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A barefoot man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange wrap stands with his eyes closed and forehead pressed against the large trunk of a banyan tree. He wears a white, yellow and red flower garland draped over his shoulder, and his long, dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. The tree's thick aerial roots spread around him on sandy ground beside a curved white stone edge, with a pillar and leafy trees in the background. a person cues: long wavy hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland; a person value of unsure is used because the appearance is not conclusive.

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December 30 20092009-12-30A barefoot person in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised stone platform beside a large banyan tree, pressing their forehead and right palm against a thick aerial-root trunk with eyes closed. They wear a gold headband, a red bindi, long dark hair, a layered gold necklace and an orange shawl with pink-edged pleats draped over the body. A white kolam-style line pattern marks the ground at their feet, with scattered petals nearby. The setting is an open outdoor courtyard with dense green foliage and short stone pillars in the background. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues include long swept-back hair, a gold crown-style headband, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, but the identification is not certain from appearance alone.2010-12-27A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing in profile with his eyes closed, his forehead resting against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white flower garland mixed with orange-red flowers around his neck, long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a white tilak marks his forehead. The setting is an outdoor ground with bare earth, a low white curb, and a block wall behind him.2008-12-25A 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 a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands in profile, leaning his head and one hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a gold-bordered beige headwrap and a long garland of white jasmine, yellow, purple and red flowers draped over his shoulder. A yellow wristband is visible on his wrist. He is barefoot on sandy ground beside a low white curb, with stone blocks behind him and a purple logo mark in the lower left. The posture suggests a moment of devotional stillness at the tree.2009-12-25December 26 20082008-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and dhoti stands barefoot leaning his head and forearm against the thick aerial roots of a large banyan tree, eyes closed in a contemplative posture. He wears a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, with a white marking on his forehead. The setting is outdoors with blurred green foliage and a pale sky behind him.2011-02-25December 31 20082008-12-31September 15 20112011-09-15December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies