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A large, ancient banyan tree dominates an outdoor temple grove with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots. Beneath it sits a dark stone platform and low circular stone planters. On the right, a red-painted rock shrine holds a snake-like black form and a tall orange cloth draped over a pillar. A paved concrete path with stepping stones leads through reddish-brown earth. No people are visible.

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November 06 20122012-11-06An outdoor photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches forming a shaded canopy. At the base of the tree stand a whitewashed circular platform and a low concrete step. On the right, a dark stone deity murti or shrine is draped in a red cloth and set on a red-painted base with a red garland, beside a tall dark stone pillar. The ground is bare earth with a paved path. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-14Outdoor photo of a large banyan tree with a sprawling canopy and many hanging aerial roots, set over a sandy ground with stone platforms beneath. On the right stands a carved black stone deity murti seated in an arched silver-framed niche with a red cloth backdrop, adorned with a red garment, a red headband and a white flower garland. A red stone base and a small bench lie in front. No people are visible.2013-07-16A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots fills the frame, sheltering a sacred grove. At the lower right, a small shrine with a red-brown stone base holds a statue draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A low stone platform with a black pot and a raised step surrounds the tree trunks on sandy ground. No people are visible.2013-07-16A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, its thick trunk and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy. Beneath it sits a raised stone platform with small benches and a square offering stand. At the right edge, a deity murti stands draped in a bright orange-red cloth with red flowers and a garland. The area is shaded and no people are visible.2013-07-14A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates an outdoor grove, its wide spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a sandy earthen ground. Around the trunk are circular raised stone platforms and a flat dark stone slab. On the right, a black stone deity murti seated on a red-draped base is decorated with a yellow cloth and an orange and white flag hangs beside it. No people are visible.2013-09-11A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots forms the centre of the scene, its trunks surrounded by a low circular cream-coloured stone platform. Red and patterned mats lie on the reddish earth around the base, and a dark granite slab with a small wooden bench stands at the left edge. A potted sapling in a white pot is in the foreground. No people are visible, and the setting appears to be an outdoor shrine or sacred tree area.2013-05-18January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copiesOctober 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and dense green leaves, shading an open dirt courtyard. At the right, a red-painted shrine platform holds a black linga-like stone with a green cloth draped behind it and a person in blue clothing standing beside it. Stepping stones lead through the earth in the foreground, and low circular stone curbs surround the tree trunks. No people are clearly visible except the one figure near the shrine. a person's presence is not established by the scene itself.2013-06-17June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesA large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches dominates the frame, growing over a low white-washed circular platform with a small dark shrine opening at its base. In front, a flat black stone slab sits on bare reddish earth, with a red and white placard on it and a folded red cloth nearby. Green leaves and a few yellow leaves hang overhead; no people are visible.2013-04-12