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A young man sits cross-legged on reddish earth beside a large banyan tree with many tangled aerial roots. He wears a white turban with a maroon band, a white kurta, white dhoti with maroon border, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and across his lap. His eyes are closed and his hands rest together in his lap. A watch is visible on his wrist. The look of the figure is not enough to name him, so the identity stays unsure.

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A photograph of a man with long dark hair sitting cross-legged on bare ground beneath large, tangled banyan tree roots and trunks. He wears a white kurta with a white dhoti-style lower garment and a yellow-and-cream checked shawl draped over one shoulder, with a vermilion tilak on his forehead. His hands rest on his knee and shin, and a fallen yellow leaf lies nearby. Part of another person in white clothing appears at the lower right edge, and a reddish stone structure is visible behind the trees.2008-06-092008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish-brown earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a red-and-white ash mark on his brow and white horizontal markings on his shoulders and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are dense green plants with white flowers and palm trees. The posture and white ritual dress suggest a sannyasi or devotee in meditation, but the appearance cues do not clearly establish any named individual, so the identity is uncertain.2010-09-142008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA young woman sits cross-legged in meditation against the large buttress roots of a banyan tree on bare earth. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest palm over palm in her lap. She wears a white garment with gold border, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and a rudraksha mala. A white sacred ash horizontal line and red bindi mark her forehead, and she wears gold bangles. Leaves and sandy ground surround her.2007-05-04A photograph of one man seated cross-legged outdoors on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap. He has a shaved head with white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on the forehead, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, plus a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a silver bangle on one wrist. White ash-like streaks mark his upper arms and shoulder. Behind him stand plumeria trees with white flowers and broad green leaves.2010-09-14A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a stone-paved path beside a large tree trunk with peeling bark. He wears an orange turban and an orange saffron robe with gold-bordered edges draped over his shoulders, and his eyes are closed with hands resting in his lap. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Green foliage and dappled sunlight surround the scene. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe with gold border and seated meditation pose are the qualifying appearance cues, so this is an in_person candidate with appearance-based uncertainty.A man stands in profile beside the wide trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, leaning his head lightly against the bark with one hand raised near the trunk. He wears a white silk dhoti and a red-and-gold bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with his hair knotted at the back. He is barefoot on a stone edging over reddish earth, with a blurred garden and wall behind him. Only the attire and setting are visible.2011-09-30July 21 20042004-07-21 +1 copiesA 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.2012-04-03Outdoor photo of a man in white ritual dress with red-bordered shawl and pleated dhoti standing barefoot on a small stone platform, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a gold-toned necklace and a tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in reverence. Dirt ground, orange wall and trees in the background.2011-12-31A man stands barefoot on a stone platform in front of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. He wears a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold bordered sash, a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas on his neck, arms and wrists. He has a red tilak on his forehead and presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Low stone seating and a blue sign are visible in the background.2011-10-19