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December 24 2007

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January 01 20202020-01-01A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey trunks. At the base of the trunk is a small dark hollow shrine niche, decorated with a garland of white flowers with yellow and red marigold accents hanging across it. Scattered petals and a colourful floral kolam or rangoli design lie on the sandy ground before the niche. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.December 17 20092009-12-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks forming a shadowed hollow at its base. A white and yellow marigold garland with red accents hangs across the opening, and scattered flower petals lie on the sandy ground below. A colourful floral kolam rangoli design with red, white and yellow elements is drawn at the foot of the tree. No people are visible.A large old banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots forms a cave-like hollow at its base. A dark cave opening sits between the trunk roots, with a strand of yellow, white, pink and purple flower garlands draped across the trunk above it. A small brown clay oil lamp sits on the paved stone path in front, beside a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2018-01-14August 07 20182018-08-07A photograph of a banyan tree with a large tangle of grey aerial roots and trunk forming a dark cave-like opening at its base. Two long garlands of marigolds, purple and magenta flowers strung together are draped across the roots above the opening. Small white stone blocks sit at the base, and no people are visible.2010-02-12A large banyan tree with thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame. Its trunks and branches are draped with long garlands of yellow marigolds and pink and white flowers, with small green leaf-shaped tags hanging from the strings. A raised white stone platform with a low wall sits at the base, and red and white flower petals are scattered on the ground. A brass bell or lamp rests on the platform edge at right. No people are visible; the setting appears to be an outdoor sacred tree decorated for a ritual.2009-07-07Photograph of a large banyan tree with dense, tangled aerial roots and thick trunks forming a dark arched opening at the centre. A small stone shrine block at the left base is marked with vertical bands of red and yellow pigment and has white flower petals or garland pieces placed on it. Dry yellow leaves are scattered over the sandy ground at the entrance. No people are visible. The setting is an outdoor sacred tree shrine.A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey trunks dominates the frame. At its base sits a dark hollow shrine opening decorated with a white and yellow flower garland with red tassels hanging across the entrance, and a small coloured rangoli kolam pattern in red, pink and white lies on the bare earth below. No people are visible in the scene.March 25 20052005-03-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a large old banyan tree with thick grey trunks and many tangled aerial roots forming a dark hollow at its base. A small shrine-like recess sits beneath the roots on bare dry earth, with red and pink flower garlands and petals placed at its entrance and faint yellow marks on nearby roots. No people are visible.