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August 17 2006

Outdoors 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.

A 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.

A standing man in orange saffron robes with a red border stands barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has his face turned upward and to the side. In the foreground, a vermilion-smeared stone shivalinga sits beside brass oil lamps and a small brass bell on a stone platform. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang to the right, and a kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at left. The setting is an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone bench and low stone walls. a person: the standing figure wears saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with a shaved-style head, and is presented as a devotee-like person at prayer.

A man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are held together in front of his body. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a white sari stand watching. On the right, a low table draped in cloth holds brass lamps, a bell, a brass bowl, a plate of flowers and a plate of offerings. A red carpet runs along the left edge. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, a saffron turban and saffron robes, and fits the a person appearance cues.

July 11 2006

December 31 2008

February 22 2013

2013-02-22 +1 copies

A barefoot man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands on a raised stone platform beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and holds his hands together at his chest in a devotional gesture while gazing upward. Nearby, a red-and-white stone deity or sacred figure is garlanded with yellow, purple and white flowers, and a brass lamp with a bowl sits on a small black stone table with red flower offerings below. Sandy earth and green foliage surround the shrine.

2010-11-18 +2 copies

Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged on a woven mat holding a brass lamp with a lit flame while facing upward. Two people in white clothing kneel nearby on the bare earth, bending forward over brass plates. Brass plates with yellow flower petals and offerings sit on a white cloth and on the ground, and a stone border lies at the right edge. This appears to be a ritual puja or aarti performed at the base of the tree.

2004-05-06 +1 copies

A barefoot man in saffron-orange dhoti and upper wrap stands with palms pressed together in namaste at the centre of a courtyard before a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. He has a white vibhuti line on his forehead, long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, and bangles on his wrists. A red-and-white woven mat lies at his feet on a bare earth floor, beside a low white wall holding a folded red cloth and a small red-bordered mat. A dark bench sits to the right and a small brass or copper vessel rests on the wall. Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala suggest a sannyasi presence, identity uncertain from appearance.

A man stands in front of a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a reddish-brown dhoti-style wrap with broad gold borders, a saffron-orange shawl over one shoulder, and a red-orange rudraksha mala with gold ornaments and a gold pendant. A white tripundra is marked on his forehead, and a red tilak dot is visible. A low white stone platform surrounds the tree base, with red earth and a small red cloth beside it. a person appears to be the person, based on the saffron and ornate clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a red and white sacred marking on the forehead.