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A dim outdoor scene of large leafy trees silhouetted against pale sky, with a dark earthen mound in the foreground and a low fence and scrubby vegetation behind. No people are visible. A small blue-and-white logo sits in the upper left corner.

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April 07 20052005-04-07A large, sprawling old banyan or fig-type tree dominates the frame, its thick grey limbs arching horizontally across the image and sending down aerial roots. Dense green feathery leaves fill the upper canopy. Beneath the branches, bare earth and scattered low shrubs lead toward a dim, hazy background with thin trees and what appears to be a fence line. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.2005-04-07A photograph of a grove of large banyan-type trees with multiple thick, pale grey trunks spreading upward and outward, their dense green canopy of broad leaves filling the frame. Sunlight filters through gaps in the foliage, and bright sky is visible between the branches. Shrubs with glossy leaves grow in the foreground over reddish-brown leaf litter, and a low white concrete border lies at the lower right. No people are visible.2008-11-05A photograph of a large banyan tree shot upward from beneath its dense canopy. Dark leaves and branches fill most of the frame, with patches of bright sky showing through the gaps. Below the tree, a low pale boundary wall, a fence and some shrubs and smaller trees are faintly visible in the dusk-like light. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible in the scene.2010-07-08A photograph of a shaded outdoor spot beneath large spreading trees with thick grey trunks and dense green canopy. Bright sky shows through gaps in the leaves. A rocky grey outcrop sits on the ground in the foreground, with reddish-brown earth in front of it. Thin bare poles stand among the rocks and undergrowth. No people are visible, and there is no clear ritual, deity or a person depiction in view.August 13 20172017-08-13A large banyan tree with spreading, low-arching limbs and dense green leaves fills the frame. Several thick grey trunks rise on the left and right, and branches sweep across the sky above. Beneath the canopy the ground is reddish-brown earth with a pale concrete platform edge visible at the lower right. No people are present.2008-11-05July 07 20082008-07-07A large, dense banyan tree dominates the scene, its wide canopy and spreading aerial roots casting deep shadow over a courtyard. A circular raised stone platform surrounds the trunk base, and a white pole stands beside it. At the lower left, two small seated figures in white clothing sit near a shrine area with red-cloth elements and a small deity murti. Soft daylight filters through gaps in the foliage. The site appears to be a sacred banyan grove within an ashram-style compound.2010-11-12A photograph of a large spreading banyan tree with dense dark-green leaves and thick, low-hanging branches arching across the frame. Sunlight filters through the canopy in patches. Below, a light-coloured raised stone or concrete platform edge runs along the bottom, with reddish earth beneath. A blue structure is partly visible at the left edge, and a small purple emblem sits in the upper left corner. No people are visible.2008-11-05November 12 20102010-11-12October 24 20122012-10-24