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February 01 2018

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A large, ancient banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots dominates the frame, its trunk encircled by a yellow-painted circle on a paved stone floor. Small offering items sit near the base, including a shallow bowl and a tin container, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a dark opening in the trunk. Sunlight filters through green leaves.2018-02-01October 24 20102010-10-24July 30 20122012-07-30A large old banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots spreading into wide sweeping branches with green leaves. Sandy ground and a low white-edged path surround the base. Small blue signs at the bottom read DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2012-07-28March 29 20132013-03-29A large ancient banyan tree with a dense spreading canopy and many hanging aerial roots forms the centre of the scene. Its thick trunk and roots surround a small dark shrine opening at ground level, with a low white-painted stone platform, steps and a raised circular earthen base. A small blue tablet or plaque sits near the base. No people are visible; the ground is bare reddish earth and the background shows other trees and a red wall.2012-11-06September 11 20132013-09-11A large banyan tree with a wide, spreading canopy and many aerial prop roots hanging from its branches dominates the scene. Its thick trunks rise from a circular raised platform with stone steps and a small dark cavity at the base. A polished black stone slab lies in the foreground on the red earth. No people are visible; the setting appears to be an outdoor temple grounds.2012-11-06September 18 20132013-09-18A 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 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.2013-09-10A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs in an open grove. Around its trunk are circular stone platforms with steps and a low stone bench on a sandy ground, with a dark polished stone pavement in the foreground. No people are visible, and the scene is shaded by dappled sunlight through the leaves.2013-10-13