A large, gnarled banyan tree with pale grey bark and spreading branches stands beside a whitewashed temple wall of stone blocks. At its base sits a dark stone Ganesha murti on a low pedestal, surrounded by grass and roots. Distant green hills are visible behind the tree under an overcast sky. No people are present. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large, gnarled banyan tree with pale grey bark and spreading branches stands beside a whitewashed temple wall of stone blocks. At its base sits a dark stone Ganesha murti on a low pedestal, surrounded by grass and roots. Distant green hills are visible behind the tree under an overcast sky. No people are present.

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September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public function

A large old banyan tree with thick grey, buttressed trunks and spreading green canopy stands beside a long pale stone temple wall capped with a carved cornice. At the base of the tree sits a small dark stone Ganesha shrine on a low plinth, approached by a few worn concrete steps bordered by a crumbling low wall. Overgrown grass and shrubs surround the shrine, and green hills rise in the background under an overcast sky. No people are visible.

September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public function

September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public function

A photograph of a large grey-trunked banyan tree with spreading branches beside a low stone platform and steps. At its base sits a small dark stone deity murti. Overgrown green grass and shrubs surround the area. To the right stands a long pale granite temple wall with a decorated cornice and a small spire-like finial, and behind are green hills and palm trees under an overcast sky. No people are visible.

A large, spreading banyan tree with dense dark-green leaves and multiple thick branches stands in front of a tall stone wall of rectangular grey-beige blocks topped by a pinkish plastered parapet with carved moulding. Aerial roots hang and wrap around the trunk base, and palm fronds and flowering shrubs grow in the foreground. No people are visible. The scene shows the tree and wall area beside the temple, with no ritual, deity or person in view.

A photograph of a large, gnarled old tree with a thick grey trunk and spreading, twisting branches growing over a flat dark rock slab on the left and a low rocky ledge on the right. Green leaves with yellowing patches fill the canopy, and dry reddish-brown soil lies at the base beneath the roots. Dense hillside scrub and bare trees rise in the background. No people are visible.

July 08 2012

A photograph of a large spreading tree beside a long pale stone temple wall with small white figures along its top edge, set on a dirt path with scrubby green undergrowth. A green hill rises behind the wall under an overcast sky, and a street lamp arm extends from the left. No people are visible.

A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick aerial roots and long horizontal limbs spreading across a garden courtyard. Beneath the branches stands a small open shrine with a white pillared canopy housing a deity murti draped in red and garlanded with orange-yellow flowers, set on a dark red-flower-strewn base. A white curved stone border edges a sandy path, and thin metal poles stand among the branches. No people are visible.

A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many aerial roots spreading into wide, low-hanging branches with green leaves. Beneath the canopy at right stands a small white open pavilion sheltering a dark stone deity murti or shivalinga-like form decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, set on a red painted base. A tall metal pole and light fixture rise nearby, and a white-walled compound edge and sandy ground surround the tree. No people are visible.

June 14 2016