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A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading horizontal limbs and numerous aerial prop roots hanging down and thickening into trunks. Its base is ringed by low circular concrete platforms with raised rims and bare reddish-brown earth. Yellow and pink marigold and flower garlands are draped around the trunk, with green leaf strands strung between them. A small brass lamp and a few flower offerings sit at the base. No people are visible.

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April 06 20122012-04-06 +1 copiesJuly 05 20202020-07-05September 07 20142014-09-07A large old banyan tree dominates the photograph, its wide spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy of green leaves. Thick trunks and prop roots rise from low white-rimmed circular platforms set in red earth. Strands of marigold garlands hang from a metal post at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-07-14A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots that reach down to the ground around a raised platform. Several small brass or gold kalasha-like pots sit at the base of the trunk on a white-edged stone ledge over reddish earth. A thin rope or wire is strung between the trunks. No people are visible. The setting appears to be a sacred tree shrine in an outdoor compound.2016-08-12August 02 20132013-08-02June 12 20132013-06-12August 03 20132013-08-03A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, with a thick central trunk surrounded by many hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches spreading widely across the scene. A circular raised platform of packed earth and a low stone border sits at the base of the trunk. At the far right edge, a small shrine with a red interior and an arched white frame holds a deity murti, with orange and yellow cloth draped nearby. No people are visible in the image. Green foliage fills the upper area against a pale sky.2014-09-04June 20 20132013-06-20A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many aerial prop roots forming a dense, tangled cluster. Long, hanging roots descend from wide spreading branches, and green leaves fill the canopy overhead. A small concrete platform and a steel railing sit at the lower left, with a few ground-level stones and a hanging blue object visible near the upper left. No people or deity forms are visible.2014-08-19A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming dense columns. A low white-walled circular platform surrounds the base of the tree on reddish earth. At the lower right, a small wooden stool holds two metal dishes and a white cloth. No people are visible in the scene.2008-11-05