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A large, ancient banyan tree with a broad, spreading canopy and many thick aerial roots hanging from its branches and draping down to the trunk. Bright hazy sunlight filters through green leaves. Red-brown earth and a construction area are visible at the lower right edge. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible in this outdoor tree scene.

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March 25 20082008-03-25A large banyan tree photographed from below, its thick grey trunk and many spreading limbs forming a wide canopy against a pale sky. Numerous aerial roots hang down from the branches and wrap around the trunk and lower limbs. Green leaves fill the upper canopy, and a faded purple cloth is tied to a branch at the upper left. No people are visible.2007-09-24A large banyan tree photographed close up against a pale sky. Thick grey-brown trunks and sprawling horizontal limbs spread outward, with many hanging aerial roots dropping down from the branches toward the ground. Green leaves fill the upper canopy, and a utility pole and a few distant trees appear at the right edge. No people or ritual activity are visible.2008-12-10November 03 20142014-11-03 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20122012-09-15A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a massive spreading canopy and many thick aerial prop roots hanging from its horizontal limbs and descending to the ground. The grey, smooth bark of the trunk and branches is visible, with green leaves above. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth with small stone platforms and a low paved edge. No people are visible in the scene, and no ritual activity is shown.2011-08-01A large banyan tree photographed from below, with a thick grey trunk cluster and many spreading horizontal limbs covered in dark green leaves. Numerous aerial roots hang and descend in long vertical strands from the branches to the ground. Through the canopy a pale sky is visible, and at the lower right a low pale stone boundary wall and some metal posts stand beside a red-earth clearing. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-10September 30 20122012-09-30 +2 copiesA large banyan tree dominates the frame, with a thick, multi-trunked base and many heavy, spreading horizontal limbs that arch outward across a bright sky. Numerous aerial roots hang down from the branches and descend in dense curtains around the trunks, some reaching the ground. Green leaves cluster along the branches. At the lower right, a low white boundary wall, a paved edge and a few slender young trees are visible. No people are present.2008-12-10September 05 20142014-09-05August 04 20122012-08-04May 16 20122012-05-16