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A photograph of an excavated pit in reddish-brown soil beside a construction site. Thick grey-brown tree roots from a banyan tree curve down into the hole, and a white and red barrier tape runs diagonally across the left side. No people are visible in the frame, and the dark pit bottom holds scattered debris and leaves.

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A photograph taken inside a deep excavated pit in reddish-brown soil. Thick pale tree roots. A red-and-white barrier tape runs along the left edge of the pit. No people are visible; the scene documents ground work around the roots during temple construction.2014-07-13A photograph of an excavated earthen pit with reddish-brown soil walls and pale exposed tree roots spanning the foreground, resembling a banyan root system being cleared. A weathered pale stone or concrete wall with green moss stains runs along the upper right, and a red-and-white barrier tape edges the right side. No people are visible, and no ritual activity or person is shown.2014-07-13Close view of excavated ground beside a large banyan tree. Thick aerial and surface roots spread across dark soil, and a red-and-white barrier tape runs across the left side. On the right, grey dressed stone blocks lie stacked and scattered along a trench edge in brown earth. No people are visible.2014-07-13July 13 20142014-07-13July 13 20142014-07-13July 13 20142014-07-13A photograph of a large banyan tree with exposed, thick aerial roots snaking across reddish-brown excavated soil at an outdoor temple site. Trenches have been dug around the roots, with yellow tape marking sections. Behind, a circular raised platform with metal railings surrounds a black deity murti draped in red flowers and garlands, beneath a red-and-white shrine canopy. No people are visible in the scene.2014-09-22July 13 20142014-07-13A photograph of an excavation trench at the base of a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its branches. Freshly dug red-brown earth lies between low stone-block walls, with dressed grey stone slabs stacked along the trench edges and a pile of cut stones in a sunken corner. A small dark cavity sits at the foot of the trunk. A single woman in white clothing sits on a raised platform at the upper right, beside a metal railing and a flower-garlanded shrine area.2014-10-11September 22 20142014-09-22October 11 20142014-10-11July 13 20142014-07-13