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A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a massive trunk composed of many hanging aerial roots that descend and merge into thick pillars. Wide, sprawling limbs spread outward in every direction, forming a dense canopy of green leaves through which bright daylight filters. No people, figures or ritual objects are visible; the scene is an outdoor grove with sparse undergrowth and tall thin trees in the background.

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May 12 20122012-05-12A large, ancient banyan tree with a broad, spreading canopy and many thick aerial roots hanging from its branches and draping down to the trunk. Bright hazy sunlight filters through green leaves. Red-brown earth and a construction area are visible at the lower right edge. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible in this outdoor tree scene.2008-03-25A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a massive spreading canopy and many thick aerial prop roots hanging from its horizontal limbs and descending to the ground. The grey, smooth bark of the trunk and branches is visible, with green leaves above. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth with small stone platforms and a low paved edge. No people are visible in the scene, and no ritual activity is shown.2011-08-01A large banyan tree photographed close up against a pale sky. Thick grey-brown trunks and sprawling horizontal limbs spread outward, with many hanging aerial roots dropping down from the branches toward the ground. Green leaves fill the upper canopy, and a utility pole and a few distant trees appear at the right edge. No people or ritual activity are visible.2008-12-10A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of green leaves and a thick network of hanging aerial roots and grey trunks forming a pillared shape. Several roots have been wrapped into a trunk-like cluster around a small shrine-like opening at the base, with a stone platform in front. No people are visible; the scene is outdoors in daylight with reddish earth ground.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA large, mature banyan tree photographed from below, its thick grey branches spreading outward across the frame with dense green leaves above. Numerous aerial roots hang from the limbs and descend into thick, fluted trunks at the base. Dappled light filters through the canopy onto reddish earth in the lower left.2011-08-07A large banyan tree dominates the frame, with a thick, multi-trunked base and many heavy, spreading horizontal limbs that arch outward across a bright sky. Numerous aerial roots hang down from the branches and descend in dense curtains around the trunks, some reaching the ground. Green leaves cluster along the branches. At the lower right, a low white boundary wall, a paved edge and a few slender young trees are visible. No people are present.2008-12-10Photo 11725136 +1 copiesA photograph looking up through a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick grey aerial roots and hanging prop roots descending from dense branches. Green leaves with some yellowing are visible against a pale sky. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible. A small faint circular logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA large banyan tree photographed from below, with a thick grey trunk cluster and many spreading horizontal limbs covered in dark green leaves. Numerous aerial roots hang and descend in long vertical strands from the branches to the ground. Through the canopy a pale sky is visible, and at the lower right a low pale stone boundary wall and some metal posts stand beside a red-earth clearing. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-10September 23 20122012-09-23March 25 20082008-03-25