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A photograph of a man standing outdoors in front of a large spreading tree with exposed aerial roots and a red-brick raised platform at right. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap and a brown rudraksha-style mala, with a long white-and-red flower garland draped over his shoulders, and presses his palms together at his chest with eyes closed. A horizontal white tilak mark is on his forehead. The sandy paved ground and a red fence are visible behind him.

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A man stands outdoors on a paved stone path in front of a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. He wears a rust-brown unstitched cloth wrap and a dark brown rudraksha mala across his chest, with a long white and red flower garland draped over his shoulders. His palms are pressed together in namaste, and a horizontal white mark is visible on his forehead. A small red-rimmed stone platform and a few other trees are in the background.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01March 02 20182018-03-02 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dark hair and a sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead stands with eyes closed and hands clasped at his chest in a prayerful gesture beneath a large tree with aerial roots. He wears a rust-brown robe with a gold-bordered edge and a long brown rudraksha-style mala, and his neck and shoulders are draped with a thick garland of white jasmine and red and orange flowers. The paved ground and red wall behind him are in dappled sunlight.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large spreading tree with dense green canopy. A woman in a maroon sari with gold-yellow borders stands centre-frame with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed, wearing gold bangles and a gold necklace. To her left, a man in a maroon and gold dhoti-style cloth wears rudraksha beads and carries a brass tray of offerings, possibly flowers and kumkum. On the right, a tall pillar or trunk is draped with long garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers with green leaves. Marigold and jasmine garlands hang around the scene.2015-02-05January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoors beneath a huge spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a bearded man in a rust-red robe and a dark wrap stands with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a long multi-strand rudraksha mala and a long red-and-white flower garland. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand with palms pressed together in devotion, and a flower-decorated shrine with gold-coloured fabric and garlands sits to the right. Stone paving and red-painted raised platforms surround the tree.2017-01-01A 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 only2013-04-30A man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a long white and red flower garland stands on a stone pathway beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a tilak on his forehead. To the right, a deity murti in a green and gold garment with heavy gold and jewelled necklaces stands in a shrine niche, decorated with a garland, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Red-painted low platforms surround the tree base and sunlight filters through the leaves.2017-01-01Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree at an ashram grounds. A bearded man with long swept-back hair in a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment, wearing a white and pink flower garland, layered gold necklaces and gold armbands, holds a small brass bell and a plate of ritual items while standing in front of a black mat. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron cloth, a woman in a yellow sari, another woman in green and yellow, and a bald man in an orange dhoti stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. The man's appearance with long hair, gold ornaments and garland gives a probable identification as a person, performing the ritual with the bell and plate.2016-12-23