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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.

The Sacred Tree of the Hindoos at Gya, Bahar

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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Gods and Epics of India18th century1790s1796etchinglandscapeaquatintthomas daniellworshipcolonial india printindia

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