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Night photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers strung between its branches. At the base sits a small concrete platform holding a row of lit oil lamps, with more small lamps scattered on the ground around it. No people are clearly visible in the frame apart from a partial hand at the right edge. The scene suggests a traditional lamp-lighting offering at a sacred tree, with the warm glow of the flames contrasting the dark background.

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A photo at night of a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots and a low raised stone platform around its base. A continuous row of small oil lamps with flickering flames lines the platform's edge and continues along the ground beside it. A yellow-orange flower garland hangs on the left near the trunk. No people are visible in the scene. The lamps suggest an evening lamp-lighting, such as Karthigai deepam, though the image alone does not establish the festival.2015-11-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a dark cave-like opening framed by thick, twisting banyan roots and large grey tree trunks. Two low white concrete barriers stand at the entrance. Inside the opening, a floor design of marigold-like yellow flowers and red petals forms a circular pattern, with a scattering of red petals and white offerings at the threshold. No people are visible.2009-12-17A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks forming a shadowed hollow at its base. A white and yellow marigold garland with red accents hangs across the opening, and scattered flower petals lie on the sandy ground below. A colourful floral kolam rangoli design with red, white and yellow elements is drawn at the foot of the tree. No people are visible.A night-time photograph of a large, old banyan tree with thick, spreading aerial roots and wide low branches. At its base stands a circular raised stone platform with a marigold garland of orange and yellow flowers wrapped around the trunk. A single person in an orange-saffron robe with white cloth draped over the shoulders stands at the right side of the tree, facing it, with bare feet on the reddish earth. Small offerings and a tall pole are visible at the edge of the platform.2009-11-16A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots wrapping around its trunk. At its base sits a circular stone platform with steps, and a dark opening in the roots holds a small lit oil lamp. Dark polished stone slabs in the foreground are scattered with pink flower petals and a line of painted yellow and red marks. Green trees and a red boundary wall appear in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-18December 02 20172017-12-02December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a large banyan tree whose thick, tangled aerial roots and trunk form a dark hollow or shrine-like opening at the base. A small brass oil lamp sits on a white-painted ledge at the right, and a faint white chalk design marks the left ledge. Red and orange pigment stains the earth at the base. No people are visible.2012-04-05A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading horizontal limbs and numerous aerial prop roots hanging down and thickening into trunks. Its base is ringed by low circular concrete platforms with raised rims and bare reddish-brown earth. Yellow and pink marigold and flower garlands are draped around the trunk, with green leaf strands strung between them. A small brass lamp and a few flower offerings sit at the base. No people are visible.2009-07-07A night photograph of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, wrapped with a marigold garland in yellow and orange. In front of the tree stands a single person seen from behind in a light blue robe with a yellow-green shawl draped over the shoulder and white dhoti-style lower garments, standing on a dark paved area beside a raised circular stone platform with a low wall. Dim light falls on the scene, and a few small objects rest near the platform. The figure's head is not clearly visible.2010-07-13May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesPhoto of a shrine entrance tucked among the thick aerial roots of a large banyan tree. A single flame burns inside a dark cave-like opening at the centre. In front sits a small dark granite step-stool with yellow turmeric marks and scattered white and yellow flower petals on the ground. Two pale concrete walls frame the entrance. At the right edge, a partially visible person in white dhoti holds a wooden-handled tool with a red metal blade. Two reddish fruits lie at the lower right, and red earth covers the floor. No readable signage or identifiable a person depiction appears.2013-04-24