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A large, ancient banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging prop roots dominates the frame, its trunk encircled by a yellow-painted circle on a paved stone floor. Small offering items sit near the base, including a shallow bowl and a tin container, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a dark opening in the trunk. Sunlight filters through green leaves.

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February 01 20182018-02-01A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, its wide spreading limbs and many hanging aerial prop roots forming a dense canopy of green leaves. Several thick trunks rise from the base, and the roots drop down to the ground in a tangle. The tree stands in a paved, circular brick-and-concrete enclosure with raised stone platforms around its base. Metal poles and supports brace some of the heavy branches. A small blue sign with white lettering is mounted at the foot of the trunk near a dark opening in the base. Sunlight filters through the leaves, and a small colourful umbrella is visible at the left edge. No people are present.2011-02-01October 24 20102010-10-24A photograph of a large banyan tree with many spreading branches and dense aerial prop roots hanging down around its trunk. At the base of the trunk is a small raised stone platform with steps and a dark cave-like opening, with a blue sign reading 'Dhyana Peetham' near the entrance. A single standing figure wearing an orange-saffron robe and wrap stands beside the trunk on the right, next to a small stone wall. In the foreground is a dark rectangular reflecting pool edged with paving. The setting is open outdoor ground with sandy earth, low walls and sunlight filtering through the leaves.2011-01-31July 30 20122012-07-30A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame, growing around a small cave-like opening at its base. A single person stands at the right edge beside the trunk, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe with bare shoulders and head partly bowed, on a raised concrete platform. Concrete steps, low walls and a small blue sign reading DO NOT DISTURB THE CAVE sit at the base, with a shallow reflecting pool at the lower left. Sunlight falls in patches across the sandy ground.2011-02-01A large old banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots spreading into wide sweeping branches with green leaves. Sandy ground and a low white-edged path surround the base. Small blue signs at the bottom read DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. No people are visible.2012-07-28A large banyan tree with many hanging and aerial roots forms a dark, arched opening at its base, with a small concrete step and a blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Sandy red earth surrounds the roots, a curved low stone wall sits to the right, and a blue hose lies on the ground. No people are visible.2015-06-20A large ancient banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs dominates the photo. Its trunk is surrounded by a circular raised stone platform with steps and a small dark shrine opening at the base. Green foliage and a red boundary wall appear in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-20A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and sprawling horizontal limbs festooned with many hanging aerial roots that reach down to the sandy ground. Curved white edging surrounds the tree base, and a small blue sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE is visible near the trunk. Green foliage fills the upper canopy and other trees stand in the background.2012-07-28June 08 20132013-06-08March 29 20132013-03-29