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September 01 2014

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A large, spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging vines fills the frame, its wide branches casting shade over a sandy-ground grove. At the lower right, a dark stone deity murti stands at the base of the trunk, adorned with a garland and a red-and-white cloth, beside a tall orange-and-white flag on a pole. Circular raised stone platforms surround the tree trunk. No people are visible.2013-09-25October 25 20122012-10-25May 01 20122012-05-01September 07 20142014-09-07A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs and dense green canopy arching overhead. Numerous aerial roots hang down and merge into thick trunk-like columns around a central trunk. At the base, a small dark shrine opening sits among the roots, with a low stone platform and reddish earth in the foreground. On the right, a metal railing and a few figures in orange and yellow clothing stand near the tree, and a faint small figure is visible at the left base. The tree is the main subject, set in an outdoor sacred grove.2015-08-23September 09 20132013-09-09A large old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and hanging prop roots fills the right side of an outdoor courtyard of reddish-brown earth. A lone standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange shawl, with a bare upper body, stands on a dark stone slab at the left, hands folded in front of the chest in a prayer gesture. Small stone platforms with raised edges surround the tree trunks, and a low tree-trunk stump with white offerings sits at the base. Trees and sky fill the background. The figure's face and hair are not clearly visible, so their identity cannot be determined.2011-09-02A large old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the scene in an outdoor setting with dirt ground and low stone steps. A single standing man in a red dhoti-style garment with gold borders and a red shawl stands barefoot at the base, hands joined at his chest in prayer, eyes upturned, with a tilak on his forehead. a person cues are not clearly established by distinctive adornments here, so the candidate is uncertain. A small blue sign is placed near the base of the tree.2011-09-10June 28 20132013-06-28August 13 20142014-08-13June 15 20132013-06-15July 07 20132013-07-07