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A man stands barefoot with eyes closed on a woven mat over a patterned rug, in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears an unstitched white dhoti with a striped brown-and-gold border, draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha and white bead mala across his chest with matching beaded armbands and wrist bracelets. His hands are clasped at waist level and a white vibhuti line with a red mark is on his forehead. Behind him is a white stone platform, and white kolam-style floor patterns are visible on the ground. The scene suggests quiet standing meditation or prayer.

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April 03 20122012-04-03A shaved-headed man stands barefoot on a woven mat with eyes closed and hands clasped at waist, wearing an unstitched white cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped in dhoti style, with a striped border. He wears a long brown and white beaded rudraksha-style mala across the chest and matching bead bracelets and armbands, with white tilak and a red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan tree roots, a white stone platform, and patterned red mats on sandy ground with white kolam-style lines.2012-04-03A barefoot man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a striped border stands with hands folded at his waist, eyes lowered, on a woven mat over a patterned rug. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha and white bead mala across the chest, matching bead bands on the upper arms and wrists, and a white tilak with red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan roots and a white stone platform with kolam designs on the ground. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the person is described by role as a devotee in ritual attire.2012-04-03A standing man in traditional white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large pendant and beaded armlets, hands clasped at waist, barefoot on a woven mat in front of a large banyan tree with hanging garland of pink and yellow flowers; a small red bindi on the forehead. Appearance suggests a candidate matching the page cue, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as a standing devotee or teacher in ritual white. Tree roots and a low white wall with a red cloth form the background.2012-04-09April 03 20122012-04-03October 14 20112011-10-14A standing man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-bordered pleats and a red-bordered shawl draped over his shoulders, hands folded in front of his chest in an anjali-like gesture. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, multi-strand rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bead bracelets and beaded armbands, and stands barefoot on a paved outdoor platform. Behind him a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a low stone-walled platform. Small pink and red flower petals or powder are scattered on the ground beside a patterned mat.2011-12-31April 03 20122012-04-03A man stands barefoot on a woven mat and a small patterned red rug in front of a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a white upper cloth edged in gold-brown border, multiple strands of rudraksha beads as a long necklace, beaded armlets and wrist bands, and has a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. His hands are clasped together at his waist and he gazes upward with a calm smile. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers hangs on the tree trunk behind him, and patterned mats lead up white steps. A dark wooden stool is in the lower right foreground.2012-04-13April 03 20122012-04-03A man stands barefoot on a small red and patterned mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, leaning his head and forehead against the trunk with eyes closed. He wears an unstitched white dhoti with a striped cream-and-red border, draped over the bare upper body, and a striped shawl hanging from his shoulder. He has a dark bun of hair and wears red-brown rudraksha beads at the neck, upper arm and wrist. White chalk kolam lines are drawn on the bare ground around him. The stance suggests quiet devotion at the sacred tree. The a person field is unsure: the appearance shows no crown, saffron garments or gold ornaments, and the bun and white ritual clothing do not establish his identity.2012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03