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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its trunk. In the foreground a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a red dot on his forehead stands in a saffron-orange robe with red borders, holding a rudraksha mala that hangs at his chest. Behind him to the left, a group of devotees stand on dry ground with fallen leaves: a man in white shirt and trousers, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a pink sari, and a young girl in a white top and patterned skirt. A small stone shrine platform sits at the base of the tree.

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October 21 20062006-10-21A photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair standing outdoors before a large tree with spreading branches and green foliage. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long mala of brown rudraksha beads, and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. The sunlight filters through the leaves behind him.2006-12-09Outdoor photograph of a man standing before a large spreading tree with thick branches and green foliage. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders along with a long rudraksha mala of brown beads. He gazes calmly toward the left of the frame. Sunlight filters through the leaves behind him.2006-12-09A man with long, loose, wavy dark hair stands outdoors under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears an orange saffron wrap with red-bordered edges over his shoulders and a strand of rudraksha beads hanging on his chest, and has a red kumkum bindi on his forehead. Behind him, figures in orange and white clothing stand on a dirt ground, and a white cloth-covered seat and a patterned mat are visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central figure with the long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala cues, offering a devotional greeting.2006-10-21A man with long, dark, swept-back hair stands outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with spreading grey branches and green foliage. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads across the chest, with a red bindi on his forehead. Sunlight falls across the scene. Given the distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and rudraksha mala, this is a probable appearance-based match for Swamiji (probable), shown in person outdoors.2006-12-09Outdoor portrait of a man with long, dark, wavy hair falling past his shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads hanging across his chest. He has a small red bindi on his forehead and stands in front of a large spreading tree with thick grey branches and green foliage, with sunlight on the ground behind him.2006-12-09A man with long, wavy dark hair stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and dappled sunlight. He wears a loose orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and has a red bindi on his forehead. His expression is calm and he gazes to the side. The appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads match the Swamiji (probable) candidate, so the figure is recorded as in_person, though the identification is uncertain given the photo is not a labeled portrait.2006-12-09Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A person stands barefoot on a teal and white striped mat with a red embroidered cushion, palms pressed together in anjali mudra in front of the chest. The person wears saffron-orange robes with red borders, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi, with long dark hair. Behind, a red and gold parasol and a yellow cushioned seat are set up on the ground, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Other visible elements include a garland of flowers at the right edge and orange cloth on a stick.2006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. He has a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. A garland of red and yellow flowers hangs from a branch to the left, and a low cement platform with scattered white flowers lies behind him.2011-08-27A photograph of a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders, standing in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Behind him to the left, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a white tilak stands with arms folded, and another man in white clothing stands further back. The scene is outdoors in a shaded grove. The central man has distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference to a person, and is identified as a person from these appearance cues.2006-10-25