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A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading aerial roots dominates an outdoor grove with a sandy ground. Beneath it, a raised circular platform holds a red-stained shivalinga-style stone with an orange cloth draped over it and a white upright post beside it. A single person in maroon robes stands at the right edge near the shrine, looking toward it. Paved paths curve through the grove and small stone benches are scattered around the tree.

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A large banyan tree spreads its wide canopy and many aerial roots over an open shaded courtyard. At the right, a small shrine on a red-decorated base holds a deity murti draped with an orange saffron cloth and adorned with garlands. A snake-like coiled stone or offering sits at the shrine's base beside marigold flowers. Paved flat stone and sandy earth paths lead around the tree, with low curved stone borders. A person in pink clothing stands at the far right edge. No one is conspicuously in the central scene. The cloth and garlands mark a sacred tree shrine.2013-07-12A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the scene, its many thick branches and aerial prop roots spreading across an open outdoor courtyard. Beneath the canopy stands a small shrine with a dark stone Shiva linga, draped with white cloth and decorated with flowers, set on a raised platform. Nearby a large mound of red-painted stones or kumkum-covered base surrounds a dark stone deity murti. Pale paved paths and low stone platforms lie around the tree. No people are visible in the scene.2013-07-04September 10 20132013-09-10September 25 20132013-09-25October 24 20102010-10-24A large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and spreading branches shades a dirt courtyard. At the base of the trunk, a small figure in orange robes stands near a low stone platform. To the right, a dark stone shrine or deity murti is draped in a yellow cloth and sits on a mound of red powder, beside a tall orange and white flag fixed to a pole. A narrow stone path leads through the dust toward the tree.2013-09-10A large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots and wide spreading branches forms a shaded canopy over an outdoor grounds area. Beneath it stands a small shrine on a round concrete platform, with a mound of red-orange powder or pigment and a dark statue wearing an orange cloth. Thin white poles and a hanging rope are visible around the tree, and a shallow dark pool and low stone-edged planters sit on the dusty ground. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-30October 22 20122012-10-22A large, spreading banyan tree with many aerial roots hangs over an open courtyard of red earth. Beneath its branches on the right, a heap of bright orange-red powder sits in a ring of small stones, beside a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth. A lone person in white clothes stands near the shrine, and white-painted pillars and low raised platforms surround the tree.2010-06-05July 16 20132013-07-16An outdoor grove dominated by a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and hanging prop roots descending from its wide canopy. In the foreground right, a statue in saffron-orange draped cloth sits on a black stone base, surrounded by a heap of orange flower petals and a dark ring of stones. Concrete paths and raised platforms lead among other smaller shrines and pillars under dappled shade.2010-10-24A large banyan tree dominates an outdoor shrine setting, with long spreading horizontal branches and dense hanging aerial roots descending to the red-brown earth. At left, a small shrine holds a stone lingam draped with an orange-saffron cloth, set on a raised circular platform with a dark red-brown mound of offerings. A low circular stone wall encircles the tree base, and a small shallow pool or basin sits among the trunks. No people are visible.2012-11-06