A photograph of a large banyan tree in an open outdoor grounds setting. Thick hanging aerial roots and trunks dominate the frame, with dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy onto reddish-brown earth. A curved low stone bench or ledge with worn edges runs along the left, and white metal poles stand in the background beside a low concrete wall. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a large banyan tree in an open outdoor grounds setting. Thick hanging aerial roots and trunks dominate the frame, with dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy onto reddish-brown earth. A curved low stone bench or ledge with worn edges runs along the left, and white metal poles stand in the background beside a low concrete wall. No people are visible.

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