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May 25 2008

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A man stands barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a large banyan tree, leaning his head and one hand against its trunk with eyes closed. He wears an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges draped over one shoulder, and a long gold bead necklace hangs across his chest. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Stone seating blocks and a white pillar stand in the background amid trees.2011-09-15A seated man in meditation pose sits on a pink cloth beneath a large banyan tree with many tangled aerial roots. He has eyes closed and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with yellow borders and a long dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Beside him stands a short stone pillar marked with red and yellow dots. The tree trunk behind him is streaked with colored powder. Ground is dusty and sunlit.2003-10-31October 15 20172017-10-15 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver-white throne carved with floral scrollwork and lion-form armrests, draped in leopard-print cushions, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and chest, multiple strands of rudraksha-style red-brown beads, a gold pendant necklace, beaded bracelets on his upper arms, and a vertical red tilak with white marks on his forehead; his hair is long and locked. He sits cross-legged with hands folded, smiling, with a red curtain behind him. a person: the seated speaker's long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and throne cues match a person, though the image does not confirm identity from appearance alone.2017-10-15September 01 20142014-09-01April 14 20122012-04-14October 24 20062006-10-24A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone platform beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and buttress trunks. He wears a saffron-orange unstitched garment draped over one shoulder with a matching orange dhoti-style lower wrap, and a rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. His long dark hair is swept back, and he leans with his forehead and one hand pressed against the tree trunk in a reverent, meditative posture. Stone walls and scaffolding poles are visible in the background. Probable Swamiji is present in appearance, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and he is shown in person as a single figure.2011-02-25A man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, in front of a red curtain. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a reddish-brown beaded rudraksha mala with gold ornaments across his chest, gold armbands, and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A microphone stand is at right and a silver staff rests on the left of the throne. Appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing suggest a person seated in a speaking role.2017-10-15July 21 20042004-07-21Outdoor photograph beneath a massive banyan tree with many thick aerial roots spreading around its trunk. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on a low red-cushioned wooden seat on bare dry earth, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground. The tree and seated teacher are the main subjects.2004-07-21April 07 20132013-04-07