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Outdoor photograph beside a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a stone platform at its base. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe over his shoulder and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, gestures with one hand while speaking. Beside him stands a woman in a bright blue kurta and blue trousers with a dark red shawl draped over her shoulders, barefoot, hands clasped in front. At the far right edge a man in a white checked shirt is partly visible. Dry leaves cover the sandy ground. Two physical people are clearly visible, plus a partial third.

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A photograph outdoors at an ashram-like site beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair, stands with forehead and one hand pressed against the trunk, bending forward in reverence. Beside them, a woman in a blue salwar kameez with a light blue dupatta and a maroon shawl stands with hands folded, watching. In the background a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands near a low raised mat. Sandy ground with fallen leaves surrounds the tree. The saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, which are appearance cues consistent with a candidate, so this is a person present in person, although appearance alone is not conclusive.Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks, sunlight filtering through leaves onto a reddish dirt path and a low stone platform. A man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold brocade shawl and a dark knitted cap, wearing a garland, stands with his back to the camera. A bald man in an saffron-orange robe stands beside him, extending his arm toward the banyan trunk, while another man in white with a yellow sash stands at the right edge. Three people are visible.2010-09-27Outdoor photo beneath a huge ancient banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches hanging over sandy ground and fallen leaves. Four men stand together in the foreground: three wear saffron-orange robes and one, on the far right, has long swept-back dark hair and gestures with his right arm toward the tree. A white-clad man with a white shawl stands between them with a lanyard. Two more people in white and light clothing stand far left near a low platform.2006-10-25A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches over a bare, sandy ground. A figure in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at left, extending an arm upward toward the branches and appearing to sprinkle or offer something. A small red bag and a low stone border sit on the ground near the trunk, with a dark hollow at the base of the tree. The person appears to be a devotee or ritual practitioner; the appearance is not clear enough to identify anyone.2006-12-30A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and trunks, in daylight among trees. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands with one hand raised, gesturing as if explaining. Facing him, an older bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl listens with his hands together. Two more people stand at right: a woman in a dark sari with glasses and a person in white holding a video camera on a stand. a person: the saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and the orange garment matches the page's account of a person at the banyan tree, though his face is not visible enough to confirm.2006-10-21A barefoot man with long dark hair stands on bare earth beside a huge old banyan tree with thick grey trunks and many hanging aerial roots. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and looks off to the side. A dark hollow opening sits at the base of the trunk behind him. Possible a person depiction: an orange-robed figure with long swept-back hair and a bare-footed ascetic presentation, but the face is too small and the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-04-19A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and thick trunks forming a shrine-like hollow at its base, with a small raised stone platform and a dark recessed niche beneath. In the left foreground a woman with long dark wavy hair wears a flowing saffron-orange garment and presses her body against the tree trunk with her arms wrapped around it, while a man in white clothing stands in the background at the left edge. Dry leaves cover the sandy ground.2011-02-20Outdoors beneath a huge old banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots and a sprawling canopy. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks on dry leaf-strewn ground, holding a long wooden walking stick, with his head turned to the side. Beside him stands a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl with arms folded, next to a man in plain white dhoti and white shawl. Further back to the left, several people in white clothes stand near a small water pool at the tree's base. The setting is a rural temple-grove atmosphere with green leaves overhead. a person candidate visible by appearance: the walking figure in orange shows long swept-back dark hair and distinctive saffron clothing, consistent with the page's description, but the face and presence are not clearly enough established to confirm identity.2006-10-25A photograph of a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and a dark hollow opening at its base, set on sandy ground. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at the right, bending forward toward the trunk with hands clasped at the chest. A small white object sits near the base of the tree. Trees and open ground fill the background.2006-10-25Outdoors beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dense green canopy. On the left, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands with long dark hair. Beside the trunk, a second person in white clothing with an orange shawl over the shoulders stands looking upward. Another partially visible person in orange appears at the far left edge. Tree trunks and hanging aerial roots dominate the frame, with a small white shrine-like structure visible at the lower left.2006-10-07A photograph beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and dense canopy, on a sandy red-earth clearing with rocks. In the foreground a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands facing right. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and orange shawl stands on a rock with his back to the camera, long dark hair falling down. Behind them an older man in white clothes stands near the trunk. A few other people in white and orange are partly visible at the left edge. The faces of the people are not shown in detail. No identity is confirmed from appearance; the bare-chested figure with long hair and orange garments is a candidate only, with uncertain appearance.2006-10-07October 07 20062006-10-07