A photograph of a dry, leafy ground in a wooded area with scattered fallen leaves, small stones and sparse green saplings. Two tree trunks stand at right and left, and a long black irrigation hose runs diagonally across the lower part of the frame. A small grey squirrel sits on the ground near the centre. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a dry, leafy ground in a wooded area with scattered fallen leaves, small stones and sparse green saplings. Two tree trunks stand at right and left, and a long black irrigation hose runs diagonally across the lower part of the frame. A small grey squirrel sits on the ground near the centre. No people are visible.

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A dry, shaded patch of ground in a wooded area with scattered small stones, dead leaves and bare soil. A thin black irrigation hose runs diagonally across the lower half, beside young green seedlings and the trunks of slender trees on the right. No people, deities or ceremonial objects are visible in the scene.

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A 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.

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A small brown-and-white spotted owl perches in a hollow of a large, gnarled banyan tree trunk, partly hidden by thin branches in the foreground. Its feathers are mottled grey and cream with dark streaks, and its head is turned down and tucked toward its body. The bark is rough and dark, with a cut or broken knot beside the owl, and bright patches of sunlight fall on the lower wood. No people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of a large, weathered banyan tree trunk with deep bark furrows and a dark hollow cavity. A small speckled brown and white bird perches partly inside the hollow, its head turned away. Thin vertical branches cross the foreground, and green leaves appear at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a small spotted owl perched in a hollow of a large banyan tree trunk. The owl has a mottled brown and white speckled plumage and is turned slightly away from the camera, partly hidden in the dark opening of the bark. Thin tree branches frame the left and right of the image, and green foliage is blurred in the lower left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a small owl perched in a hollow within a large banyan-type tree trunk. The owl has a pale, mottled face and round eyes and sits in the dark cavity between thick, grey-brown bark and slender pale branches. Leaves are visible at the left edge, and the background is dim with shaded foliage. No people are visible.

A photograph of a small owl perched in a dark hollow of a large banyan tree trunk, its feathers mottled grey and brown and its eyes closed as it rests. Thin pale branches frame the foreground, and the bark is rough and gnarled around the opening. No people are visible in the scene.

A small spotted owl sits in a hollow in the trunk of a large banyan tree, facing the camera with its grey-brown speckled plumage visible. Thick grey branches frame the foreground and the weathered, knotted bark surrounds the dark cavity. Blurred green foliage appears at the lower left. No people are visible.