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A large banyan tree with thick, smooth grey trunks and many aerial prop roots hanging down in curtains. Broad horizontal limbs spread across the frame beneath a dense canopy of green leaves, with sunlight breaking through in places. A small piece of red garland or cloth is visible at the lower left edge. No people are present.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with thick, low-spreading grey limbs crossing diagonally across the frame. Many aerial roots hang down in long dangling strands on the right and in a dense curtain on the left, and green leaves filter sunlight through the canopy. No people are visible in the scene.2010-10-05A photograph looking up into a large, mature banyan tree with thick, spreading grey-brown limbs and many aerial prop roots hanging and descending from the branches. Dense green leaves fill the canopy against a pale overcast sky. No people, statues or ritual objects are visible; the scene is a natural tree landscape.2013-12-07A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with many thick grey aerial prop roots hanging and descending from wide spreading branches. Dense green leaves filter sunlight through the canopy. At the lower left, a garland of marigold-yellow and red flowers with a purple and green thread is tied around a root. Reddish-brown earth lies at the base, with a white structure partly visible at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-10-05A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its spreading horizontal branches covered in dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots that descend in thick, braided strands to the ground. Thin wires and cables are strung through the canopy. Stone steps and a low platform sit at the base of the tree on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2016-06-15Looking upward through a large old banyan tree with thick grey trunks and branches that spread outward, many hanging aerial roots dangling down and fine vines and green leaves clustered among them. Bright sky shows through the canopy. No people are visible in the scene.2016-08-18July 02 20042004-07-02Looking upward through a dense banyan tree, its thick grey trunks and branches split into many hanging and twisting aerial roots that descend around the trunks. Green leaves fill the canopy overhead, with a small purple flower visible at upper left. No people, deity or ritual objects are visible in this view of the tree.2010-08-09A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a broad canopy of green leaves and many spreading grey branches. Numerous aerial roots hang down and thicken into pillar-like supports around the trunk, and the ground beneath is bare red earth with a concrete step or pathway at lower left. No people are visible.2011-08-01A large banyan tree photographed from below, its thick grey trunk and many spreading limbs forming a wide canopy against a pale sky. Numerous aerial roots hang down from the branches and wrap around the trunk and lower limbs. Green leaves fill the upper canopy, and a faded purple cloth is tied to a branch at the upper left. No people are visible.2007-09-24A photograph of a massive old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading grey branches and green leaves. Many aerial roots hang down and wrap around a thick trunk, and a small stone platform or shrine base sits at the foot of the tree on bare earth. A small purple round sign is visible on the upper left branches. No people are visible in the scene.2011-07-30June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of a large banyan tree with a thick, grey, many-trunked form and numerous aerial prop roots hanging from wide spreading branches. Two colourful flower garlands in red, yellow, green and purple hang from the trunk near the base. Green leaves fill the canopy above. No people are visible.2010-10-05