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A photograph taken low to the ground of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and spreading branches, its dense green canopy overhead. Reddish-brown gravel covers the foreground. Near the trunk stand a small turquoise-blue shrine or niche, a concrete platform, and a few scattered stones. No people are visible in the scene.

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A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates a dusty reddish-brown ground, its thick trunk and many aerial roots spreading wide with dense green foliage overhead. A blue-painted shrine or niche stands at the left edge beside a pale pillar, and a low pale stone platform sits to the right near orange-painted walls. No people are visible in the scene.2013-04-12April 12 20132013-04-12August 23 20152015-08-23A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick horizontal limbs spreading wide over a reddish-brown earthen ground. Numerous aerial prop roots hang down from the branches, some reaching the ground and forming additional trunks. Circular white-painted platforms with low walls surround the trunk bases, and a few small wooden and stone structures sit beneath the canopy. A rough stone outcrop lies in the foreground, and a red-and-white painted structure appears at the left edge. No people are visible.2012-10-24April 12 20132013-04-12A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches forms a shaded canopy over an outdoor grounds area. Beneath it stands a small shrine on a round concrete platform, with a mound of red-orange powder or pigment and a dark statue wearing an orange cloth. Thin white poles and a hanging rope are visible around the tree, and a shallow dark pool and low stone-edged planters sit on the dusty ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-30April 26 20132013-04-26A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.2012-11-06August 12 20142014-08-12A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, its spreading branches and dangling aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a red earthen ground. Beneath the tree's trunk, a shrine niche with a red cloth backdrop and a small deity murti sits to the right, enclosed by metal railings. No people are visible in the frame.2014-09-28July 04 20132013-07-04A large, old banyan tree with a thick trunk, many aerial prop roots and spreading branches forms a shaded outdoor sacred grove. Beneath it are low stone platforms and a dark polished slab with red cloth. At right, a shrine features a small deity murti in a niche framed by a silver arch and teal drapery, set on a red-painted mound encircled by a black serpent form. Woven mats lie on the sandy ground. No people are visible.2013-04-09