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August 12 2016

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A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots that reach down to the ground around a raised platform. Several small brass or gold kalasha-like pots sit at the base of the trunk on a white-edged stone ledge over reddish earth. A thin rope or wire is strung between the trunks. No people are visible. The setting appears to be a sacred tree shrine in an outdoor compound.2016-08-12A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with a massive trunk and many hanging aerial roots forming thick columns, spreading branches overhead with green leaves. A low circular white-edged bed of sandy soil surrounds the base, with a few small brass kalasha-style pots placed at the foot of the trunk. A thin rope is strung between branches, and a small purple cloth is tied high in the canopy at upper left. No people are visible; the scene is a sacred tree shrine setting.2016-08-12 +1 copiesA large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs fills the frame. Its grey trunks are wrapped by thin roots descending to the ground, which is reddish-brown earth. Several circular raised stone platforms with low cream-coloured walls surround the trunks. No people are visible. A thin rope or wire runs diagonally across the scene.2015-06-20A large ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, with a thick trunk, many aerial prop roots hanging and merging into a dense canopy of sprawling limbs. Low concrete planter-like borders surround the base on sandy ground, a metal railing sits at the right edge, and a small concrete block stands near the trunk. No people are visible. Faint red marks on the ground and a red-orange wall appear in the background.2014-08-15September 10 20132013-09-10A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy and many long, grey aerial roots hanging down and merging into thick trunk-like columns. A low curved white concrete border and bare reddish-brown earth surround the tree base, and a street light on a bent pole is visible at left. No people are visible. The tree's sprawling horizontal branches dominate the frame, with a small dark opening at the base of the trunk at lower right.2013-06-28A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick branches spreading wide overhead and its numerous aerial roots hanging down and merging into multiple trunks. A circular raised stone platform with white and yellow-cream walls surrounds the base of the trunk, with low steps leading up to it. On the platform sits a small red-and-white cloth or offering bundle beside dark stone slabs. Sandy soil and a few other trees are visible in the background, with a red wall partly visible at the right edge. No people are present.2013-07-16June 20th 20152015-06-20August 24 20142014-08-24A large, old banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a raised circular earthen platform at its base. Near the trunk, a few figures in dark clothing stand at the platform, partly hidden by foliage. To the right, a small shrine-like structure with a red cloth backdrop and ornamental white arch is visible among the trees.2014-09-05A large old banyan tree dominates the scene, with a massive trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging and wrapping around the trunk and branches. A raised circular stone platform with a low wall surrounds the base of the tree, and red-brown earth lies beneath it. A small dark stone shrine or seat sits at the base of the trunk. To the left, a wet dark stone surface and red cushions or mats are visible near the platform. A bright green leaf enters from the upper right. No people are present.2013-07-20August 02 20132013-08-02