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Looking upward through a large banyan tree, its thick, twisting trunks and many hanging aerial roots spread outward into a canopy of green leaves against a pale sky. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible.

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A large banyan tree photographed from below, with a thick, multi-trunked form and many aerial roots hanging and descending from its spreading branches. Green leaves fill the canopy against a pale, overcast sky. At the right edge a white structure, possibly a light fixture or signboard, is partly visible. No people are present.2008-12-10August 27 20162016-08-27A large banyan tree photographed from below, with thick grey limbs spreading outward in every direction. Many aerial roots hang down from the branches and wrap around the central trunk, forming a dense tangle of pale grey strands. Green leaves fill the canopy above and a hazy sky shows through the gaps. No people are visible; the scene is a single tree in an outdoor setting.2008-12-10June 10 20152015-06-10A large banyan tree with a massive grey trunk and many thick, spreading horizontal branches. Numerous aerial roots and hanging vines descend from the branches to the ground, forming multiple pillar-like trunks around the central tree. Green leaves are scattered through the canopy against a pale sky. No people or ritual activity are visible in the scene.2013-06-02A large old banyan tree with a dense canopy of green leaves and a thick network of hanging aerial roots and grey trunks forming a pillared shape. Several roots have been wrapped into a trunk-like cluster around a small shrine-like opening at the base, with a stone platform in front. No people are visible; the scene is outdoors in daylight with reddish earth ground.2010-11-12 +1 copiesA large, mature banyan tree photographed from below, its thick grey branches spreading outward across the frame with dense green leaves above. Numerous aerial roots hang from the limbs and descend into thick, fluted trunks at the base. Dappled light filters through the canopy onto reddish earth in the lower left.2011-08-07June 19 20132013-06-19Looking upward at a large banyan tree with thick grey aerial roots hanging down and merging into a wide trunk system. Dense green leaves fill the canopy, and bright sunlight glows through the branches at the upper right. No people are visible in the scene.2010-02-22May 10 20122012-05-10A large ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its many thick grey trunks and aerial prop roots tangled together into a dense mass. Branches spread outward with green leaves, and a few small green shoots grow from the bark. Sunlight filters through the canopy onto reddish-brown earth and a low stone base at the bottom of the frame. No people are visible in the scene.2013-06-09A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs reaching across a sandy clearing. Multiple aerial prop roots hang down and thicken into pillar-like trunks around the main trunk. A narrow dark stone or metal walkway runs along the bottom left edge of the ground. The sky is pale and hazy. No people are visible.2007-09-24