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Outdoors under a large banyan tree, a man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and a white and orange-banded flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra facing the tree. The trunk is wrapped and decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind him a large crowd of devotees in white clothes sits and stands with hands folded in prayer, with a woman in a pink sari and others in front. Saffron-robed people stand at the left edge. This appears to be a darshan or puja at the sacred banyan tree. The man's identity is not determined from appearance; he is a devotee in a white garment offering prayer.

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A photograph outdoors among trees where a central figure with long wavy dark hair and a red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling. He wears an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with red accents, with rudraksha beads visible at the chest. Around him, devotees press their hands together in greeting: a woman in a blue sari with gold jewellery on the left, an older woman in a white-and-floral top, young men in white kurtas and orange shawls, and a man in a white shirt with a gold wristwatch and ring on the right. a person is visible with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so this figure is identified as a probable in-person presence. The setting is dense green foliage.2006-12-26Outdoor photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red flower garland around his neck, standing with palms pressed together in namaste at the centre of a crowd. Behind him a younger man wears an orange shawl over a white dhoti and holds a rudraksha mala, and to the left stand women in white and patterned saris with hands joined in greeting. Others in white shirts and saffron shawls surround him, under dense green trees. The man in orange wears a dark shawl draped over his shoulders and appears to be a saint or sannyasi being greeted by devotees, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2006-12-26January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a leafy tree. On the right, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, holding a bell and a tall golden multi-tier lamp (aarti), faces a golden-decorated deity murti at left draped in garlands of pink, purple and yellow flowers. A crowd of devotees stands in front with hands folded in prayer; women wear white saris and cream dhotis, and a man at right wears a white dhoti with a red-gold shawl. A red flag on a pole rises at centre. Dappled sunlight falls on the scene. The figure in orange has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a person cue, but identity remains uncertain.2005-07-21January 01 20062006-01-01A crowd photograph of devotees gathered closely around a central man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, with a white and orange garland of flowers around his neck and a small white tilak on his forehead. He stands with palms pressed together in a greeting. Around him are young men and boys in white, pink and orange clothing, one wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and an older bald man in white beside him with a green-patterned shawl. A few people wear red tilak marks.2006-12-25A photograph of an outdoor gathering under a large spreading tree. In the foreground a man stands at the right, wearing a white turban, a white dhoti with a yellow-gold shawl, and a long garland of white flowers with red, blue and white ribbons. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, and holds a silver handbell in one hand while gesturing with the other. He has long dark hair and a smiling expression. Seated before him on the ground is a large crowd, many in white clothing, with some women in orange saris and one in blue. A few devotees stand with hands folded near the tree. Brass oil lamps with flames appear at the left of the frame.2005-01-01 +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. 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Behind him a crowd of seated and standing devotees in white clothes, some with saffron shawls and red-thread neck cords, watches attentively, while a man in white with folded hands and a woman in blue stand among them. a person: the standing man with the long swept-back hair, white head wrap, rudraksha mala and gold pendant is the candidate, shown performing an aarti with a lamp and bell. The appearance cues are several but the attribution is uncertain given the crowd and lighting.2005-01-01 +1 copies