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August 23 2015

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August 18 20162016-08-18June 20 20132013-06-20A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its thick grey trunk and many spreading branches covered in dense green leaves. Numerous aerial prop roots hang down from the limbs and trunk, some reaching the ground. Bright sky shows through gaps in the canopy. At the lower right edge, a partially visible person in white clothing sits near the tree.2016-08-18A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading limbs and dense green canopy arching overhead. Numerous aerial roots hang down and merge into thick trunk-like columns around a central trunk. At the base, a small dark shrine opening sits among the roots, with a low stone platform and reddish earth in the foreground. On the right, a metal railing and a few figures in orange and yellow clothing stand near the tree, and a faint small figure is visible at the left base. The tree is the main subject, set in an outdoor sacred grove.2015-08-23A large, ancient banyan tree dominates the frame, its dense canopy of green leaves spreading wide over the ground. Multiple thick aerial roots and trunks descend from the massive horizontal branches, forming a broad, sheltered grove. A low stone or brick border encircles the base of the tree on reddish earth. No people are visible in the scene, and a pole with a satellite-style dish appears at the upper left.2013-06-27A large, sprawling banyan tree with dense green leaves and many aerial prop roots hanging from its wide-spreading branches dominates the frame. Its thick trunks rise from reddish-brown earth. At the lower right, a small shrine area is partly visible with a red cloth and a few figures at the base, but no people are clearly identifiable. Thin metal poles and a small signboard stand near the tree's base. The page's excerpt references sacred arts and darshan, but nothing in the image itself shows a clearly visible a person figure.2015-08-23A large, sprawling banyan tree dominates the frame, its dense green canopy spreading wide over a red-earth ground with many aerial prop roots hanging from thick branches. Beneath the tree at the right edge stands a small shrine area with a red cloth and a figure in white near a metal railing, and a few small figures can be seen near the base. Metal poles and fencing surround the site, with a bright blue tarp or cloth caught in the upper left branches.2015-08-23A large banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide spreading canopy of dark green leaves and many hanging aerial roots forming a dense shade. White painted support poles hold up branches over a circular platform with a raised reddish-brown earthen base. At the far left, a small figure in orange and red clothing stands near a red-coloured mound, and a white-clad person is visible near the base of the tree at lower centre. The scene is an outdoor temple setting beneath the banyan.2010-07-14June 18 20132013-06-18June 20 20132013-06-20A large, spreading banyan tree dominates the scene, its many aerial prop roots and thick trunks forming a dense canopy of green leaves over a bare reddish-brown earth courtyard. Several slender white vertical posts stand around the tree's base, with white-edged raised platforms beneath. At the far left edge, a small shrine holds a deity murti beside a heap of red powder, possibly kumkum. No people are visible in the frame.2010-07-14A large, spreading banyan tree dominates the frame, its wide branches and dense green canopy stretching across the image. Multiple aerial prop roots hang down from the limbs and thicken into trunk-like supports around the main trunk. Sunlight filters through the leaves onto a reddish-brown earthen ground at the base, with a low pale concrete edging along the right side. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible in the scene.2013-06-25