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A photograph of an outdoor shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. On the right, a seated statue in dark stone wearing orange-saffron drapery sits on a raised platform surrounded by a heap of orange-red flowers and a dark rope border. Several white painted poles stand among the trees, and a low concrete ring with a small green container is on the left. Sandy ground and dappled sunlight fill the scene. No living people are visible.

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A photograph of an open dirt path shaded by a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. On the right, a raised red-painted mound or platform holds a dark statue wrapped in orange-saffron cloth, set against a tall dark arch or backdrop. Several white pillars or poles stand around the grounds, with low concrete planters and a white plastic basin on the left. No people are visible.2010-10-02A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches forms a shaded canopy over an outdoor grounds area. Beneath it stands a small shrine on a round concrete platform, with a mound of red-orange powder or pigment and a dark statue wearing an orange cloth. Thin white poles and a hanging rope are visible around the tree, and a shallow dark pool and low stone-edged planters sit on the dusty ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-30September 12 20132013-09-12November 06 20122012-11-06A photograph of an outdoor grove beneath a large spreading banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sweeping branches. Under the canopy sits a black stone deity murti on a raised platform, draped in orange cloth and set on a mound of orange-red powder, with a dark circular border. Several people in white clothing walk along a sandy path, and a woman in white stands near the centre, while other figures are scattered among the pillars and benches. The area has white pillars, low concrete seating and a swing hanging from a branch. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2010-12-16November 05 20082008-11-05 +1 copiesA large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches dominates an open courtyard. Below it, a white-painted circular platform surrounds the trunk, and a dark stone slab sits on the ground. At the right, a red-painted mound holds a small deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flower chains, with a kalasha-like offering and a black-and-white patterned mat in front. Tall blue-grey pillars stand around the grove. No people are visible.2008-12-24A large banyan tree spreads its wide canopy and many aerial roots over an open shaded courtyard. At the right, a small shrine on a red-decorated base holds a deity murti draped with an orange saffron cloth and adorned with garlands. A snake-like coiled stone or offering sits at the shrine's base beside marigold flowers. Paved flat stone and sandy earth paths lead around the tree, with low curved stone borders. A person in pink clothing stands at the far right edge. No one is conspicuously in the central scene. The cloth and garlands mark a sacred tree shrine.2013-07-12Outdoor photograph of a large banyan tree with a dense canopy and many aerial prop roots hanging from its wide branches. Beneath it, a shaded sandy courtyard holds a raised red-painted mound with a seated black deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, circled by a dark ribbed border. A single person in white clothing with orange garments kneels on the ground before the mound, apparently in prostration or puja. Nearby stand a dark stone slab, low concrete platforms around the trunk, and white-painted pillars supporting the tree area, with a tree in the left foreground.2010-10-20July 04 20132013-07-04July 13 20132013-07-13A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.2012-11-06