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A photograph of a large banyan tree in an open outdoor grounds with a dirt floor and low concrete planters. Many aerial roots hang from wide spreading branches, several wrapped with red and yellow garlands. At the right edge a black stone deity murti with a red garland and an orange cloth stands beside a red-painted stone shrine. A dark polished stone slab lies on the ground at left. No people are visible.

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September 27 20132013-09-27A large banyan tree dominates the scene, with a thick trunk, sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial roots hanging down to the ground. A garland of red, yellow and green flowers is wrapped around the trunk at its base. Around the tree are circular stone platforms and a low stepped stone base, with a flat paved surface in the foreground under dappled sunlight. No people are visible.2011-07-26A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its spreading horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots forming a dense canopy over a dirt-and-paved ground enclosed by low concrete platforms. In the lower right, a seated statue in saffron-orange cloth with a dark stone base and a red stone pedestal stands near thin metal poles. The statue wears a garland and appears to hold a staff or rod. No living people are visible in the scene.2010-08-08A large banyan tree dominates the scene, its wide spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a sandy, swept ground. Beneath its branches stands a small black stone statue wrapped in orange cloth, set on a raised red-painted base near the right edge. Tall white poles and low concrete platforms surround the tree, and a few benches sit in the shade. No people are visible. The setting resembles an ashram grounds area around a sacred tree.2010-08-08October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20132013-09-20A 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.2013-09-27July 07 20132013-07-07A large banyan tree dominates the left of the frame, its thick trunks and many hanging aerial roots spreading across the ground. Its heavy horizontal limb stretches across the centre. Beneath the branches stands a small open-sided shrine with white pillars and a dark deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers, set on a red-brown raised base. In front lies a polished dark stone platform, with white-edged curved borders and sandy paths around. Two tall grey poles stand on the right. No people are visible.2008-12-10A large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and branches spreading over a paved, cleared courtyard. Beneath its canopy stands a small raised platform with a dark stone base and a statue draped in a green cloth, set on a mound covered with red flower petals. Low stone benches and a few wooden posts surround the area, and no people are visible.2013-06-09A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many aerial roots spreading into wide, low-hanging branches with green leaves. Beneath the canopy at right stands a small white open pavilion sheltering a dark stone deity murti or shivalinga-like form decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, set on a red painted base. A tall metal pole and light fixture rise nearby, and a white-walled compound edge and sandy ground surround the tree. No people are visible.2008-12-10December 07 20132013-12-07