Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree whose heavy, twisting branches form a dense canopy overhead. In the lower left foreground stands a dark stone statue. Behind it rises an ornate silver-coloured arched gateway with carved floral and scroll patterns. The ground is bare earth with some debris, and a red-orange building wall is faintly visible at the right. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree whose heavy, twisting branches form a dense canopy overhead. In the lower left foreground stands a dark stone statue. Behind it rises an ornate silver-coloured arched gateway with carved floral and scroll patterns. The ground is bare earth with some debris, and a red-orange building wall is faintly visible at the right. No people are visible.

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