Overhead photograph of exposed, pale grey-brown tree roots spreading across bare reddish-brown soil with scattered small stones. Green weeds and grass sprout between the roots, and a patch of dry leaves lies at the upper left. No people, deity, or ritual items are visible; the frame shows only the root system of a tree. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead photograph of exposed, pale grey-brown tree roots spreading across bare reddish-brown soil with scattered small stones. Green weeds and grass sprout between the roots, and a patch of dry leaves lies at the upper left. No people, deity, or ritual items are visible; the frame shows only the root system of a tree.

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