A man in a saffron-orange draped robe with a maroon border stands with his back partly turned, forehead pressed against the bark of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and his dark hair is tied up. One hand rests on the trunk, fingers extended. Behind him are sandy ground, a paved platform and greenery in warm late-day light. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a saffron-orange draped robe with a maroon border stands with his back partly turned, forehead pressed against the bark of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and his dark hair is tied up. One hand rests on the trunk, fingers extended. Behind him are sandy ground, a paved platform and greenery in warm late-day light.

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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange draped clothing with maroon borders stands with his back mostly turned, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree. His right hand rests on the trunk and his hair is tied in a bun at the back of the head. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Thick aerial roots and bark fill the right side of the frame, with stone platform edges and sunlight behind. Only one person is visible.

A photograph of a man in saffron-orange draped robes with a gold-edged border standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree. He leans his head and right hand against the aerial roots and trunk, with his eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and his dark hair tied in a knot at the back. The setting is an outdoor grove with green foliage and red earth at the base of the tree.

A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands with his back mostly turned, leaning his forehead and one hand against the thick, buttressed trunk of a large banyan tree. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has long dark hair tied up at the back, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him are stone platforms and sunlit foliage. The figure's appearance matches the sannyasi attire of the page's subject, but facial and build cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi at the banyan tree.

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A barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange sannyasi wrap stands with his back to the camera, pressing his forehead and one hand against the thick, root-like trunks of a large banyan tree. A brown rudraksha mala hangs at his neck and his dark hair is tied in a bun. The setting is an outdoor courtyard with pale stone paving, sandy ground and fallen leaves. The pose suggests prayer or quiet meditation at the tree.

February 23 2011

A man in saffron-orange draped robes stands with his forehead resting against the trunk of a large banyan-type tree, eyes closed in stillness. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold beads and gold bangles on his arm and wrist. A small red tilak marks his forehead and his hair is tied up at the back. Blurred green foliage and a reddish structure are in the background.

September 24 2011

A person in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands with their back to the camera, one hand pressed against the thick aerial prop roots of a large banyan tree. Dark hair is tied up and a rudraksha mala is visible at the neck. Sunlight filters through green leaves, and a tiled terrace and stone platform are in the foreground.

A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with gold-coloured beaded trim, standing outdoors and leaning his forehead against the trunk of a large banyan-type tree with aerial roots. His eyes are closed and his hand rests on the bark, a gesture of reverence. He wears gold beaded necklaces and an armlet, and his hair is tied in a bun at the back of his head. The background is blurred greenery.