A close vertical photograph of thick, twisted, pale grey banyan aerial roots forming an arch around a dim, shadowy opening. Red kumkum-like smears and small yellow marks dot the roots. Dried white flower petals or stems lie scattered on the bare earthen ground inside the dark hollow beneath the tree. No people are visible. A purple circular logo with a white bird appears at the upper left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close photograph of a large banyan tree's aerial roots forming an arched hollow opening, with a dim earthen floor inside. Pale weathered roots frame the dark cavity, with faint red and yellow vermilion or turmeric marks dabbed on the bark. Scattered white and green leaf fragments lie on the ground at the bottom of the frame. No people, statues or ritual figures are visible.

A photograph of a large banyan tree's thick, pale aerial roots and trunk arching to form a natural doorway into a dark hollow space. Red kumkum-like marks and some yellow smears dot the root surfaces. On the dirt floor inside the opening lie a few small white leaves or petals. No people are visible.

A photograph of the interior of a large banyan tree trunk with a dark hollow opening at its base, the bark marked with splashes of red and yellow pigment. Several small white flower petals or leaves lie scattered on the dirt floor inside the cavity. No people are visible in the frame.

Close, blurred photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with twisted, ridged aerial roots wrapping around a dark recess, with a pale stone or lacquered surface and scattered red and yellow pigment dots. No people are visible; the view shows only tree bark, roots and a shadowed opening in the trunk. The image is taken at close range with motion blur.

Close-up photograph of a large banyan tree's tangled aerial roots and thick trunk, with grey-brown bark and smooth silvery sections. Small dabs of red and yellow pigment. No people are visible, and the background is dark shadow between the roots.

A photograph of a large banyan tree trunk with a dark cave-like opening formed between its thick, tangled aerial roots. Many roots are wrapped and interlaced around each other, and several show small red and yellow marks of pigment. Dry, sandy earth lies at the base, with a few fallen leaves on the ground inside the opening. No people are visible, and no figure appears in the image.

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.

Photograph of a large banyan tree with dense, tangled aerial roots and thick trunks forming a dark arched opening at the centre. A small stone shrine block at the left base is marked with vertical bands of red and yellow pigment and has white flower petals or garland pieces placed on it. Dry yellow leaves are scattered over the sandy ground at the entrance. No people are visible. The setting is an outdoor sacred tree shrine.

Close photograph of tangled, weathered aerial roots of a large banyan tree, grey-brown and twisting densely across the frame. Small red and yellow powder marks. A dark shadowed gap lies at the lower right. No people or deity murti are visible.

A close view of the base of a large, thick banyan tree trunk with grey, rough bark and exposed roots, its surface marked with red and yellow vermilion and kumkum dabs. In the dim earth at the foot of the trunk lie a small heap of scattered white and pale green leaves, possibly offerings, on bare dusty ground with pebbles and thin roots. No people are visible, and no figure resembling a person is present.

2004 - sacred collections uncategorised

Close photograph of a massive banyan tree's tangled aerial roots and trunk-like branches, pale grey and weathered, interlaced densely across the frame. A dark opening or hollow sits at the lower right, framed by roots, with small red and yellow kumkum or vermilion dabs marking several root surfaces. Scattered dry leaves lie on the ground at the base. No people are visible.