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A man in a red sleeveless robe and red-orange garment stands beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, his hands joined at his chest in prayer. He wears a rudraksha mala and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Nearby, a white arched shrine frame surrounds a red-draped deity murti heavily garlanded with marigolds, set on a mound of red flowers and offerings. Rangoli kolam designs with pink and green patterns decorate the ground in the lower right, and a paved path curves through the open outdoor grove.

A man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot beside a large banyan tree trunk with hanging aerial roots, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala. Behind him, a shrine with a white arched frame holds a red-painted deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, set on a circular platform heaped with red flowers, beneath a clearing of dappled tree shade. Kolam designs are drawn in coloured powder on the ground.

A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a small red-and-maroon woven mat beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ceremonial garland of yellow-orange beads and a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back and he gazes downward with hands at his sides. Around him are sandy ground, low concrete platforms, bare trees and a tree-trunk support pole.

A man in a red dhoti-style wrap and matching red shawl stands barefoot beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, his palms joined near his chest and head bowed. He wears a long orange-gold beaded necklace and has long dark hair swept back. To the right, a red-draped deity murti sits on a dark stone base under a white arched stone canopy, adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, with a heap of orange-red marigolds piled in front. Green-and-white kolam designs decorate the ground. The scene is an outdoor shrine beneath a tree, with a hanging swing rope visible among the branches. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the standing figure, identified by the long swept-back hair, the ornate gold-and-orange necklace and the devotional stance, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.

A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.

March 23 2013

A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth stands barefoot on a small red patterned mat beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He leans his head and forehead against the trunk in a reverent pose, with a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha or bead mala with a large pendant draped over his shoulder, a beaded bracelet on his wrist and gold earrings. Around him are low concrete borders, a small white-painted post and a brick-red wall in an open courtyard. The man has long dark hair tied back, and the scene is an outdoor setting with bare earth and sparse trees.

February 22 2013

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A photograph of a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl standing barefoot on a small red-and-pink patterned mat, leaning his head against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his arm and wrist, and a flower garland woven into his upturned hair. His eyes are closed and his posture is still and reverent. A pink flower garland hangs on the trunk to the left. Behind him are a white-walled raised platform, bare earth, stone blocks and an orange boundary wall in an open courtyard. The man is shown as a devotee in meditative stillness; no identity is asserted from appearance.

A barefoot person in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap stands on a stone platform, pressing their face and hands against the trunk of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A long dark plait of hair hangs down the back, and a gold-and-bead necklace is visible at the neck. Behind the tree, a stone shrine structure with a dark opening is partly visible, with a small stone pillar and sandy ground in front. A dark reflective pool lies at the lower left. Green foliage surrounds the scene.