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Outdoor photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick, twisting branches and dense green leaves, its aerial roots hanging down around the trunk. At its base sits a raised mound of reddish-orange stones holding a dark stone deity murti draped with a red cloth. The ground is bare earth and dry sandy soil. No people are visible.

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2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA large, old banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many spreading, arching branches covered in dense dark-green leaves. Aerial roots hang and drape around the lower trunk. At the base, a small concrete platform with steps curves around the tree, and a blue sign reading "THE CAVE" is visible near the roots, with a string of red and white flowers tied to the trunk. Sandy ground and a low white wall lie to the right. No people are visible.2010-07-15A 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.2010-07-15A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick grey branches spreading wide over a sandy courtyard with aerial prop roots hanging down. A woman in a white sari with a coloured border stands at the base of the trunk with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated figure wearing an orange robe and a red-and-orange headpiece, draped with a yellow-orange garland, sits on a red-orange rocky pedestal. Concrete rings surround the tree bases and a small blue sign is visible near the trunk.2010-08-082003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedA large banyan tree dominates the frame, its broad canopy spreading across the top and sides, with many thick aerial roots hanging and descending from the branches to the sandy ground. Beneath the tree on the left stands a small dark shrine or murti with an orange-red cloth or shawl draped over it, set on a low raised mound of red-orange material with a border of white stones. Bright green leaves fill the branches and the open sandy ground surrounds the trunk. No people are visible.2007-04-20A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many aerial prop roots spreading outward and downward into a wide canopy of green leaves. Several hanging aerial roots drop from the branches, and the trunk base is ringed by a low circular stone or concrete border on red-brown earth. No people are visible. The photo is taken from ground level looking up through the branches, with bright sky showing between the leaves.2013-07-04 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07February 05 20142014-02-05 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24December 31 20092009-12-31A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the photograph, its wide canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots filling most of the frame. In the lower right, a black statue of a seated figure in red clothing sits on a raised red-stone base beside a green flag hanging from a pole. The ground beneath the tree is bare earth with low concrete borders and a few metal items and a coiled green hose. No physical people are visible. The statue is a sculpted depiction, not a person, and its appearance is too small and indistinct to assess as a candidate.2013-06-11 +1 copies