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Outdoor photograph beneath a large, spreading banyan tree whose thick horizontal limb runs across the frame, with many hanging aerial roots and dangling dry vines. Below lie grey rock boulders on reddish-brown earth, a small concrete plinth, and a thin white pole. Green lawn, lush foliage and a pale wall or open sky are visible in the background. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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Close photograph of a banyan tree at the Banyan Tree Bidadi site. Thick grey branches and trunks dominate the frame, and several reddish-brown aerial roots hang down in clusters, some dried and dark, others pale golden-tan at the tips. Green leaves sit at the top edge. Behind the tree, out of focus, are a teal-green fence or wall, a white building wall and a low reddish-brown boundary edge. No people are visible.2010-07-15A close photograph of a large banyan tree trunk and branches at the Bidadi ashram. A thick grey bark limb curves diagonally across the upper left, with green glossy leaves above it. Hanging aerial roots, reddish-brown and thin, drop down through the centre and right side toward the reddish-brown soil below. Behind the trunk a white wall and a green panel are visible, with a curved white edging stone at the lower left. No people are present.2010-07-15A photograph of a large banyan tree with a thick, sprawling trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging down from its spreading branches. Dense green leaves fill the upper canopy. A curving grey limb extends across the right side of the frame. Reddish-brown earth lies at the base, with black irrigation hose running along the ground and a small concrete structure at the left edge. No people are visible.2009-09-05December 15 20092009-12-15August 23 20152015-08-23A large banyan tree with massive grey, lichen-spotted horizontal limbs running across the frame and many hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. Several thick trunks and prop roots form a dense cluster beneath the canopy, with a low pale concrete curb encircling the base. No people are visible; the scene shows only the tree, its roots and green foliage in the background.2010-07-15July 26 20132013-07-26A large old banyan tree dominates the scene, with a massive trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging and wrapping around the trunk and branches. A raised circular stone platform with a low wall surrounds the base of the tree, and red-brown earth lies beneath it. A small dark stone shrine or seat sits at the base of the trunk. To the left, a wet dark stone surface and red cushions or mats are visible near the platform. A bright green leaf enters from the upper right. No people are present.2013-07-20A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling horizontal limbs and numerous hanging aerial roots descending to the ground. The trunks are grey and smooth-barked, and the roots form a dense network around them. Reddish-brown earth is visible beneath, scattered with fallen leaves, and low circular concrete platforms surround the bases of the trunks. No people are visible in the scene.2013-04-12August 23 20152015-08-23A photograph of a large banyan tree with a sprawling canopy of thick, low-reaching horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots descending to the ground. Several trunks and prop roots form a dense, pillar-like cluster on the right, while green leaves fill the upper branches against a pale sky. Bare reddish-brown earth and a low concrete edging lie beneath the tree, with a small white object and a low wall visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.2008-11-05August 24 20142014-08-24