dense with green leaves. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. A pale sky shows between the branches and a grey metal pole stands at the left edge.2010-07-08A large banyan tree with massive grey, lichen-spotted horizontal limbs running across the frame and many hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. Several thick trunks and prop roots form a dense cluster beneath the canopy, with a low pale concrete curb encircling the base. No people are visible; the scene shows only the tree, its roots and green foliage in the background.2010-07-15A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick, twisting limbs and many aerial prop roots forming a dense trunk cluster. A brass bell hangs by a cord from a lower branch on the right, and a white pipe stands at the left edge. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth edged by low pale stone curbs. No people are visible.2008-11-05A photograph of a large banyan tree with a thick, sprawling trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging down from its spreading branches. Dense green leaves fill the upper canopy. A curving grey limb extends across the right side of the frame. Reddish-brown earth lies at the base, with black irrigation hose running along the ground and a small concrete structure at the left edge. No people are visible.2009-09-05September 19 20132013-09-19September 05 20092009-09-05December 15 20092009-12-15A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling horizontal limbs and numerous hanging aerial roots descending to the ground. The trunks are grey and smooth-barked, and the roots form a dense network around them. Reddish-brown earth is visible beneath, scattered with fallen leaves, and low circular concrete platforms surround the bases of the trunks. No people are visible in the scene.2013-04-12A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive grey-green limbs stretching horizontally across the frame and numerous hanging aerial roots descending to red-brown soil. Dense green foliage is visible at the upper left, a small stone or concrete edge and a paved tiled area appear at the lower right, and a thin white pole stands at the left. No people or a person are visible in the scene.2010-07-11A photograph looking up into a large banyan tree at Bidadi. Thick grey-brown limbs spread diagonally across the frame, with many hanging aerial roots descending in tangled clusters from the upper branches. Green leaves, some glossy and broad, fill the upper left corner, and bright sky shows through the canopy gaps. A thin white pipe-like post stands at the left edge beside the trunk. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible.2008-11-05