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July 11 2010

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A 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.2014-07-07August 23 20152015-08-23A large banyan tree with a wide spreading canopy of dense green leaves and thick, horizontal limbs supported by many hanging aerial roots and trunk-like prop roots. The ground beneath is bare reddish earth enclosed by low pale circular concrete curbs, with no people visible. The aerial roots dangle from the branches in the foreground, and a green-fenced area appears in the background.2010-07-14A photograph of a large, ancient banyan tree with a dense canopy and many long, grey aerial roots hanging down and merging into thick trunk-like columns. A low curved white concrete border and bare reddish-brown earth surround the tree base, and a street light on a bent pole is visible at left. No people are visible. The tree's sprawling horizontal branches dominate the frame, with a small dark opening at the base of the trunk at lower right.2013-06-28August 03 20132013-08-03August 23 20152015-08-23A large banyan tree with many spreading horizontal branches and numerous hanging aerial roots forming multiple trunk-like columns. Dappled green foliage fills the upper frame, and reddish-brown earth lies beneath the roots. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the setting is a natural tree grove.2013-07-20A large old banyan tree dominates the scene, with a massive trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging and wrapping around the trunk and branches. A raised circular stone platform with a low wall surrounds the base of the tree, and red-brown earth lies beneath it. A small dark stone shrine or seat sits at the base of the trunk. To the left, a wet dark stone surface and red cushions or mats are visible near the platform. A bright green leaf enters from the upper right. No people are present.2013-07-20August 24 20142014-08-24A large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling horizontal limbs fills the frame. Its grey trunks are wrapped by thin roots descending to the ground, which is reddish-brown earth. Several circular raised stone platforms with low cream-coloured walls surround the trunks. No people are visible. A thin rope or wire runs diagonally across the scene.2015-06-20July 26 20132013-07-26June 11 20142014-06-11