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A woman with dark hair sits with eyes closed and head tilted back against the trunk of a large banyan tree, arms folded across her body, in a dim night setting with blurred figures in the background. She wears a cream-white loose outer shirt over a yellow inner top and wears red-brown beaded malas around her neck and wrists. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan frame the upper portion of the scene.

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A woman with shoulder-length dark hair sits with eyes closed and head tilted back against a large banyan tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. She wears a cream open-front shawl over a pale yellow top, a long rudraksha mala around her neck and a matching beaded bracelet on her wrist, with arms folded across her lap. Behind her, out of focus, other participants are seated in a dim outdoor setting. No candidate for a person is visible in the frame.2011-11-30April 15 20122012-04-15A woman sits cross-legged at the base of a large banyan tree, its thick aerial roots and buttress trunk behind her. She has her eyes closed and her hands rest in a meditation mudra on her lap. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style kurta and beige loose trousers, with a red-brown rudraksha mala draped over her shoulders. A stone slab and fallen leaves lie beside her.2010-02-22A man in a rust-red saffron-toned wrap rests his forehead against the trunk of a tree, eyes closed, in an outdoor setting with blurred green foliage. He wears a long rudraksha mala of orange beads with a ceremonial gold necklace of barrel-shaped gold beads, a small gold earring, a white horizontal tilak across the forehead and a red dot at the centre. Swamiji (probable): the qualifying cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments, and the figure is physically present, so this is a candidate in person.2013-04-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman sitting cross-legged on reddish earth in front of a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots. She has closed eyes, a white vertical tilak mark on her forehead, and wears a white short-sleeved top and white trousers with a turquoise blue shawl draped around her shoulders. A brown rudraksha-style mala hangs on her chest beside a pendant necklace, and she rests her hands in her lap with a green leaf. The scene suggests meditation in a shaded outdoor setting.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of one man standing outdoors beside a tree trunk, leaning his forehead against the bark with eyes closed and a calm expression. He wears a rust-orange cloth wrapped over his bare shoulder and a long rust-orange rudraksha bead mala with ornate gold bead accents draped across his chest. A white and reddish sacred marking is on his forehead, and a small red flower is tucked into the bark near his head. Blurred green foliage fills the background. Swamiji (probable): the man has long, swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold beads, a presentation consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance is only a probable match.2013-04-22A photograph of a man in a dark red-orange robe leaning his head and shoulder against a tree trunk with eyes closed in a quiet outdoor setting. He wears a long crimson-orange rudraksha mala, a gold armband, and a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on the forehead. Long dark hair falls past his ears. Bare tree trunks and foliage fill the background. Appearance cues include long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, consistent with a person depiction in an appearance-based sense, but the identity cannot be confirmed from the face, so the a person field is set to unsure.2013-03-23April 15 20122012-04-15February 10 20122012-02-10Close-up photo of a woman with her eyes closed in meditation, head slightly raised, outdoors against a blurred green tree and building background. She has dark hair pulled back, a white vertical forehead mark and a red bindi, small rudraksha-style earrings, and wears a white shawl with a yellow border and gold-toned embroidery over a yellow garment, with a rudraksha mala visible at her neck.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night in a warm orange-lit, smoky setting. A woman in the centre stands with eyes closed, wearing a cream-white draped garment over her shoulder and a red-brown rudraksha mala around her neck, with a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, slightly out of focus at the left edge, a second person in pale clothing raises an arm. The scene suggests a ritual or meditative gathering, with haze filling the background.2006-08-17Close-up photo of a woman with eyes closed in meditation, head tilted slightly, wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl over white clothes and a yellow sash, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and rudraksha earrings. A white vertical tilak marks her forehead with a small red dot below it. Green foliage blurs in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copies