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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick aerial roots descending from its spreading branches into the ground. Its trunks are surrounded by a low circular concrete curb set in reddish soil, with a black irrigation hose running along the base. Strings of white beads or garlands are draped between some of the aerial roots and branches. No people are visible in the scene.

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A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its many hanging aerial roots forming dense grey columns that reach down to a raised circular bed of reddish-brown soil. Broad low branches spread outward above, with green leaves filling the upper canopy. Around the base, a white-edged paved ring and white posts or rails stand among small stones and low plants. A pale boundary wall appears in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-10August 23 20152015-08-23A large banyan tree with many thick aerial prop roots hanging from wide spreading branches, forming a dense grey trunk cluster over reddish-brown earth. A low white circular curb encloses the base of the tree, and a small dark stone slab and a patterned round platform are visible at the right edge. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-10A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its dense canopy of broad green leaves spreading wide overhead. Many thick, grey aerial roots and hanging prop roots descend from the branches and form a tangled, pillar-like trunk mass. The ground beneath is bare reddish-brown soil edged by low pale concrete curbs and a thin black hose or cable. No people are visible. The scene is an outdoor grove setting with a few slender trees and foliage at the edges.2010-07-14A large old banyan tree with a dense network of pale, thick aerial roots descending from wide spreading branches to a red-earth ground. Green leaves cling to the trunk-like roots, and a strand of white beaded garland is strung between roots at the right. Thin black irrigation hoses run along the reddish soil and small stone-edged paving, with no people visible.2010-07-27A photograph of a large old banyan tree with a massive grey trunk and many hanging aerial roots dropping to the sandy ground. Thick horizontal branches arch across the frame, covered with green leaves. A low white curbed ring surrounds the base of the tree on reddish-brown earth, with a thin black hose running along the edge. No people are visible; the scene is an open outdoor tree setting.2010-07-27 +2 copiesA 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.2011-08-01June 24 20162016-06-24A 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.2011-08-01Photo 11705163 +1 copiesA large banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs reaching across a sandy clearing. Multiple aerial prop roots hang down and thicken into pillar-like trunks around the main trunk. A narrow dark stone or metal walkway runs along the bottom left edge of the ground. The sky is pale and hazy. No people are visible.2007-09-24August 29 20142014-08-29 +1 copies