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A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around the neck stands before a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots, hands pressed together in prayer and eyes lowered. Behind him a man in white shirt and dhoti sits and others in white attend nearby. In the foreground a woman in a pink sari with a blue border sits with hands folded, and a colourful knitted cover wraps a stone pillar beside a metal-patterned panel and marigold garlands. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or pooja at an ashram setting. Swamiji (probable): the standing saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala is the probable Swamiji.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together at chest level, holding a small folded card, with long dark hair swept back. a person is visible in this standing devotee-like figure wearing orange robes and rudraksha beads. Behind him a man in an orange garment stands near the tree. At left, a seated woman in a pink and blue sari with folded hands sits beside a man in white kneeling near the trunk. At right, a person in white kneels near a woven basket decorated with colourful striped fabric and yellow and red flower garlands. Several people in white shirts are visible in the background.2006-07-23 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a moustache stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads around his neck, hands pressed together in namaskar in front of a shrine. He is a probable Swamiji candidate by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him, a stone shrine with a golden cobra-hood deity form is draped with long multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. Around them, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats, some with hands folded, and a woman in a pink sari sits among them. A white-clothed figure stands at the shrine's right and an attendant kneels near a metal pot.2006-07-23July 02 20042004-07-02Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around them a crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes sit and stand, hands folded, including a woman in a white sari with red border and a woman in lavender. At right, a stone cobra hood sculpture is draped with a garland of multicoloured flowers and yellow marigold strands, with a kalasha-like stone base; a figure in white kneels beside it. Woven mats cover the ground. The banyan trunk and lush foliage fill the background.2006-07-23Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands barefoot holding a brass lamp with a flame, performing a ritual. Around him a crowd of devotees in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, with some women in yellow, pink and purple saris. On the right, a stone deity murti is decorated with a flower garland in green, red and yellow, and a cobra hood sculpture is visible near the lower right. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a shrine under the tree.2006-07-23A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, buttressed trunks and hanging aerial roots, draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. At right, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange head covering stands with his palms pressed together in prayer, facing the tree. He wears a white flower garland over his shoulder. A second person in white clothes stands partly visible at the far right edge, also with hands joined. Scattered petals and flower bits lie on the sandy ground, and the background shows dense green trees in soft light.2006-12-26December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a devotional ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stands centre, holding a brass plate with offerings and a small object, facing a golden hooded cobra-form deity murti decorated with colourful striped and floral garlands. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at left. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white clothing sit and stand with hands folded in prayer, with one woman in purple at left. Fruit and a flower offering lie at the base of the murti.2006-07-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a saffron-orange unstitched robe over bare shoulders stands with palms joined in namaste, holding a small book or card and smiling; a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. To the left, a man in white kurta with a red bindi and long hair gestures with one arm. Behind, a cameraman in white holds a video camera on his shoulder. Seated on the ground at right are men in white clothes and a woman in a pink saree with palms joined at lower left. At lower right a colourful crocheted cylinder with striped bands of orange, blue and purple sits beside a woven basket-like object. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2006-07-23July 07 20092009-07-07