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December 07 2013

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November 28 20182018-11-28August 04 20122012-08-04A large old banyan tree with many thick grey aerial roots and hanging prop roots wrapping around a massive trunk. Between two buttressed roots at the base sits a dark recess with a small flickering oil lamp. Dry leaves lie on the reddish earth, with sunlight filtering through the canopy at upper left. No people are visible.2013-12-07November 25 20182018-11-25A photograph looking up at a large banyan tree with thick, grey, sinuous trunks and many long aerial roots hanging and twisting downward through the frame. Dense green leaves and bright sky are visible through the canopy. At the lower right, a stone platform edge and a small warm light glow in a dark recess among the roots. No people are visible.2013-12-07A large, ancient banyan tree with a thick, grey trunk and many spreading limbs dense with green leaves. Numerous aerial roots hang down and merge into thick prop-root columns around the trunk, and the ground beneath is bare reddish earth edged by concrete steps. Near the base at lower centre, a small blue sign reads 'DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE', and a dark cave opening is visible beneath the roots. No people are visible in the scene.2011-08-01Photo 11680146A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a massive spreading canopy and many thick aerial prop roots hanging from its horizontal limbs and descending to the ground. The grey, smooth bark of the trunk and branches is visible, with green leaves above. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth with small stone platforms and a low paved edge. No people are visible in the scene, and no ritual activity is shown.2011-08-01September 30 20122012-09-30 +2 copiesJune 20 20162016-06-20A large, ancient banyan tree with a broad, spreading canopy and many thick aerial roots hanging from its branches and draping down to the trunk. Bright hazy sunlight filters through green leaves. Red-brown earth and a construction area are visible at the lower right edge. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible in this outdoor tree scene.2008-03-25September 01 20182018-09-01