A photograph of a large, gnarled old tree with a thick grey trunk and spreading, twisting branches growing over a flat dark rock slab on the left and a low rocky ledge on the right. Green leaves with yellowing patches fill the canopy, and dry reddish-brown soil lies at the base beneath the roots. Dense hillside scrub and bare trees rise in the background. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a large, gnarled old tree with a thick grey trunk and spreading, twisting branches growing over a flat dark rock slab on the left and a low rocky ledge on the right. Green leaves with yellowing patches fill the canopy, and dry reddish-brown soil lies at the base beneath the roots. Dense hillside scrub and bare trees rise in the background. No people are visible.

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2008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses

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