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December 15 2009

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A photograph of a large banyan tree with a thick, sprawling trunk and many aerial prop roots hanging down from its spreading branches. Dense green leaves fill the upper canopy. A curving grey limb extends across the right side of the frame. Reddish-brown earth lies at the base, with black irrigation hose running along the ground and a small concrete structure at the left edge. No people are visible.2009-09-05A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the scene, with a thick central trunk, many aerial prop roots hanging and descending from wide-spreading branches, and dense green foliage. Beneath it, reddish-brown earth is bare in places, with patches of grass, stones and a low curved stone border. A small flagpole with a purple flag rises at left, and a metal lamp post stands at right. Behind the trunk, a red-draped structure or shrine area is partly visible. No people are visible.2014-08-12A 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.2013-07-20A 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 large old banyan tree with many thick, grey, sprawling branches and numerous aerial roots hanging down and anchoring into the ground, forming a wide canopy of green leaves with small red figs. Reddish-brown soil lies beneath, with black irrigation pipes running along the ground. No people are visible.2009-12-16A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, sprawling horizontal limbs and numerous hanging aerial roots descending to the ground. The trunks are grey and smooth-barked, and the roots form a dense network around them. Reddish-brown earth is visible beneath, scattered with fallen leaves, and low circular concrete platforms surround the bases of the trunks. No people are visible in the scene.2013-04-12A 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 12 20132013-06-12July 26 20132013-07-26August 03 20132013-08-03August 23 20152015-08-23A large banyan tree with a dense canopy of spreading branches and many hanging aerial roots dropping down to the bare reddish-orange earth around its trunks. A small dark opening is visible at the base of the central trunk. Green foliage and a few younger trees stand in the background, and no people are visible.