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Outdoor photo of a banyan tree growing within a circular raised cement platform on a bare reddish-brown earth ground. Tall white metal pipes stand around the tree in a ring, and a hose runs across the soil at its base. Behind, a woman in a red sari stands near a small shrine, where a dark stone deity murti is draped in red and orange garlands and set on a mound of red-orange powder. Several stone slabs and small cement shrines lie to the left under dappled tree shade.

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September 05 20092009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05Outdoor shrine area with a circular whitewashed concrete platform around the base of a large banyan tree, its exposed roots and soil filling the ring. Several white pillars stand among the trees. In the background on the right, a large dark linga-shaped stone is draped with a red and yellow cloth and sits on a mound of red powder, with a black-and-white patterned base. A single standing figure in white clothing is partly visible between the trees in the centre background. Dirt ground, rocks and green foliage surround the site.2009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05A photograph of a shaded outdoor garden courtyard with a large banyan tree whose aerial roots hang and spread across the background. Sandy paths curve between white-painted border edges and young trees. At the centre, a small open-sided canopy shelters a seated figure wearing orange and saffron cloth, positioned in front of a mound of red earth or kumkum-like powder set within a circular black-and-white tiled border. Several white pillars stand around the area. No people are visible apart from the seated figure, which is a statue or deity murti rather than a living person.2008-12-10A photograph of a shaded garden courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. At the centre, a small black statue stands on a raised circular platform ringed with dark tiles, draped in an orange cloth and partly sheltered by a small white canopy. A mound of red powder or earth sits before the statue. Tall white pillars and white-edged paths surround the area, with trees and a low wall beyond. No people are visible.2008-12-10A photograph of a quiet outdoor garden grounds with sandy dirt paths and white-edged raised beds. Under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a circular concrete platform holds a mound of red powder with a small figure in orange and red clothing seated beneath a pillared canopy. Green shrubs and young trees surround the area, with a low white boundary wall behind. No people are visible.2008-12-10A photograph of a shaded garden path beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and broad green leaves. White-painted curbs edge the sandy path, which leads to a circular raised platform with a mound of red earth and a small black stone deity murti in orange cloth, under a small open pavilion roof. White pillars stand along the grounds. No people are visible.2008-12-10Outdoor photo of a shaded temple grounds beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A sandy dirt path curves through the scene past a white-edged raised platform. At right, a dark shivalinga-style stone form stands on a red-orange mound of powder, with an orange-robed figure beside it and a tall pole with red and white cloth. Near the centre, a single seated person in white clothes sits in meditation on a low platform beside the trunk. Trees and shrubs frame the left, and white pillars stand at the far right.2010-01-13December 23 20092009-12-23March 06 20072007-03-06October 12 20132013-10-12