A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the left foreground, its trunks and branches spreading overhead. Beneath the canopy stands a small shrine with an arched white stone frame enclosing a deity murti draped in an orange cloth and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A mound of red powder. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots dominates the left foreground, its trunks and branches spreading overhead. Beneath the canopy stands a small shrine with an arched white stone frame enclosing a deity murti draped in an orange cloth and decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A mound of red powder. No people are visible.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide low branch spreading overhead. At its base sits a small shrine with a white arched niche holding a deity murti draped in orange cloth and bright floral garlands, set on a raised mound of red powder. A rectangular dark stone-lined pool or platform lies in front of it, with white-painted round pillars around the open paved area and dry red earth. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. At the centre stands a small shrine with a silver arch framing a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with bright flowers, set on a raised mound of red powder. In front, a dark reflecting pool or stone platform lies on the ground, and white-painted pillars stand at the right edge. No people are visible.

A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots fills the frame, sheltering a sacred grove. At the lower right, a small shrine with a red-brown stone base holds a statue draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A low stone platform with a black pot and a raised step surrounds the tree trunks on sandy ground. No people are visible.

Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with a sprawling canopy and many hanging aerial roots, set over a sandy ground with stone platforms beneath. On the right stands a carved black stone deity murti seated in an arched silver-framed niche with a red cloth backdrop, adorned with a red garment, a red headband and a white flower garland. A red stone base and a small bench lie in front. No people are visible.

A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches shades an outdoor shrine. At the right, a small white arched niche holds a deity murti draped in orange and decorated with garlands, set on a raised base of red powder or kumkum. White pillars stand around a paved area and a whitewashed ring encircles the tree trunks. No people are visible in the scene.

A large banyan tree dominates the scene, its thick trunks, hanging aerial roots and sprawling limbs spreading across the frame. Beneath it, a small white pillared shrine with a curved roof shelters a black deity murti draped in orange and red garlands, set on a raised mound of red earth. A circular paved platform with a black-and-white tiled border surrounds the shrine, with a dark water channel and white stone edging in the foreground and green shrubs beyond. No people are visible.

A large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches shelters an outdoor shrine. At the centre stands a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth, framed by a white arched niche, sitting before a heap of red-orange offerings. A single person in white clothing stands at the edge of the shrine courtyard beside a paved path. Garlands hang along the left side. The setting is a quiet green garden under the tree canopy.

A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with thick, spreading aerial roots and wide overhanging branches forming a canopy over an open outdoor area. To the right stands a small shrine with a white arched frame and red backdrop housing a dark deity murti decorated with blue and gold ornaments, with red cloth offerings and a garland laid in front. A metal plate walkway runs across the sandy ground, with a stone platform and red cloths beneath the tree. No people are visible.

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A large old banyan tree spreads wide, aerial roots hanging from its heavy branches over a sandy courtyard. At the right, a carved white stone niche with a blue cloth backdrop holds a dark stone murti draped in orange cloth, with red flower offerings and garlands below it. Small red-and-white rangoli-style mats lie on the ground near the trunk, and a dark stone platform sits in the foreground. No people are visible.

A large banyan tree dominates the left of the frame, its thick trunks and many hanging aerial roots spreading across the ground. Its heavy horizontal limb stretches across the centre. Beneath the branches stands a small open-sided shrine with white pillars and a dark deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers, set on a red-brown raised base. In front lies a polished dark stone platform, with white-edged curved borders and sandy paths around. Two tall grey poles stand on the right. No people are visible.

A large, old banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches fills the frame, casting shade over a red-earth ground with low stone platforms around its base. To the right, a small arched shrine holds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and decorated with flower garlands, with red flowers heaped on a stone base in front. A tall white post and a hanging blue-purple cloth are visible on the left. No people are visible.