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A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick buttress trunks dominates the frame. Several people in white ritual clothing stand at its base among the roots: two men in white dhoti and shirt with shaved or close-cropped heads, and a woman in a white top with a backpack and yellow pants who is taking a photograph. To the right, a figure in orange robes stands near a white arch with a photographer, and a woman in white stands beside a tray of orange-red offerings. Reddish earth lies at the tree's base.

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A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its grey, sinewy trunks and many aerial prop roots forming a dense tangle that spreads across the photograph. Green leaves filter sunlight at the top, and the reddish-brown soil of the ground is visible below. No people are present, and no ritual activity, deity, or a person appearance is visible in this scene.2013-07-05 +1 copiesA large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the scene, its trunks rising from a circular raised earthen platform. Several men stand near the base; a man in a white shirt walks past the foreground at right, while a group in white shirts, dhotis and a dark-shirted man stand together at left near a red-covered offering on a mat. The setting is outdoors in a shaded grove with a metal pole and cables. No one present is identified as a person.2009-09-05June 27 20132013-06-27 +1 copiesA large, mature banyan tree with a thick cluster of grey trunks and many aerial prop roots hanging and merging into the main trunk. Broad green leaves fill the canopy overhead. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth, with a low white curbed border around the base and a small dark opening at the trunk base. No people are visible. Rubble and a red wall appear faintly in the background.2013-06-28June 24 20132013-06-24 +1 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many aerial prop roots descending in dense columns to the reddish soil. Wide horizontal limbs spread across the upper frame beneath a canopy of green leaves. A thin green wire runs across the lower branches. No people or ritual activity are visible, and the setting appears to be an outdoor grove or temple grounds.2013-06-28July 08 20102010-07-08A large banyan tree with dense green leaves, many thick spreading branches and numerous hanging aerial roots forms the main subject, filling most of the frame. Beneath and around it, a few people stand on sandy ground: a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left near the trunk, and several figures in white and orange clothing stand toward the lower right, some with their backs to the camera. A small orange-clad figure and light-coloured clothing appear near the right edge.2016-09-18A large old banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and spreading horizontal limbs supporting dense green foliage and numerous hanging aerial roots that descend toward the ground. Sandy red soil and a low stone or concrete border sit at the base, with other trees and a reddish boundary wall visible in the background. No people are present in the scene.2013-09-25Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered around a massive banyan tree with many aerial prop roots and hanging vines. Most attendees wear white clothing, including white shirts, kurtas and saris, while a few wear red or floral garments. Several people with shaved heads and white attire stand near the center, and on the right two figures in orange-saffron robes stand among the crowd, one with orange cloth draped over the shoulders, possibly part of a procession. Many people have hands folded in prayer or are looking toward the tree. The setting is a green, leafy grove.2009-06-17A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs and dense green canopy arching overhead. Numerous aerial roots hang down and merge into thick trunk-like columns around a central trunk. At the base, a small dark shrine opening sits among the roots, with a low stone platform and reddish earth in the foreground. On the right, a metal railing and a few figures in orange and yellow clothing stand near the tree, and a faint small figure is visible at the left base. The tree is the main subject, set in an outdoor sacred grove.2015-08-23Outdoor photo beneath a huge old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. A man in a rust-red and orange dhoti-style garment with a long yellow-orange beaded necklace walks across sandy ground toward the viewer, shielded by a multicoloured canopy umbrella held by an attendant. Behind him, a woman in white garments and several people in white and orange robes stand near a low white railing and a metal barrier on the left.2016-08-02