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April 12 2013

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An outdoor shrine set around a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick trunks. At its base is a dark cave-like opening within the trunk where a small lamp glows. A circular raised stone platform surrounds the tree, with steps on the sides, and scattered yellow flower petals lie on the sandy ground. A small granite-topped stone seat or altar with yellow petals sits in the foreground, and dark stone slabs lie along the bottom edge. A red-painted wall and green foliage are visible behind. No people are present.2013-09-07March 29 20132013-03-29September 11 20132013-09-11A large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and thick trunks surrounds a small dark cave-like opening at its base. A round raised stone platform with curved low walls encircles the tree base on reddish-brown earth. A small oil lamp flame glows inside the dark opening. Two dark granite slabs lie on the ground at the front, and a small grey stone block sits near the entrance. A red-painted root and a reddish mark appear on the trunk. No people are visible.2013-09-10October 13 20132013-10-13A large ancient banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs dominates the photo. Its trunk is surrounded by a circular raised stone platform with steps and a small dark shrine opening at the base. Green foliage and a red boundary wall appear in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-20A large banyan tree with thick, tangled aerial roots and a massive grey trunk stands over a small shrine opening at its base. A small oil lamp flame glows inside the dark cavity between two raised stone platforms. In front, a plain grey stone bench sits on sandy ground, and a slab of dark paved stone lies in the foreground. No people are visible. A blue cloth is tied to a branch at the upper left.2013-09-10A photograph of a large banyan tree whose thick, tangled aerial roots and trunk form a dark hollow or shrine-like opening at the base. A small brass oil lamp sits on a white-painted ledge at the right, and a faint white chalk design marks the left ledge. Red and orange pigment stains the earth at the base. No people are visible.2012-04-05A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, twisting aerial roots and trunks forming a dense, intertwined mass. Between the roots at the base is a small dark opening where a small brass or gold-coloured object. Sandy, reddish earth lies at the foot of the tree, lit by warm late-day sunlight. No people are visible. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner and a copyright line in the lower right.2005-03-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a massive old banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches. At the base of the trunk sits a small black stone platform or shrine with a few offerings, and yellow flowers lie scattered on the reddish-brown earth. A metal water pipe runs across the ground, and a low stone border and a metal railing surround the tree. No people are visible.2014-10-13A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with a dark cave-like opening formed between its thick, tangled aerial roots. Many roots are wrapped and interlaced around each other, and several show small red and yellow marks of pigment. Dry, sandy earth lies at the base, with a few fallen leaves on the ground inside the opening. No people are visible, and no figure appears in the image.2007-05-04A large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and a thick trunk stands in an outdoor grove. At its base sits a dark stone lingam shrine set into a low raised circular platform with steps. Paved dark stone slabs lie in the foreground, and bare earth and green trees surround the site. No people are visible.2013-09-13