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Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and a low-hanging branch, a man stands on a dark polished stone platform with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of prayer or respect. He wears a flowing red-orange cloth wrapped around his body and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and his head is shaved. Round raised earthen platforms with stone edging surround the tree, and a small orange thread is tied around a branch. A green metal pole and a bell hang near the tree.

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September 04 20112011-09-04A man in a saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali on a dark polished stone platform, facing a large banyan-type tree with spreading aerial roots. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Behind him a thin pole holds a small bell and a purple flower-like cloth is tied up. Sandy earth, low stone-edged circular planters and a red wall sit in the background. The setting is an outdoor temple-garden shrine space.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA 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.2011-01-21A man with long dark hair and bare feet stands in an outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree, hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a red-and-maroon striped dhoti and a matching wrap with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck. Before him on a raised black stone dais sits a dark deity murti wearing an orange saffron cloth, a white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, with a red cloth backdrop. Red-painted stones, a brass bell and a small stone altar sit in the foreground beside a clear glass box.2011-09-01A man in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl stands barefoot beside a large banyan tree trunk with hanging aerial roots, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala. Behind him, a shrine with a white arched frame holds a red-painted deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, set on a circular platform heaped with red flowers, beneath a clearing of dappled tree shade. Kolam designs are drawn in coloured powder on the ground.2010-12-22Outdoors 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.2011-01-21February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph taken outdoors beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. A single man stands barefoot on a folded red-and-maroon mat on a raised stone platform, leaning close to the trunk. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl draped over one shoulder, a long gold-beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, and a gold bangle, with long dark hair falling behind him. Nearby, a small shrine with flowers and lamps sits on a low plinth amid dry red earth, bare-trunked trees and a red boundary wall. The man's appearance fits the a person profile given the saffron clothing, long hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, though the image is not fully certain.2013-02-28December 22 20102010-12-22December 31 20082008-12-31A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. In the foreground at left, a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a gold-toned necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a glossy platform. Further back, a second person in white dhoti and white upper cloth with orange trim stands near a low circular stone enclosure at the trunk's base. Red earth ground and a green metal pole with a bell are visible.2011-08-19