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April 15 20122012-04-15A man with his hair swept back into a topknot stands in profile against a large banyan tree, his forehead touching the trunk as his hand rests on the bark. He wears a white unstitched wrap over one shoulder, with rudraksha-style beaded mala necklaces in brown and matching beaded bands on his upper arm and wrist. Sunlight and green leaves fill the background, and he appears to be in quiet contemplation or prayer.A man in white ritual dress stands outdoors with his eyes closed, resting his head against a large tree trunk with his right hand touching the bark. He wears a white dhoti and shoulder cloth edged with brown braided trim, long rudraksha mala strands across his chest, a rudraksha armband and a rudraksha bracelet. His hair is pulled back in a knot, and a vertical tilak marks his forehead. Sunlight falls warmly across his shoulder and the bark, with green foliage behind him.2012-04-13A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots and a thick grey trunk. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder, leaves his upper torso bare, and has a long multi-strand necklace of reddish-brown rudraksha beads alternating with white beads. A white bead band is on his upper arm. He has white horizontal sacred ash lines on his forehead with a red central mark, and his hair is combed back. He gazes upward and to the side. a person wearing sacred ash and rudraksha adornments, but the appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-03April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA man with closed eyes leans his head and one hand against the trunk of a large tree with thick grey bark and hanging vines, in an outdoor setting with blurred green foliage. He wears a dark maroon-red cloth draped over his shoulders and torso, a long necklace of gold beaded spheres alternating with rudraksha beads, a white horizontal band with a red mark on his forehead, and a gold earring. The mood is quiet and contemplative. a person is present, based on the rudraksha and gold ornaments with the saffron-red cloth and forehead markings; a bare-chested figure leaning in meditation.2013-03-13A photograph of a man in a rust-orange garment leaning his forehead and one hand against a large banyan tree trunk, eyes closed, in a quiet outdoor setting with blurred foliage behind. He wears a long mala of rudraksha-style beads across his chest, a gold pendant, a gold earring, a beaded bracelet on each wrist and a beaded armlet on one upper arm. His hair is tied in a bun, and a vertical tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The pose suggests prayer or meditative surrender at the tree.2013-01-18A man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder leans his forehead and right palm against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Eyes closed, he appears absorbed in devotion or meditation. He wears layered rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold pendant, a beaded armlet, beaded bracelets, and a small gold earring. A short tilak mark is on his forehead and his hair is tied in a bun. The background is softly blurred foliage in grey-green tones.2013-01-18A photograph of a man standing outdoors among trees with eyes closed in a calm, meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, with a golden-yellow border, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and gold pendants, rudraksha bracelets on the upper arms, and a tilak mark on his forehead. His hair is swept back into a knot. Behind him on the right, a blurred figure in orange-red clothing stands in the background, and a dirt path and a building are visible through the blurred greenery.2012-04-15February 02 20132013-02-02A man in orange-red saffron clothing stands outdoors leaning his head and right hand against the trunk of a large tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a white forehead mark, long dark hair falling loose, a multi-strand gold bead necklace, a gold ear stud and a gold coiled-serpent armlet on his upper arm. A saffron wrap covers his body and his eyes are closed in quiet meditative stillness. Blurred green foliage and a reddish wall appear in the background.2013-03-03A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested against the trunk of a large banyan tree, his forehead pressed to the bark and eyes closed in meditative stillness. He wears a heavy multi-strand gold necklace of bead and bell-like pendants, a gold serpent armlet on his upper arm, and gold earrings, with a white tilak on his forehead and his hair tied in a topknot. One hand rests on the tree. Soft blurred greenery forms the background.2013-01-19