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July 08 2012

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A large, dense banyan-type tree with spreading canopy and thick grey trunks dominates the frame. At its base stands a small shrine with a stepped, pale-green roof topped by a gold finial, bearing a Tamil inscription on a yellow panel. Inside a dark niche sits a seated Ganesha murti draped in white cloth, with a small oil lamp burning in front and a few flower offerings. Metal railings and a low wall surround the shrine platform, with hills and palm trees visible behind. No people are visible.2012-07-08A photograph of a large grey-trunked banyan tree with spreading branches beside a low stone platform and steps. At its base sits a small dark stone deity murti. Overgrown green grass and shrubs surround the area. To the right stands a long pale granite temple wall with a decorated cornice and a small spire-like finial, and behind are green hills and palm trees under an overcast sky. No people are visible.A large old banyan tree with thick grey, buttressed trunks and spreading green canopy stands beside a long pale stone temple wall capped with a carved cornice. At the base of the tree sits a small dark stone Ganesha shrine on a low plinth, approached by a few worn concrete steps bordered by a crumbling low wall. Overgrown grass and shrubs surround the shrine, and green hills rise in the background under an overcast sky. No people are visible.A small stone shrine built beneath a large leafy tree shows a dark stone Ganesha murti, its trunk and head marked with red kumkum dots and a pink flower at the crown. The deity sits in a niche draped with a white cloth stained red, and the shrine is topped by a white-and-blue roof with a gold finial. A framed picture of a deity sits atop the roof behind the gold finial. Dense green branches and a thick trunk fill the upper frame, and palm fronds appear at the lower left.2012-07-08September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionA photograph of a long granite boundary wall with a pale pinkish cap course, topped by small white figures, set against a green, tree-covered hill and a hazy sky. Dark leafy branches frame the upper left and right, while palms and shrubs grow at the wall's base on the left. No people are visible in the scene.2012-07-08August 25 20162016-08-25A photograph at a temple shrine: a black stone deity murti of Ganesha sits in a small niche at the base of a large banyan tree, adorned with a garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers, with offerings and oil lamps before it. A person in a long orange-red robe, with a dark headband and orange-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a pink walkway beside the shrine, facing it. A uniformed security guard in khaki stands at the right edge beside a white railing. A stone wall runs behind.2010-01-08October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA night photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree. A small stone shrine with a blue-and-white tiled roof and a gold finial houses a black stone deity murti draped in white cloth and adorned with white and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a brass bell and a small plate of white flowers sit on the red-tiled platform in front, with a red railing behind. At the right edge, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands, and at the lower left a seated person in white is partly visible.2008-08-02September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public function