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A large banyan tree with many thick grey aerial roots and hanging prop roots dominates the frame. A garland of marigold-yellow, red and purple flowers with green leaves hangs from a branch-root near the trunk. The tree stands in a circular raised stone platform with white and moss-stained steps and a low black stone bench, set on red earth. A dark polished stone floor is visible in the lower foreground. No people are present.

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A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks. A multicoloured flower garland in yellow, red, purple and green hangs from the trunk beside a low circular stone platform with steps. No people are visible; a dark polished stone slab lies in the foreground.2010-10-05A photograph of a large old banyan tree with thick, sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots. A yellow, red, purple and green flower garland hangs from the trunk at right. Below, a circular raised stone platform surrounds the base of the tree, with a dark polished stone floor in the foreground and a small stone bench at right. No people are visible.2010-10-05A 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.A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading horizontal limbs and numerous aerial prop roots hanging down and thickening into trunks. Its base is ringed by low circular concrete platforms with raised rims and bare reddish-brown earth. Yellow and pink marigold and flower garlands are draped around the trunk, with green leaf strands strung between them. A small brass lamp and a few flower offerings sit at the base. No people are visible.2009-07-07A large old banyan tree dominates the frame, with thick grey trunks, many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches overhead. A yellow, purple and red flower garland is draped around one of the trunks at left. The ground is bare reddish earth edged by a low pale stone curb. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-05Outdoor photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Its trunk is draped with strings of marigold and pink flower garlands, with yellow and white blooms and green leaf festoons hanging from a wire. Beneath the tree is a low white-washed circular platform with steps, decorated with white kolam designs and a small brass lamp and a pink flower offering on its edge. A dark polished stone slab lies in the foreground. No people are visible.2009-07-07April 06 20122012-04-06 +1 copiesA large banyan tree dominates the scene, with a thick trunk, sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial roots hanging down to the ground. A garland of red, yellow and green flowers is wrapped around the trunk at its base. Around the tree are circular stone platforms and a low stepped stone base, with a flat paved surface in the foreground under dappled sunlight. No people are visible.2011-07-26A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick grey trunk, many aerial prop roots and spreading branches. Yellow and pink-white marigold and jasmine flower garlands are strung around the trunk, with green leaf festoons hanging between them. Below, a low white-washed stone platform with steps surrounds the base of the tree, with a small brass lamp and a scattering of pink flowers on the edge. White kolam rangoli designs decorate the steps and the bare earth, and a dark polished stone slab lies at the lower left. No people are visible.2009-07-07A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick, spreading grey-brown trunks and many hanging aerial roots that descend to the ground. A garland of red, yellow and purple flowers is draped around one trunk. A low, stepped white stone platform surrounds the base of the tree on reddish-brown earth, and dense green foliage forms a canopy overhead. No people are visible.2010-10-05 +1 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and hanging prop roots forms the central subject, rising from a raised white-edged circular platform on bare reddish earth. A yellow marigold garland is draped around one of the trunks, and small offerings or flower petals sit at its base. No people are visible.2008-12-24A large old banyan tree with a thick trunk, many spreading aerial roots hanging down, and dense green leaves. At the base sits a low raised stone platform on a red earth floor, bordered by a curved whitewashed kerb. A yellow, red and purple flower garland hangs on the trunk at left. No people are visible.2010-10-05