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Looking upward through the dense aerial roots and hanging tendrils of a large banyan tree, pale grey-brown roots twist and interlace across the frame, with green leaves visible in the gaps above. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene is a natural tree canopy photographed from below.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24July 08 20102010-07-08Looking up into a large, mature banyan tree with thick grey trunks and sprawling, interlaced branches. Many aerial roots hang and twist down from the limbs, and dense green leaves fill the canopy with patches of bright sky showing through. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.2010-08-19Looking upward through a large banyan tree, its thick grey-brown trunks and many aerial prop roots spread across the frame, with green leaves and patches of pale sky visible between branches. No people or ritual activity visible.2016-11-18A large banyan tree with wide spreading horizontal branches covered in green leaves and many hanging aerial roots descending from the limbs. Thick aerial roots form pillar-like trunks on the right, and a smaller purple object hangs from a branch at upper left. No people are visible; the scene is a close view of the tree canopy against pale sky.2009-09-05Upward view into a large banyan tree with thick, spreading branches and many aerial prop roots hanging and wrapping around the trunks. Green leaves fill the canopy against bright sky. No people, ritual objects or structures are visible.2016-11-18September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05Looking up through the canopy of a large banyan tree, with thick grey aerial roots and multiple trunks descending from wide spreading branches. Green leaves fill the upper frame against a pale sky, and a thick trunk and branch cross the lower corners. No people or ritual activity is visible.2006-10-24A photograph looking up at a large banyan tree with thick grey trunk and many hanging aerial roots that drop down in long brown tangles. Broad branches spread overhead through green leaves, and rough reddish-brown boulders sit in the foreground. No people, statues or ritual objects are visible in the scene.2006-10-24Looking up through a large banyan tree, its thick grey trunks and branches split into many aerial prop roots that hang and tangle around the trunks. Dense green leaves fill the upper canopy against a pale sky. No people are visible, and no figures or ritual objects are present.2010-08-09