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Aquatint of a large banyan tree shading a small white Hindu shrine, with two figures near the stone platform and the shrine's doorway.

Banyan tree with Hindu shrine at Gaya, Bihar. Coloured aquatint by T. Daniell, 1796.

A large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots shades a small whitewashed shrine with an arched doorway and carved panels. A figure bends at the base of the shrine while another stands near a stone platform beside the tree, under a pale sky.

Artist
Thomas Daniell
Date
May 1796
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3069 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1796.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: El árbol sagrado de los hindúes en Gaya, Bihar

Un gran árbol banyan con raíces aéreas colgantes da sombra a un pequeño santuario blanco de entrada arqueada y paneles tallados. Una figura se inclina junto a la base del santuario mientras otra está de pie cerca de una plataforma de piedra, bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: A árvore sagrada dos hindus em Gaya, Bihar

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