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A large, old banyan tree dominates the frame, with thick aerial prop roots hanging from its spreading branches and trunk. A circular white-rimmed stone platform surrounds the base, with a dark tiled area and red-and-white signs at its foot. Sandy ground and other trees surround the site, with no people visible.

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A large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the frame, growing over a low white-washed circular platform with a small dark shrine opening at its base. In front, a flat black stone slab sits on bare reddish earth, with a red and white placard on it and a folded red cloth nearby. Green leaves and a few yellow leaves hang overhead; no people are visible.2013-04-12April 09 20132013-04-09A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.2012-11-06A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick horizontal limbs spreading wide over a reddish-brown earthen ground. Numerous aerial prop roots hang down from the branches, some reaching the ground and forming additional trunks. Circular white-painted platforms with low walls surround the trunk bases, and a few small wooden and stone structures sit beneath the canopy. A rough stone outcrop lies in the foreground, and a red-and-white painted structure appears at the left edge. No people are visible.2012-10-24A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick branches spreading wide overhead and its numerous aerial roots hanging down and merging into multiple trunks. A circular raised stone platform with white and yellow-cream walls surrounds the base of the trunk, with low steps leading up to it. On the platform sits a small red-and-white cloth or offering bundle beside dark stone slabs. Sandy soil and a few other trees are visible in the background, with a red wall partly visible at the right edge. No people are present.2013-07-16A large banyan tree spreads its wide canopy and many aerial roots over an open shaded courtyard. At the right, a small shrine on a red-decorated base holds a deity murti draped with an orange saffron cloth and adorned with garlands. A snake-like coiled stone or offering sits at the shrine's base beside marigold flowers. Paved flat stone and sandy earth paths lead around the tree, with low curved stone borders. A person in pink clothing stands at the far right edge. No one is conspicuously in the central scene. The cloth and garlands mark a sacred tree shrine.2013-07-12July 07 20132013-07-07A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick branches and aerial prop roots spreading across an open outdoor courtyard. Beneath the canopy stands a small shrine with a dark stone Shiva linga, draped with white cloth and decorated with flowers, set on a raised platform. Nearby a large mound of red-painted stones or kumkum-covered base surrounds a dark stone deity murti. Pale paved paths and low stone platforms lie around the tree. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-04March 21 20132013-03-21A large banyan tree with a wide, spreading canopy and many aerial prop roots hanging from its branches dominates the scene. Its thick trunks rise from a circular raised platform with stone steps and a small dark cavity at the base. A polished black stone slab lies in the foreground on the red earth. No people are visible; the setting appears to be an outdoor temple grounds.2012-11-06A 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.2010-11-30A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many aerial roots hanging from wide spreading branches over a paved, low-walled platform with a dark slab. At the lower right, a seated figure in a red sari and a figure in yellow clothing stand beside a red-draped shrine with an ornate silver-framed arch, apparently at a small sacred site beneath the tree.2013-03-24