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Photo 11736833September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph of a shrine set inside the gnarled aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. A dark stone Shivalinga sits in a niche in the tree's hollow, draped with white and red flower garlands and lit by a small oil lamp. Yellow marigold and pink flower garlands hang down from the branches on either side. A white-edged stone wall frames the niche, and a blue sign on the left reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2012-04-28August 21 20132013-08-21December 16 20092009-12-16Photo 11734405August 31 20132013-08-31Photo 11739579A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks forms a shrine at its base. A small black Shiva lingam sits in a niche between roots, decorated with marigold and flower garlands; a red-and-yellow garland with pink strands hangs down the trunk beside it. A low white-washed stone platform surrounds the base, with a blue sign reading DO NOT in front and sandy ground around. No people are visible.2012-04-29September 22 20122012-09-22A photograph of a shrine set into the roots of a large banyan tree. A dark black stone linga sits inside a small cave-like opening, decorated with white and yellow jasmine-style garlands and red flowers. A single oil lamp burns in front of it. Yellow and pink flower garlands hang from the banyan trunk above. A small grey stone step sits in front, and a white-painted wall frames the shrine, with a small sign reading 'Entrance of the Cave' beside it. No people are visible.2012-04-28December 31 20182018-12-31 +2 copies