Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
April 07 2008

More like this

Open the gallery
Close-up photograph of a single pink and cream cannonball flower blooming from the rough, dark brown bark of a large tree trunk. The flower has pale pink petals curling outward and a central yellow-white stamen cluster with a green calyx beneath. No people are present.2008-04-07September 18 20132013-09-18A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with dense aerial roots wrapping around its trunk. At its base sits a circular stone platform with steps, and a dark opening in the roots holds a small lit oil lamp. Dark polished stone slabs in the foreground are scattered with pink flower petals and a line of painted yellow and red marks. Green trees and a red boundary wall appear in the background. No people are visible.2013-09-18December 31 20082008-12-31A large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and thick trunks surrounds a small dark cave-like opening at its base. A round raised stone platform with curved low walls encircles the tree base on reddish-brown earth. A small oil lamp flame glows inside the dark opening. Two dark granite slabs lie on the ground at the front, and a small grey stone block sits near the entrance. A red-painted root and a reddish mark appear on the trunk. No people are visible.2013-09-10December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a red border stands close to the trunk at right, her head bowed and a flower garland draped over her shoulder, in a sandy outdoor compound with other trees behind. Flower offerings lie at the base of the tree.2007-12-23A large banyan tree with thick, tangled aerial roots and a massive grey trunk stands over a small shrine opening at its base. A small oil lamp flame glows inside the dark cavity between two raised stone platforms. In front, a plain grey stone bench sits on sandy ground, and a slab of dark paved stone lies in the foreground. No people are visible. A blue cloth is tied to a branch at the upper left.2013-09-10A large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a thick grey trunk is draped with a long garland of red roses, white flowers, green leaves and yellow marigolds. In the lower right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer before the trunk. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and another in orange cloth stand in green-leafed surroundings.2015-01-04January 17 20082008-01-17April 30 20132013-04-30December 31 20082008-12-31