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October 21 2011

A man in a hot pink draped robe with green-and-gold trim stands barefoot on a stone step, leaning his forehead and one hand against the thick aerial roots of a large banyan tree. His eyes are closed and he wears a heavy gold bead necklace; his long black hair falls loosely behind him. Sandy ground, low stone benches and a pale pillar appear in the background among the trees. A bare-chested devotee wrap and wet sand suggest an outdoor ashram setting. a person's appearance is not clearly established from these cues, so he is described by role only.

October 21 2011

A barefoot man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges stands on a low stone platform beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. His hair is tied in a bun at the back, he wears a white tilak on his forehead, and a gold bead necklace hangs on his bare chest. He raises one hand near his ear while holding his other hand at his waist, in a pranayama-style pose. Behind him are rocks, dry ground, a small tree and an orange fence.

February 25 2011

A man stands barefoot on a low stone platform beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, leaning his head against the trunk with eyes closed in a meditative posture. He has long dark hair tied in a back knot, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron cloth with dark red borders over his shoulder and a matching orange dhoti with red triangular border patterns, plus a beaded mala at his neck. A small floral kolam with purple and red petals is drawn on the stone at the lower left, and dry sandy ground and a brick wall fill the background.

December 10 2011

A man stands barefoot beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, leaning against its trunk with eyes closed. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red vermilion mark on his forehead, and wears a red silk garment draped over one shoulder with gold border, a white dhoti with gold trim tied at the waist, and a red-gold lower cloth. He wears a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace, plus a beaded armlet and bead bracelet. A garland of red and white flowers hangs from the tree at left, and a white pillar stands in the background.

A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless robe stands on a rock in an open dirt clearing beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads across his chest, has a red tilak on his forehead, and his long dark hair is tied back. His right hand rests on his chest while the left hangs at his side. The clearing has scattered dry leaves and small stones. Swamiji candidate appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so probable.

A man in saffron-orange cloth stands barefoot on a low stone platform beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, his right hand resting against the trunk and eyes closed. He wears a bare-shouldered orange wrap over a draped orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair tied in a knot at the back of his head. Red earth and boulders surround the tree under a green canopy.