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A large banyan tree dominates the scene, its wide spreading limbs and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a sandy, swept ground. Beneath its branches stands a small black stone statue wrapped in orange cloth, set on a raised red-painted base near the right edge. Tall white poles and low concrete platforms surround the tree, and a few benches sit in the shade. No people are visible. The setting resembles an ashram grounds area around a sacred tree.

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A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its spreading horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots forming a dense canopy over a dirt-and-paved ground enclosed by low concrete platforms. In the lower right, a seated statue in saffron-orange cloth with a dark stone base and a red stone pedestal stands near thin metal poles. The statue wears a garland and appears to hold a staff or rod. No living people are visible in the scene.2010-08-08June 16 20132013-06-16A photograph of a large banyan tree in an open outdoor grounds with a dirt floor and low concrete planters. Many aerial roots hang from wide spreading branches, several wrapped with red and yellow garlands. At the right edge a black stone deity murti with a red garland and an orange cloth stands beside a red-painted stone shrine. A dark polished stone slab lies on the ground at left. No people are visible.2011-07-26A large banyan tree dominates the scene, its wide spreading canopy of green leaves and many aerial prop roots and hanging vines covering a sandy ground. Several tall white poles stand around the trunk and ground, and a small white-walled platform sits at the right edge. At the left, a figure in an orange garment stands beside a green-and-metal exercise frame near a pile of red-and-white material. A faint purple object is visible at the upper left. No people are clearly visible beyond the small figure at the left.2010-07-14September 27 20132013-09-27A large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots dominates a courtyard. Around its base, a circular stone platform surrounds the trunk, and a small figure in white clothing stands near the trunk, with another white-clad person further back. On the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity is draped in orange and yellow cloth and rests on a raised orange-coloured platform inside a black-edged circular enclosure. Several white metal poles and a rope hang from the branches.2010-08-08June 24 20132013-06-24A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, with thick aerial roots hanging and braiding around a massive trunk and spreading horizontal limbs overhead. In the lower right, a small shrine or deity murti with red and gold accents sits at the base of the tree near a stone platform. A person in white clothing stands at the far right edge, and a seated figure is faintly visible at the left among the roots. Sandy soil and leafy undergrowth fill the foreground.2004-07-02A large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and branches spreading over a paved, cleared courtyard. Beneath its canopy stands a small raised platform with a dark stone base and a statue draped in a green cloth, set on a mound covered with red flower petals. Low stone benches and a few wooden posts surround the area, and no people are visible.2013-06-09June 05 20132013-06-05A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense canopy over a raised white-edged platform with a red-earth base. Thin metal poles support the branches. At the right edge, a single figure stands in orange and dark clothing beside a white umbrella canopy, near the tree's base. The figure is a distant, partially visible person and no stated identity is supported by appearance, so the role is described only as a person.2008-12-10June 18 20132013-06-18