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Outdoor photo beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a temple construction site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and ornate adornments stands on stone paving, his arm raised, instructing a group of men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps. A man in a white shirt stands at left with his back to the camera, and a bare-backed person in white dhoti and a wrap sits at lower right, with a red-painted circular plinth around the tree. Stone slabs and a fence form the background.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree at Nithyananda Peetham, a red-trimmed raised stone platform curving around its base. A man in orange-red robes stands at centre holding an open book near his chest and speaks to the group. Around him are several people in orange and red saffron-toned clothing, including a woman in orange with a long braid in the foreground. A man in a white shirt stands at right, and a woman in a white sari and another in orange are behind. Paved stone path, red-brown earth, leafy shade, and a wire fence in the background. Visible people are about seven.2018-02-01April 24 20192019-04-24August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree whose low, thick branches arch over a stone-paved path. Several people in saffron and rust-red robes stand and walk along the path; one man in the foreground wears a red-brown dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and holds nothing visible. Behind him a woman in an orange sari holds an open book, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands among the group, while others in orange and red stand nearby. A red-painted stone border frames a raised bed of earth at left, and a small red structure and fence appear in the background.2018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a stone-paved path past a red-brown excavation edge and a golden gateway with carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a turban-like head wrap and a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth walk with a woman in orange who carries a folded paper, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands further along. A woman in white sari with an orange border stands at the right edge, partly seen. The setting is dry sandy ground with fallen leaves, consistent with the Kalpataru banyan temple construction site.2018-02-01Outdoor scene beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a trunk wrapped around a small enclosed shrine area. A man with a swept-up dark topknot, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti and a rust-red shawl, stands gesturing with an open hand toward the tree and a stone platform. Opposite him, an older man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red-and-gold border faces him with his back partly to the camera, and a bearded man in white dhoti with arms crossed stands at left. Another bare-chested man in rust-red garments, with a topknot, stands at right, and a woman in an orange-and-white blouse with a patterned skirt stands nearby. Paved stone path and red brick edging around the tree base. Visible cues only; no identity asserted.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a paved path with red-brick low walls. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with glasses wears a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and carries a cloth bag. Beside him, a man in a rust-orange cloth has long braided hair wrapped in a dark turban. Further ahead, a person in long-haired orange robes with a shoulder bag walks beside a figure in a white dhoti with gold borders and long braided hair. Several other men in white, pink and purple shirts and green lungis follow along the path.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01April 24 20192019-04-24February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand on sandy ground around a dark stone shrine opening at the base of the tree. On the right, a long-haired man with a bare upper torso wears a red-orange shawl draped over his body and faces the group. At centre, a man in an orange headwrap and orange robe with a beaded necklace stands with hands clasped. Further left, a bearded man in orange with an orange head covering and a man in white dhoti with a gold chain stand near a cameraman filming with a video camera. A bald elderly man in pale saffron shawl stands at the far left edge.2007-08-09