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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits cross-legged on a dark stone platform. To the right, a black stone deity murti is draped in blue cloth beside a red-painted offering stone. A small figure in red stands further back near the tree trunks, and a few people are partly visible near the murti. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto sandy ground with low stone platforms.

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June 12 20132013-06-12 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20142014-09-01A large, ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an outdoor temple grounds. Beneath it, a raised circular stone platform surrounds the trunk, with a dark polished stone slab nearby. On the right, a black stone deity murti is draped in orange and green cloth, positioned beside a red-painted shrine base with a small black stone ring. No people are visible.2013-09-27A large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots dominates a courtyard. Around its base, a circular stone platform surrounds the trunk, and a small figure in white clothing stands near the trunk, with another white-clad person further back. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity is draped in orange and yellow cloth and rests on a raised orange-coloured platform inside a black-edged circular enclosure. Several white metal poles and a rope hang from the branches.2010-08-08A large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick branches and hanging aerial roots dominates the scene under dense green foliage. At the base on the right, a dark stone figure of a seated sage wears an orange-saffron cloth and has a garland of yellow and orange flowers draped across it, set beside a red-framed arched niche. A pile of orange-red powder. A standing white-clad figure stands near the trunk on the left side, and small concrete platforms surround the tree. The image appears to show an outdoor shrine at the foot of a banyan tree.2010-08-08A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling branches forming a canopy over a red-earth ground enclosed by a low stone platform. Several people in white clothing sit or stand around the tree: one seated figure in white with a shaved head is on the right on a stone ledge, another seated in white is at left, and a standing woman in white clothing stands near the trunk. White cylindrical pillars surround the tree.2010-11-12August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA large banyan tree dominates an outdoor grounds scene, its wide spreading branches and dangling aerial roots forming a dense green canopy. Several white-painted pillars stand around the trunk, with circular raised stone platforms at its base. On the left, a small shrine holds a deity murti beside a mound of red kumkum powder, and a few women in blue and white saris stand nearby.2009-09-07A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with many spreading aerial roots and branches overhead. A woman in a white sari stands at the base of the trunk, while a second person in orange-red clothing sits on a stone platform at the left edge. At right, a stone-arched niche holds a dark statue of a seated figure in blue, draped with a garland of red and yellow flowers, set on a pedestal with a surrounding bed of red flowers. Dirt paths and low stone platforms surround the tree.2012-10-22June 18 20132013-06-18October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA large banyan tree with a wide, spreading canopy and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame, its trunk supported by raised stone platforms. At the lower left a small figure in a yellow top stands near the base of the tree. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure wrapped in blue cloth sits on a dark pedestal set on an orange base, beside a tall white post. A purple cloth hangs from a branch at the upper left. The setting appears to be an open outdoor shrine area.2011-08-04