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Outdoor photo of a man standing barefoot on a dark stone slab beneath a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height, eyes closed. He wears a green silk-like garment draped over one shoulder and wrapped as a dhoti, with a red and gold patterned border, and a beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala. His hair is tied in a knot at the back of the head. Behind him are a hanging aerial root, low stone walls and blurred foliage.

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A standing man in profile, barefoot on a dark stone floor, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level with eyes closed. He wears a green silk garment draped over one shoulder with a red and gold paisley border, a dhoti-style lower wrap with the same border, and a beaded necklace with gold ornaments. His hair is tied in a bun at the back of his head. Behind him is a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a low circular stone platform in the background.2011-08-20August 21 20112011-08-21A man stands outdoors before large banyan tree roots and trunks, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He has slicked-back dark hair, a horizontal white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a bare upper body wrapped in a green sari-style cloth with gold border and circular motifs. He wears a red-and-gold beaded necklace, matching beaded bracelets on his upper arms and wrists, and a bead garland with a diamond-shaped pendant. A white flower garland with yellow-and-red tassels hangs to the left. The setting is a stone ledge in a tree-shaded courtyard. Visible text is a , which is excluded from text. Identity not assessed from appearance2011-12-13September 28 20112011-09-28December 13 20112011-12-13A man stands barefoot on a circular stone platform in front of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. He wears a lime-green silk garment with a dark green and red border draped over one shoulder and around the waist, gold armlets and bangles, and multiple strands of brown beads with a gold pendant. His palms are pressed together at his chest, eyes closed, with a red tilak on his forehead, in a posture of prayer or devotion. A low stone wall and reddish earth lie behind him. The person is a devotee in an appearance-based prayer pose, and the description does not establish who he is.2011-12-04December 04 20112011-12-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing outdoors among tree trunks, leaning his forehead against a tree with eyes closed in a contemplative pose. He wears a green draped garment with a brown and gold patterned border and has a white tilak on his forehead, with dark hair tied in a bun. His right hand rests on the trunk while his left hand is held near his waist. Blurred green foliage fills the background. a person appearance cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so identity is uncertain; the figure is shown as a devotee in quiet meditation against a tree.2011-09-14A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with gold border stripes stands barefoot on a red patterned mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, small gold earrings, and a layered orange rudraksha mala with a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him are large banyan tree roots and a low cream wall with folded patterned mats. Outdoor setting, one person.2013-04-07A man stands outdoors among green leafy branches on bare reddish earth, looking downward. He wears a green silk-like garment draped over his left shoulder and body, with a maroon and gold patterned border tied at the waist. His bare upper body shows a thin cord around the neck, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him are trees and a glimpse of a reddish wall. He appears to be a devotee or sannyasi in ceremonial attire.2011-09-14September 14 20112011-09-14A barefoot man stands outdoors on a dusty paved path beside a low stone wall, under large banyan trees. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a maroon border, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. He has a red tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, and holds his palms together in namaste with his eyes lifted upward. The page indicates the event is a 2011 satsang guided meditation, but the image itself shows only this one person in a quiet outdoor setting. Appearance-based label: a person, with orange robes and rudraksha mala as the qualifying cues, standing in namaste as a devotee would.2011-02-20 +1 copies