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A tall tree with a forked, pale grey trunk and thick aerial roots grows out of a weathered sandstone temple wall at an ancient Khmer site. Behind it rise carved stone towers with tiered, decorated surfaces under a blue sky and dense green foliage. In the lower right, a person in a light shirt photographs the tree, and at the lower left, figures in orange and white clothing stand near the wall, partly cut off by the frame.

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July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A tall, slender tree with a thick grey trunk and sprawling buttress roots rises from crumbling sandstone temple ruins. Carved stone walls and towers, partly covered in moss and vegetation, surround the trunk. Several visitors stand near a rope barrier at the base of the tree, including a man in a white t-shirt with a necklace, a person in a red-and-white striped shirt, a person in a light top, and others in dark and light clothing on the right. Green canopy and bright sky fill the upper frame.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of a massive strangler fig tree growing over the weathered sandstone walls of an ancient temple ruin. Its thick, pale, twisting trunk and aerial roots wrap around and spill down over moss-covered stone blocks, with doorway openings visible at the base. The bright white sky and green foliage frame the tree at the top. No people are visible in the scene.2007-07-03A photograph of a tall, leaning strangler fig tree with massive buttressed roots wrapped around ancient weathered sandstone ruins under an overcast sky. In the lower right, a group of visitors stands before a temple doorway; several wear white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls and an orange-robed figure stands among them, and a man in a light shirt stands near the tree base. Mossy carved stone walls and pillars of the temple complex frame the scene.2007-07-05A photograph of an overgrown Angkor-style temple ruin in Cambodia. A massive tree trunk rises through the centre, its thick buttress roots spreading over and gripping weathered grey sandstone blocks and a carved stone base. Behind it stand tiered stone towers with moss-stained surfaces, surrounded by green foliage under a pale sky. No people are visible.2007-07-03A photograph of a large tree with massive buttress roots wrapping over and through moss-covered sandstone ruins at a temple complex. A crowd of visitors stands along the stone walkway at the base. Among them, a man in an orange robe stands near the center-left, a woman in orange clothing is nearby, and a man in a light blue shirt stands beside the roots. Other people in casual clothes and a few in white are visible at the edges, along with a camera operator in the lower foreground.2007-07-03July 03 20072007-07-03A photograph of a large tree with massive, buttressed roots growing over and around the weathered grey sandstone walls and doorway of an ancient temple ruin, with moss on the stone. A crowd of visitors stands on the left and centre near the entrance. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder stands in front of the group, and a woman in an orange sari with a bag stands beside him, while a man in a light blue shirt and white hair stands near the doorway. Several more people in mixed clothing are visible in the background among the trees.2007-07-03A photograph of ancient stone ruins at a temple site overgrown by a massive tree. Thick, pale-brown buttress roots curl and spread over a weathered sandstone wall with carved balusters and cut blocks, some stones tumbled on the ground. Dense green jungle foliage and a few leafy branches surround the ruins under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2007-07-05