A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with dense, tangled aerial roots wrapped around the base. A dark hollow opening sits between the roots and trunk, with a few small red and yellow smears of pigment on the bark and a scattering of leaves on the dry, sandy ground. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with dense, tangled aerial roots wrapped around the base. A dark hollow opening sits between the roots and trunk, with a few small red and yellow smears of pigment on the bark and a scattering of leaves on the dry, sandy ground. No people are visible in the scene.

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March 25 2005

2005-03-25 +1 copies