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2011-12-11 +1 copies

December 11 2011

August 17 2006

A photograph of a single standing man in an outdoor setting beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, his hands held together in front of him. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang on the tree trunk. A low stone platform surrounds the tree base, and nearby stands a small black stone altar with brass oil lamps and a dark bowl of offerings. The ground is bare earth with dappled sunlight, and a red-painted stone structure appears at the right. A rough sign reads Pada-Puja context implied by setting; the scene suggests a padapuja at a sacred tree.

2010-11-18 +1 copies

A standing man in an orange-red silk shawl and red-and-gold bordered dhoti presses his palms together in anjali namaskar before a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, and a white tilak with a red bindu marks his forehead. A garland of yellow and red flowers is visible at the left edge. His gaze is turned to the side and he has a calm, reverent expression.

2011-08-28 +1 copies

December 22 2011

A man stands outdoors before large, gnarled banyan tree trunks and aerial roots, with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and a small red bindi on his forehead, and his dark hair is swept back. The ground behind him is reddish earth. a person is shown in an appearance-based pose of prayerful greeting, with saffron clothing and a swept-back hairstyle as the qualifying cues.

A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, on a teal and white striped mat with a small red floral cushion. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and body, edged with red borders, over a white undergarment, and a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Behind him a large banyan tree with many aerial roots rises, and a red and gold ceremonial umbrella stands on the ground to the right. Swamiji (probable) is shown here in an appearance-based label, with the saffron clothing, long hair, rudraksha mala and tilak as cues. The scene appears to be an outdoor banyan-tree setting in the ashram grounds.

2006-10-21 +1 copies

Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person stands barefoot on a teal and white striped mat with a red embroidered cushion, palms pressed together in anjali mudra in front of the chest. The person wears saffron-orange robes with red borders, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi, with long dark hair. Behind, a red and gold parasol and a yellow cushioned seat are set up on the ground, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Other visible elements include a garland of flowers at the right edge and orange cloth on a stick.

2006-10-21 +1 copies

March 04 2013

A barefoot man stands in front of a large banyan tree with many thick, twisting aerial roots, on bare reddish earth beside a low pale stone platform. He wears a bright orange shawl with fringed ends draped over his shoulders and across his body, over a maroon dhoti with a golden border. His hands are pressed together at his chest in namaste, with beaded bracelets on his wrists, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Pink and white rangoli-style powder designs lie on the ground at his feet, and a small blue sign is visible at the left edge.

A man with long, loose, wavy dark hair stands outdoors under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears an orange saffron wrap with red-bordered edges over his shoulders and a strand of rudraksha beads hanging on his chest, and has a red kumkum bindi on his forehead. Behind him, figures in orange and white clothing stand on a dirt ground, and a white cloth-covered seat and a patterned mat are visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure with the long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala cues, offering a devotional greeting.