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A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs fills the frame. Its grey trunks are wrapped by thin roots descending to the ground, which is reddish-brown earth. Several circular raised stone platforms with low cream-coloured walls surround the trunks. No people are visible. A thin rope or wire runs diagonally across the scene.

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June 20th 20152015-06-20A large ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, with a thick trunk, many aerial prop roots hanging and merging into a dense canopy of sprawling limbs. Low concrete planter-like borders surround the base on sandy ground, a metal railing sits at the right edge, and a small concrete block stands near the trunk. No people are visible. Faint red marks on the ground and a red-orange wall appear in the background.2014-08-15A photograph of a large banyan tree grove with multiple thick, sprawling trunks and many hanging aerial roots draping down from wide horizontal limbs. Green leaves fill the canopy overhead, and the ground below is reddish earth with a low concrete platform and a small stone block at the base. No people are visible in the scene.2016-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 23 20152015-08-23A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy and many long, grey aerial roots hanging down and merging into thick trunk-like columns. A low curved white concrete border and bare reddish-brown earth surround the tree base, and a street light on a bent pole is visible at left. No people are visible. The tree's sprawling horizontal branches dominate the frame, with a small dark opening at the base of the trunk at lower right.2013-06-28A large banyan tree with many spreading horizontal branches and numerous hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunk-like columns. Dappled green foliage fills the upper frame, and reddish-brown earth lies beneath the roots. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the setting is a natural tree grove.2013-07-20June 12 20132013-06-12A large old banyan tree dominates the scene, with a massive trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging and wrapping around the trunk and branches. A raised circular stone platform with a low wall surrounds the base of the tree, and red-brown earth lies beneath it. A small dark stone shrine or seat sits at the base of the trunk. To the left, a wet dark stone surface and red cushions or mats are visible near the platform. A bright green leaf enters from the upper right. No people are present.2013-07-20June 20 20132013-06-20June 11 20142014-06-11 +1 copiesJuly 20 20132013-07-20September 10 20132013-09-10