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Outdoors under large spreading banyan trees with hanging aerial roots, a man in a long white kurta with fine silver-embroidered trim stands in profile with palms pressed together at chest in anjali namaskar, eyes lowered. He has long dark wavy hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him are a low pale stone wall, a white fence and green foliage on red-brown earth with dappled sunlight.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Outdoors beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, a man with long, dark, wavy hair stands in profile with his eyes closed. He wears a white garment with a white shawl edged in orange-red stripes draped over his shoulder. A low grey boundary wall, metal poles and a wire fence stand behind him, with green foliage and sky above. The appearance matches the swept-back long hair and white-and-orange clothing associated with the page's subject, but the identification is uncertain, so the figure is described by role as a devotee standing in meditative stillness.2008-10-27A standing man with long dark hair, eyes closed and hands clasped at his waist, stands on a red-bordered mat outdoors beneath a large banyan-type tree with aerial roots. He wears a flowing white draped garment over white trousers, rudraksha-style bead malas across his chest, a gold pendant necklace, and bead bracelets with an upper-arm band. A sandy yard, white circular planter base and metal platform surround him in warm sunlight. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in meditative standing posture in white ritual dress with rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2012-04-22Outdoor photo of a single person in a white kurta with a white shawl edged in orange-and-gold stripes and white dhoti with striped border, standing barefoot on a circular stone platform. He faces a large, multi-trunked banyan tree with aerial roots, leaning toward its trunk in reverence. Long dark wavy hair falls to his shoulders. Sunlit dirt ground and trees surround the scene; a brass puja tray with bells and a small vessel sits at the lower left edge. Appearance suggests a person, long swept hair and ritual white dress with orange-striped shawl, shown in person and praying at the tree.2008-10-27A barefoot man with long dark hair stands with eyes closed and hands clasped at his waist on a red patterned rug atop a woven mat, in front of a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. He wears a white draped garment with a shoulder wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold-toned necklace with a pendant, gold-toned armlets and rudraksha bracelets, and a white ash band with red bindi on his forehead. A pink flower lies on a dark stone platform at lower right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in a meditative standing pose; the setting suggests an outdoor satsang or meditation. No other people are visible.2012-04-22A barefoot man in white ritual clothing stands beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, leaning his forehead and right hand against the trunk with eyes closed in meditation. He wears a white draped upper cloth and white dhoti-style lower garment, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a white tilak mark on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. The raised stone platform and sandy ground surround the tree, with a small shrine area visible in the background.2010-12-21November 23 20112011-11-23A photograph of a man with long dark hair sitting cross-legged on bare ground beneath large, tangled banyan tree roots and trunks. He wears a white kurta with a white dhoti-style lower garment and a yellow-and-cream checked shawl draped over one shoulder, with a vermilion tilak on his forehead. His hands rest on his knee and shin, and a fallen yellow leaf lies nearby. Part of another person in white clothing appears at the lower right edge, and a reddish stone structure is visible behind the trees.2008-06-09A man with long, dark, wavy hair stands outdoors with his eyes lowered and hands clasped in front of his waist. He wears a white draped garment with a silver-edged border over one shoulder, a gold-and-silver collar, a red bindi on his forehead, and multiple strands of rudraksha malas with silver bead accents, plus matching rudraksha armlets and wrist bands. The background is a blurred sandy, sunlit outdoor area with greenery.2012-04-22March 02 20112011-03-02A man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. He wears a cream-white shawl over a white garment, a red flower garland and layered gold-coloured bead necklaces. Orange and yellow marigold garlands hang on the left against a tree trunk, with leafy green trees and a white backdrop behind him. A small gold bangle is visible on his wrist.2009-01-01