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A large, mature banyan tree dominates the frame, its many aerial roots hanging and descending in thick grey-brown columns around a broad trunk, with spreading horizontal limbs and dense green leaves forming a wide canopy against pale sky. Pale metal poles stand near the base, and the ground is reddish-brown earth with a paved edge. No people are visible. The image is a photograph of the tree itself.

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August 01 20122012-08-01A large banyan tree photographed from ground level, its thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots descending from wide spreading branches. Green leaves fill the upper canopy against a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-10A large, mature banyan tree photographed from below, looking up into its dense canopy. Thick, grey, twisted trunks and many aerial roots hang down in tangled columns, while wide horizontal branches spread outward and are covered with green leaves against a pale sky. No people, deities, or ritual objects are visible; the subject is the tree's sprawling trunk and branch structure.2008-12-10August 01 20122012-08-01A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots descending like pillars to a reddish-brown dirt ground. Sprawling horizontal limbs spread out above, dotted with green leaves against a pale sky. Small white stone markers or slabs are visible at the lower edges near the base. No people are present.2008-12-10June 18 20132013-06-18A photograph of a large banyan tree with spreading, horizontally extending limbs and numerous aerial roots hanging down on the left. Thick grey-brown trunks and branches form a canopy of green leaves against a pale sky. Some slender vertical supports and a white structure are faintly visible at the lower right. No people are present.2008-12-10July 05 20132013-07-05 +1 copiesAugust 15 20142014-08-15A photograph of a large old banyan tree with a thick grey trunk, many spreading horizontal limbs and dense green foliage, with numerous aerial prop roots hanging down and merging into the trunk and lower branches. Sandy earth and a low concrete edge with a small blue sign are visible at the base. No people are present in the scene.2011-08-01A large banyan tree photographed from below, its thick grey-brown limbs spreading wide across the frame. Dense green leaves fill the canopy, with aerial prop roots hanging from the branches and clustering around the trunks. Pale overcast sky shows through gaps in the foliage. No people are visible; the tree fills the scene, with a paved path and low grass at the bottom edge.2008-12-10A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, its thick trunks and many aerial prop roots rising from a circular raised platform of stone. Dense green leaves and wide spreading branches canopy the open courtyard, with dappled sunlight filtering through. Pillars and a small paved area lie beneath the branches at the right, and a patch of orange and red flowers or offerings sits near the lower right edge. No people are visible.2010-09-02