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Close view of the textured grey trunk of a large tree, with a wide buttress rising on the left, a dark knot and lichen patches on the bark, and a bare thin twig extending across the frame. Behind it, a dense canopy of green leaves is lit by scattered sunlight, creating small bright patches. No people or ritual activity is visible.

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September 05 20092009-09-05May 30 20132013-05-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with thick, smooth grey trunks and aerial roots spreading through its branches. Partly hidden in a dark hollow of the trunk near the centre sits a small, streaked brown and white owlet or owl-like bird, looking out. Green leaves fill the upper left, with bright sky showing between branches. No people are visible in the scene.2010-02-09Close photograph of a large grey-barked banyan tree limb with a cut stub sprouting a cluster of fresh green leaves. Thin aerial roots hang beside the branch and leafy foliage fills the background. No people are visible.2010-07-15September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05Close view of a large banyan tree trunk and grey aerial roots. Several broad, heart-shaped green leaves sprout from a short cut branch stub on the left, and branches spread across the upper frame against a backdrop of dense green foliage and pale sky. No people or ritual activity are visible. The bark is smooth and grey with patches of lichen.2010-07-15Close view of a banyan tree's branches and leaves. Broad grey-brown limbs cross the frame diagonally, with clusters of glossy green oval leaves on thin twigs. Two pale grey vertical trunks rise on the right and left, and a small dark hole is visible in a lower branch. Background shows blurred green foliage and pale sky through the branches. No people are visible.2008-12-10September 05 20092009-09-05A close view of a large spreading banyan-type tree with thick grey-brown trunks and branches, several hanging aerial roots and vines, and dense dark green leaves against patches of sunlight. No people or figures are visible in the scene.2006-08-16Close-up photograph of the grey, smooth bark of a large banyan tree, with several thick aerial roots and hanging prop roots pressed together in a narrow gap between trunks. Lichen patches and small knots are visible on the bark. No people, deities or ritual objects appear in the frame.2010-07-07September 05 20092009-09-05