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A barefoot man in orange and gold ochre robes stands on a low stone platform, leaning his forehead against the trunk of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. His eyes are closed and he holds the folds of his cloth at his waist. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and has a white tilak on his forehead, with his hair tied up at the back. Behind him are a clear plastic container, a white pole and a sandy outdoor ground. The scene reads as a quiet, contemplative pose in an outdoor ashram setting. The figure's appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron robes, but the page does not confirm identity, so the figure is described only by role.

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September 06 20112011-09-06September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a single man standing barefoot beside the thick, buttressed trunk of a large banyan tree, leaning his head and right palm against the bark with eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange silk dhoti and matching shawl with wide gold zari borders edged in maroon, plus a rudraksha-style bead necklace, bead armlets and beaded bracelets. His long dark hair falls down his back. The ground beneath shows reddish earth and a stone edge with kumkum-coloured markings. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and layered rudraksha adornments, though the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2011-11-15A man with long swept-back dark hair stands outdoors beside a tree trunk, one hand resting on the bark and his eyes lowered. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap with a gold border over his shoulders and a long ceremonial necklace of gold beads, and appears to be in a contemplative pose among blurred green foliage.2011-09-15September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copiesA man with his hair tied in a bun and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands with eyes closed, forehead pressed against a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears an orange silk garment with gold border and maroon edging draped over one shoulder, orange dhoti, rudraksha mala necklaces, beaded armlets and wrist bands. Outdoors in warm sunlight with reddish earth and trees in the background. A faint circular logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-12-24September 06 20112011-09-06 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange cloth stands barefoot on a low stone platform beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, his right hand resting against the trunk and eyes closed. He wears a bare-shouldered orange wrap over a draped orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair tied in a knot at the back of his head. Red earth and boulders surround the tree under a green canopy.2011-10-12A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a maroon-bordered edge stands bare-chested, leaning his head and shoulder against the thick trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Dappled sunlight falls on the bark, and a low stone-edged platform lies at the tree's base with rocks and sand beyond. The pose suggests quiet meditation or devotion at the tree. The man has long dark hair tied back; the page marks a person as present, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a sadhak in saffron with a long-haired head in a meditative pose.2011-02-02December 26 20112011-12-26A 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.2011-09-24A 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.2011-01-31