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A large, spreading banyan tree with dense green foliage and many aerial prop roots dominates the scene. Beneath its canopy stands a raised stone platform with a dark statue and red flower offerings piled at its base. A woman in an orange sari stands near the platform, and a green cloth hangs down beside it. Five people in deep red garments stand around the base of the tree and platform, some with hands joined. Sandy ground and low stone walls surround the area under the open sky.

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A large ancient banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dense green canopy dominates an outdoor temple grounds. At its base a raised platform holds a figure in a saffron-orange robe standing beside a deity or sacred structure, with a green cloth draped on a pole nearby. Several people in maroon-red robes gather around a red-draped altar piled with red flowers and offerings, while low stone walls and a paved path surround the tree. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual or puja at the sacred tree.2013-06-20June 14 20132013-06-14A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick branches and hanging aerial roots spreading wide over a paved ground. At the lower right, a small shrine or deity murti stands on a raised red-flower-covered platform, with a green cloth draped down from a pole beside it. Two people in red and maroon clothing stand at the shrine, one reaching up toward the top of the murti, possibly making an offering or performing a puja.2013-06-28September 07 20092009-09-07A large, dense banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and many hanging branches fills most of the frame, its dark trunk and thick canopy of green leaves shading the ground beneath. A thin rope hangs down from the upper branches. At the lower right edge, near the base of the tree, a few figures are visible: one wears orange-red robes and another wears white, seated or standing among the trunks. Red earth shows at the base, and a building wall and small structures appear at the right edge near a shrine-like area.2017-07-06Outdoor scene beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. In the foreground, a person in a deep red-maroon robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a beaded necklace. Around the tree's base, a white-walled low platform surrounds the trunk. To the left, several men in white dhotis and orange/saffron shawls stand near a metal railing, and a colourful canopy structure with yellow and red tones is visible. Stone boulders lie at the lower right. Nearby visible people appear to be attendants in white and saffron garments.2016-08-02June 08 20132013-06-08Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04October 25 20062006-10-25June 25 20132013-06-25A large, old banyan tree with a dense canopy of green leaves and thick aerial roots spreads across a paved, reddish-brown courtyard. Beneath the trunk, two small figures in orange clothing stand near the base, and to the right stand painted deity statues, one in orange and gold robes beside a dark-blue figure. A hanging rope descends from the branches. The scene is an outdoor shrine area with a red boundary wall behind. The two figures are visibly small and distant, so their identity is uncertain.2017-07-16June 28 20132013-06-28