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September 27 2013

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A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a massive, buttressed trunk and sprawling aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches that form a dense canopy. Sunlight filters through the leaves. Beneath the tree, a circular stone platform surrounds the trunk. At the lower right, a black stone deity murti or lingam is draped in an orange cloth and a green sash, with red offerings at its base. No people are visible in the scene.2013-09-27A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates an outdoor grove, its wide spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a sandy earthen ground. Around the trunk are circular raised stone platforms and a flat dark stone slab. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped base is decorated with a yellow cloth and an orange and white flag hangs beside it. No people are visible.2013-09-11November 06 20122012-11-06A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.2012-11-06November 12 20102010-11-12An outdoor photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches forming a shaded canopy. At the base of the tree stand a whitewashed circular platform and a low concrete step. On the right, a dark stone deity murti or shrine is draped in a red cloth and set on a red-painted base with a red garland, beside a tall dark stone pillar. The ground is bare earth with a paved path. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-14July 06 20132013-07-06A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates an outdoor ashram grounds, its aerial roots and wide canopy casting deep shade over reddish-brown earth. Beneath its branches a circular raised platform and a small seated figure in white clothing sit near a red-draped mat, with a few other white-clad people faintly visible at the edges. Tall white poles stand among the trunk supports, and late light filters through the leaves.2010-11-12April 26 20132013-04-26August 02 20132013-08-02June 08 20132013-06-08April 26 20132013-04-26