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A large, ancient banyan tree photographed from ground level, its thick grey trunks and many aerial prop roots spreading outward and downward into a dense canopy of broad green leaves. No people are visible; a small thin wire runs across lower branches and red-brown soil and low green shrubs appear at the base. The sky is pale through gaps in the foliage.

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June 09 20132013-06-09Looking upward through the wide, spreading branches of a large old banyan tree with grey, buttressed trunk and many aerial roots hanging down. Green leaves fill the canopy, and a small blue-and-white cloth or flag is tied to a branch at upper left. No people are visible in the scene.2013-01-01A photograph of a massive old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading grey branches and green leaves. Many aerial roots hang down and wrap around a thick trunk, and a small stone platform or shrine base sits at the foot of the tree on bare earth. A small purple round sign is visible on the upper left branches. No people are visible in the scene.2011-07-30A large, ancient banyan tree with a massive grey trunk, many thick arching branches and numerous hanging aerial prop roots dominates the frame. Green leaves fill the canopy overhead, and a sunlit grassy temple grounds area with low stone platforms and bare earth lies beyond. No people or a person are visible in this outdoor view of the temple grounds.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick trunk split into many pillar-like aerial roots that drop to the ground and hang from broad, spreading limbs covered in dense green leaves. A circular stone platform or raised base surrounds the trunk base, with a small white railing and paved ground beneath. Bright daylight filters through the canopy. No people are visible in the scene. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner, and a copyright notice is at the lower right.2010-09-02November 03 20142014-11-03 +2 copiesA large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its spreading horizontal branches covered in dense green leaves and hanging aerial roots that descend in thick, braided strands to the ground. Thin wires and cables are strung through the canopy. Stone steps and a low platform sit at the base of the tree on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2016-06-15A large banyan tree with a dense canopy of dark green leaves and spreading grey branches fills the frame. Many aerial prop roots hang down and merge into a thick trunk cluster. Below, a low white stone platform surrounds the base, with metal support poles propping the branches. A small red and white sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE near the lower centre, and a strand of red and yellow ritual cloth is tied to a branch. No people are visible.2010-07-15September 19 20132013-09-19Looking upward through a large banyan tree with thick, gnarled trunks and many aerial roots descending in tangled columns. Green leaves fill the canopy against a pale sky. No people or ritual activity are visible. A faint circular purple logo appears at the upper right.2014-08-24A large, ancient banyan tree photographed from below, its wide spreading limbs and dense green canopy filling the frame. Many aerial prop roots hang down and thicken into pillar-like trunks around the central trunk. Thin wires or cables run diagonally through the branches, and a small lamp post stands at the left edge. Bare red-brown earth and a low stone or concrete wall lie at the base, with greenery beyond.2014-08-14A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many spreading limbs covered with green leaves. Numerous aerial roots hang down in dense curtains and descend to the ground around the trunk. Thin wires or cords stretch between branches and posts at the edges. A patch of orange fabric appears at the far right edge, and a reddish wall and green grass lie at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2014-09-04