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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks spreading across a wide canopy. A woman in white clothing with a red shawl sits at the lower left edge of the frame, near the base of the tree. A white pipe and a small water fixture stand at the foot of the trunks, with bare earth beneath. The tree is the main subject, with green leaves visible overhead.

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A large banyan tree with many thick hanging aerial roots and prop roots forming a dense, pillared grove. The earth beneath is reddish-brown and raked smooth, enclosed by a low pale yellow circular stone curb. Black irrigation hoses run across the ground around the trunks. Green leaves hang at the upper right, and a partial white cloth or fabric is visible behind the trunks on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2009-09-05September 05 20092009-09-05A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunks and many aerial prop roots forming a dense, tangled cluster. Long, hanging roots descend from wide spreading branches, and green leaves fill the canopy overhead. A small concrete platform and a steel railing sit at the lower left, with a few ground-level stones and a hanging blue object visible near the upper left. No people or deity forms are visible.2014-08-19June 11 20142014-06-11A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with a massive trunk and many hanging aerial roots forming thick columns, spreading branches overhead with green leaves. A low circular white-edged bed of sandy soil surrounds the base, with a few small brass kalasha-style pots placed at the foot of the trunk. A thin rope is strung between branches, and a small purple cloth is tied high in the canopy at upper left. No people are visible; the scene is a sacred tree shrine setting.2016-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 28 20142014-08-28September 05 20092009-09-05August 31 20142014-08-31September 05 20092009-09-05September 04 20142014-09-04A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with many thick, pale grey aerial roots descending from its spreading branches to the reddish earth. Its sprawling limbs form a dense green canopy overhead. Low stone platforms or curbs sit around the base of the trunks, and a small reddish-roofed structure is faintly visible through the foliage at the right. No people are present.2014-07-07June 08 20132013-06-08