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A photograph of an outdoor temple setting beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a long multi-strand garland of orange and white beads and a gold-bead necklace, walks along a narrow striped path between mats. Behind him, a sannyasi in orange robes with a white forehead band and a beaded necklace stands on a mat. At right, a golden deity murti sits beside a red-painted shrine mound and a black stone pedestal. a person: the walking man has a long swept-back dark hairstyle, a white forehead band, ornate gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces and a saffron garment, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event. Other visible figures are people in orange robes, partly cropped at the left edge.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a red-and-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, wearing a red-orange garland and carrying a silver tray. Around him, saffron-clad men with white tilaka and beads stand with hands folded, and several women in red and pink saris press palms together in namaskar. A small golden deity murti and a red-painted shrine block sit at the right edge, with a patterned blue rug on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the walking man wears a long dark-haired presentation with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to the event.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment and a bare-chested stance wears a long multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and green blooms, plus a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, and has white tilak on his forehead. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand nearby; one at left holds a tray of flower petals and green leaves. Stone pavers and a low red-painted platform surround the tree.2017-09-02A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a small red-and-maroon woven mat beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ceremonial garland of yellow-orange beads and a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back and he gazes downward with hands at his sides. Around him are sandy ground, low concrete platforms, bare trees and a tree-trunk support pole.2013-03-22A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph taken outdoors beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. A single man stands barefoot on a folded red-and-maroon mat on a raised stone platform, leaning close to the trunk. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl draped over one shoulder, a long gold-beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, and a gold bangle, with long dark hair falling behind him. Nearby, a small shrine with flowers and lamps sits on a low plinth amid dry red earth, bare-trunked trees and a red boundary wall. The man's appearance fits the a person profile given the saffron clothing, long hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, though the image is not fully certain.2013-02-28March 08 20132013-03-08Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead mala around his neck and a white tilak with red dot on his forehead, walks across a dark stone platform toward the right. Beside him at left, a man in orange cloth holds his hands together near his face in prayer. At right, a young attendant in maroon and gold-bordered cloth carries a plate of flowers and offerings. A red cloth lies on the stone. Appearance alone is not enough to name the central figure, so no identification is made.2013-03-08Outdoors beneath a vast banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a procession moves across black grid matting on a rocky ground. To the left, two young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered yellow waistbands carry offerings on brass plates, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind, saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad men and women follow, and a bearded sadhu in orange stands near the banyan trunk.2016-12-23Outdoors among large banyan-type trees, a person in an orange-saffron sari-style wrap with gold border stands on a stone step on a red-and-blue patterned mat, with a thin gold line and bangles visible. The person wears a long multi-strand gold necklace, a white forehead band, and has long dark hair swept back. To the right, a white stone arched shrine niche with a yellow cloth backdrop houses a black deity murti in a red garment with a red cloth, surrounded by a circular bed of red flowers. Small stone blocks and a concrete path lie on the sandy ground. Appearance-based candidate, a person, standing in an open-air ritual setting near the shrine; identity uncertain from appearance cues alone. One person is visible.2013-02-28March 10 20132013-03-10