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A photograph of a man in a flowing yellow garment with gold embroidered edging, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads or ornaments. He has long dark hair swept back and a white tilak on his forehead, and stands with one hand resting on the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Bright green foliage and a stone platform are visible in the background.

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December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23February 05 20152015-02-05November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a person in an orange saffron shawl and matching garment standing beside a large banyan tree, eyes closed and cheek resting against a thick aerial root trunk, hands folded at the chest. He wears a gold headband and multiple gold beaded necklaces, and long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him are leafy branches and a sunlit outdoor setting with a low wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person at the tree, with saffron clothing, long hair, a gold headband and gold necklaces as the qualifying cues.2010-12-27A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.2013-03-17November 09 20112011-11-09January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a white flower in it, standing with his eyes closed and forehead pressed against the grey trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white jasmine garland with red flowers draped over his shoulder and an orange cloth over his back. Sunlight filters through leaves in the background. A printed , , with a source credit to . The man's appearance does not clearly meet the threshold for a person identification, so he is described by role and clothing only2013-04-30October 24 20112011-10-24March 03 20132013-03-03October 29 20112011-10-29