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A photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots, set over a reddish earth ground with low concrete retaining walls and black hoses. One person in a long white garment stands at the left with one arm raised to rest on a branch, barefoot on the concrete edge. Dappled sunlight falls through the canopy, and green foliage and a lawn are visible in the background.

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August 08 20102010-08-08February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick grey trunks, set in an open earthen yard with a low white-edged stone platform. A single man stands with his back to the camera at the base of the tree, wearing a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, barefoot, hands pressed against the trunk. A garland of yellow, orange and red flowers hangs on the right side of the tree. A black hose runs across the platform on the left. Green foliage and a purple flower are visible above.2010-07-15August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many aerial prop roots hanging to the ground, growing inside circular white-walled raised platforms with sandy earth. Two tall grey metal poles stand in the foreground beside the platforms. At the far right edge, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside the trunk, looking toward the camera. Sunlight filters through the leaves.2008-11-05A large banyan tree with thick, low-hanging grey limbs spreading horizontally across the frame, their branches supported by numerous hanging aerial roots that descend to the red-brown earth. Dense green leaves form a canopy overhead, with patches of pale sky visible through the foliage. Some limbs curve and loop around one another, and a few trunks in the background stand among thin pillar-like roots. The ground beneath is bare reddish soil with a small stone border at the lower left. No people, deity murti or ritual activity is visible.2010-07-15A large old banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and spreading branches forms a shaded grove. At the base of the trunk, a small raised stone platform holds a figure in white ritual cloth with an orange-trimmed shawl and a garland of flowers hanging nearby; the figure appears to be a devotee or priest in white, with the identity of any person uncertain. A dark polished stone floor lies in the foreground, and sunlight filters through the leaves.2010-08-07A large banyan tree with massive horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots forms the main subject, spreading across a sandy ground enclosed by low white-painted curbs. Thick grey trunks and dangling roots fill the frame, with green foliage above and a glimpse of a pale building and open space in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2009-12-15A large banyan tree with thick, low-spreading grey limbs and many hanging aerial roots dominates the frame, its dense green canopy filling the upper area and sunlight breaking through the leaves. Several trunk-like aerial roots stand around the base beside a curved concrete edge over reddish-brown soil. A faint lilac blossom appears at the upper left. No people are visible.2010-07-15Devotees in white dhotis, shirts and saris work at the base of a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, at what appears to be an outdoor kara seva. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, bending near the roots, while a woman in a white sari to the left smiles and carries a shallow metal tray. Other people in white clothing stand and move among the trunks. The ground is reddish-brown earth piled around a low grey concrete wall encircling the tree, with more trays and loose soil on the path. No saffron-clad figure is visible.2008-02-23December 03 20092009-12-03A 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.2015-08-23