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May 03 2013

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May 03 20132013-05-03May 19 20132013-05-19Outdoor photo of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots spreading over a raised circular stone platform at its base. A small seated figure in yellow clothing sits on a dark stone shrine or pedestal at the right edge, beside red-painted ground. Woven mats and a small white container lie on the platform, and a black snake-like carved form rests at the lower right. No people are clearly standing in the scene.2013-02-22 +1 copiesMay 13 20132013-05-13A large, ancient banyan tree dominates an outdoor temple grove with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots. Beneath it sits a dark stone platform and low circular stone planters. On the right, a red-painted rock shrine holds a snake-like black form and a tall orange cloth draped over a pillar. A paved concrete path with stepping stones leads through reddish-brown earth. No people are visible.2013-07-16June 29 20132013-06-29January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunks around a raised circular stone platform. A woman in a teal blue sari stands at right beside a dark stone deity murti draped in blue cloth, with red kumkum-covered stone base and a black serpent sculpture at its foot. At left a seated person in red clothing sits on a tiled platform near a green container and small offerings. Stone benches and a lamp-like object are on the platform; the scene is shaded and calm.2013-04-10Outdoor shrine area under large banyan trees with aerial roots. A dark stone Shiva lingam or deity murti stands at right, draped in a green cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, set on a base heaped with red flowers. A low white-washed wall runs across the middle, with a folded red-and-white patterned cloth on it. A bamboo mat walkway with blue edging leads across the dirt ground, and pink-and-white cloths lie on the ground. No people are visible.2013-01-26November 06 20122012-11-06A large old banyan tree spreads wide, aerial roots hanging from its heavy branches over a sandy courtyard. At the right, a carved white stone niche with a blue cloth backdrop holds a dark stone murti draped in orange cloth, with red flower offerings and garlands below it. Small red-and-white rangoli-style mats lie on the ground near the trunk, and a dark stone platform sits in the foreground. No people are visible.2013-04-12A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots forms the centre of the scene, its trunks surrounded by a low circular cream-coloured stone platform. Red and patterned mats lie on the reddish earth around the base, and a dark granite slab with a small wooden bench stands at the left edge. A potted sapling in a white pot is in the foreground. No people are visible, and the setting appears to be an outdoor shrine or sacred tree area.2013-05-18