Sacred banyan tree

Picture by cocomoni


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  • August 19, 2013
  • Nikon D700
  • 15-85mm
  • Shooting Style Hand Held
  • Shoots Number Multiple Exposure
  • Exposures Number +1 ev
  • Editing Software Photomatix Pro
  • File Format RAW
  • Notes
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13 Comments

19 Aug 03:20
cocomoni

A banyan tree, native to India and part of the mulberry family, is an enormous tree with many uses and a vast history. Young plants put forth roots, which form secondary trunks to support the expansive limbs. These trunks send out more roots until they crowd out the host tree. Older trees can reach more than 200 meters (656 feet) in diameter, with a height of 30 meters (98 feet). In most villages, this type of tree provides a meeting place for the community. People gather in its shade to relax, discuss issues, and make decisions. In fact, the name banyan is derived from merchants called Banias, who rested under the trees to discuss their strategies. The banyan tree, considered sacred and representative of eternal life, is also a human symbol. In contemporary India, it is the national tree. Its linked roots and branches are sometimes used to symbolize the country's unity.

19 Aug 06:02
anonymous

wonderful

19 Aug 08:14
j.scottish

HAHA u found my tree's twin. Great process

19 Aug 11:25
Randall.Lohr

cool tree. ti seems a bit bright for such a shade tree.

19 Aug 13:08
cnobile

Wonderful Shot! CA e Ghosts problems

19 Aug 15:59
pandarino

9, C. aberr...

19 Aug 17:00
sanz3jo

Superb

19 Aug 17:12
chema

superb

19 Aug 19:11
anonymous

bello scatto!

19 Aug 20:29
flipd1

9

19 Aug 21:56
rcuello

Impresionante árbol e interesante descripción, algún problema técnico ya mencionado.

19 Aug 23:02
anonymous

9

20 Aug 06:47
zhaojisheng

10!

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