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July 16 2013

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A large banyan tree dominates the scene, with many thick aerial roots descending from its spreading branches into a raised circular bed of reddish-brown earth. The bed is edged by a low white curved wall, and sandy ground surrounds it. No people are visible; the photograph shows the tree trunk, hanging prop roots and leafy canopy in daylight, with smaller trees and a faint structure at the left edge.2008-12-10A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs and dense green canopy arching overhead. Numerous aerial roots hang down and merge into thick trunk-like columns around a central trunk. At the base, a small dark shrine opening sits among the roots, with a low stone platform and reddish earth in the foreground. On the right, a metal railing and a few figures in orange and yellow clothing stand near the tree, and a faint small figure is visible at the left base. The tree is the main subject, set in an outdoor sacred grove.2015-08-23A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick, spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunks. Green leaves fill the canopy overhead. Below, a sandy-red earth area with a set of rough stone steps leads toward the trunk, bordered by a red-and-white barrier tape. No people are visible in the scene, and no deity or ritual figure appears.2014-07-07November 18 20162016-11-18October 24 20102010-10-24A large banyan tree with a wide, spreading canopy and many thick aerial roots dropping from its horizontal branches into the trunks and ground. Several trunks form a multi-stemmed cluster around a central hollow, with a dark opening at the base. The ground beneath is bare reddish-brown earth with a low stone-edged border. Green foliage and other trees surround the clearing. No people are visible in the scene.April 26 20132013-04-26March 26 20132013-03-26April 07 20192019-04-07A large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates an open outdoor grove with reddish-brown earth. Around its trunk sit raised circular stone platforms, and in the foreground a black polished stone floor holds several red-and-white patterned mats. A small dark metal stand or seat sits on the platform, with brass vessels nearby on the ground. No people are visible.2013-07-20A large banyan tree dominates the scene, its thick aerial roots and sprawling branches spreading across a clearing. Several smaller trees grow within white-painted circular platforms filled with reddish-brown earth, and sandy paths wind between them. At the far left, a small open pavilion with a red-roofed structure stands near a figure in orange clothing beside a red-cloth area. No physical people are clearly visible beyond that small figure.2008-12-10A 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.2009-09-07