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August 17 20062006-08-17July 13 20032003-07-13A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron wrap, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a massive banyan tree whose many aerial roots and trunks fill the background. A round wooden plate or tray sits on the dusty ground in front, and a striped woven textile hangs at the right edge. The scene suggests a devotional or prayer moment at an outdoor sacred tree.2006-08-17Outdoor photo beneath a massive banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the foreground a standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass bell in his right hand, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white markings on his bare upper arm, smiling. Beside him a seated bearded man in white kurta sits behind a small wooden lectern. A woman in a cream sari stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a saffron-draped seat is garlanded with pink and white flowers and green foliage, with a brass pot and a brass kalasha-like vessel at the lower left and marigolds and pink petals on the ground. Several onlookers in white and dark clothing stand or sit in the background, and a saffron flag hangs on a bamboo pole. Red-brown rocks frame the bottom edge.July 21 20062006-07-21A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a white-draped stone platform in front of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears an orange-saffron robe with gold border trim, has long dark wavy hair and a red bindi on his forehead, and sits barefoot with hands resting on his knees in a calm, meditative pose. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe with gold border and a red forehead mark are the cues for this seated figure. The setting is outdoors with dirt ground and a low white wall behind the platform.2008-05-25A man with long dark wavy hair sits cross-legged on a white cloth-draped platform in front of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a red bindi on his forehead, hands resting on his knees in a meditative pose. Garden walls and foliage are visible behind him. The man's appearance, long swept hair, saffron robes and a seated platform match the page's a person-related cues, so he is described as a person seated in meditation.2008-05-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered wrap sits cross-legged on a white-draped stone platform in front of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. He has long, dark, wavy hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and bare feet, with his hands resting on his knees.2008-05-25April 30 20122012-04-30A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a white cloth-covered platform in front of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. He wears an orange saffron robe with golden-yellow borders, has long dark hair, and a red bindi on his forehead, with eyes closed in meditation. His hands rest in his lap. Green leaves and branches fill the background, with a stone step and low wall nearby. Appearance-based cues (long hair, saffron robe, red bindi, seated in meditation) make him a probable Swamiji (probable) in meditation under the banyan tree.2008-05-25Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man stands barefoot on a pale stone platform with palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a red border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Nearby, a red-painted rock or shivalinga-like form is adorned with yellow and red flowers, and a brass oil lamp sits on a low stone ledge beside a garland. Pale stone benches and a rangoli-like pattern appear on the ground.2011-01-21May 25 20082008-05-25