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An outdoor garden courtyard shaded by a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its spreading branches. A dark grey flat stone or tile platform lies on reddish-brown earth, scattered with fallen green leaves and wet from rain. Low white curved concrete borders surround the open area, with a small lamp post and a red-and-white cloth tied around the tree trunk at right. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots dropping toward the ground. The trunks are grey and thick, and the branches arch horizontally over a reddish-brown dirt pathway. Several curved, low stone or concrete rings encircle the bases of the trunks, and the path winds between them. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-25A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs in an open grove. Around its trunk are circular stone platforms with steps and a low stone bench on a sandy ground, with a dark polished stone pavement in the foreground. No people are visible, and the scene is shaded by dappled sunlight through the leaves.2013-10-13July 20 20132013-07-20September 11 20132013-09-11Outdoor temple courtyard shaded by a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. A black polished stone platform in the centre has red-bordered cloth mats placed on it and in front. At left, a black stone shivalinga-style structure sits on a circular plinth with red-stained offerings and a garland of orange flowers, beside a red-tinted altar mound. Circular raised stone platforms surround the tree trunks, and a white light stands near the back. No people are visible.2013-07-28A photograph of a large banyan tree with massive spreading horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots, growing within circular raised concrete platforms with reddish-brown earth inside. Pale vertical metal poles stand at the left edge. Green foliage and dappled sunlight fill the background. No people are visible in the scene.2008-11-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaded outdoor grove with a large horizontal banyan-type tree branch stretching across the upper frame over two circular raised concrete planters filled with red-brown earth. Thin trunks and aerial roots rise from the central planter, while fallen leaves and small seedlings cover the reddish ground. Dense green foliage and bamboo poles frame the left side. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible.2010-06-05July 16 20132013-07-16A photograph of a large banyan tree grove in an open, sandy-soiled outdoor area. Several thick, spreading trunks with long aerial branches rise above circular raised concrete planters filled with reddish earth. A thin hose loops around the base of the central trunk. No people are visible. Green foliage fills the upper frame and a grassy field appears in the distance.2010-07-15July 07 20132013-07-07June 09 20132013-06-09A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches forms a shaded canopy over an outdoor grounds area. Beneath it stands a small shrine on a round concrete platform, with a mound of red-orange powder or pigment and a dark statue wearing an orange cloth. Thin white poles and a hanging rope are visible around the tree, and a shallow dark pool and low stone-edged planters sit on the dusty ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-30