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A photograph of a smiling man standing barefoot on sandy ground in front of a massive banyan tree, its thick grey aerial roots and trunk filling the background. He wears an orange saffron turban, an orange robe draped over his body, and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his torso, with his hands folded at his waist. He gazes upward and to the side. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground.

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A standing man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands before a massive banyan tree with many pale aerial prop roots. He wears a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and holds it with one hand, while the other hand rests at his waist. Dappled sunlight falls on the dry dirt ground. The figure has long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange turban and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala.2004-07-21A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands barefoot before a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. A long rudraksha mala hangs over his chest, and a red tilak marks his forehead. He looks upward with a joyful expression on dry, sandy ground dappled by shade. The tree trunk and roots fill the background. The page lists this as a banyan tree image from July 21, 2004, and the orange-robed man matches visible cues of long swept-back hair, turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, so he is.2004-07-21A smiling man stands barefoot on bare dry earth in front of a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. He wears an orange saffron turban, an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. His long dark hair falls onto his shoulders, and his hands are folded at his waist while he gazes upward. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground and the tree roots.2004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21July 21 20042004-07-21A smiling young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot in front of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey trunk. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and holds it at his chest with one hand, with a red tilak on his forehead. Dappled shade falls on the dirt ground. He appears to be a sannyasi with long dark hair, and his appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with distinctive saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha cues, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) in person.2004-07-21