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Night-time outdoor photo at an ashram: a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots dominates the left. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders stands barefoot on a raised circular platform, facing the trunk with his head bowed. He wears a long multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and white, plus a gold armlet. Two photographers with cameras film him from the left foreground, and a flower garland hangs along the platform's edge. Scattered petals and small offerings lie on the ground nearby. a person candidate appearance is not distinct enough to confirm identity, so the presence is marked unsure.

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