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A man in an orange-red robe with a gold-bordered hem stands barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a gold turban and a white flower garland, and holds a small silver vessel in his hands while facing the tree. Yellow marigold garlands drape the roots and a white stone platform surrounds the trunk, with flower offerings scattered on it. Nearby a brass oil lamp burns on a stand, and white pillars and a dark polished floor are visible in the open courtyard.

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December 27 20082008-12-27A man in an orange-red garment with gold-bordered edges stands barefoot on a glossy dark floor beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a white flower garland and a gold-coloured turban, and holds a brass bell and a small oil lamp with a lit flame. Yellow marigold garlands drape around the tree trunk, and a white stone platform surrounds its base with flower offerings in a brass plate. The scene suggests a tree-worship puja at an outdoor shrine. A brass lamp stand burns further back. The man is not described as a person because the appearance cues are insufficient.2008-12-27Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots wrapping its trunk. A standing devotee in a flowing orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a green leaf garland over the shoulder, faces the trunk while holding a lit oil lamp or offering. Yellow and orange marigold garlands hang on the roots. In the foreground at right, a white cloth covers a seated or offered object beside an orange cushion, a small brass vessel and a stone base, with white kolam designs on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at the far right edge. The scene shows an outdoor puja at a sacred tree.2007-12-22December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph outdoors at a sacred tree. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands barefoot with his forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree, one hand resting on the bark. White and pink flower garlands are strung around the trunk and hang from branches, and flower petals are scattered on the red earth. White rangoli lotus designs and striped mats are on the ground nearby, and a concrete wall and poles are in the background. One person is visible. The figure shows long hair swept back under the turban and a rudraksha-style necklace in the garland, but these cues are not enough to confirm an identity, so this is a person in devotion rather than a confirmed a person.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A white-painted circular platform with flower offerings surrounds the base. Behind, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands near a tripod-mounted camera and a small podium, while another person in white is nearby among trees and sandy ground with stone blocks.2012-01-01A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunk, wrapped with a long garland of red, yellow, white and green flowers. A man stands at left in a rust-orange dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-blue flower garland over his shoulders, bare-chested with gold armlets, and holds a brass oil lamp and bell. A flame burns in the lamp near the tree. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style garland, which are the qualifying cues.2015-01-04A man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless garment with dark trim stands barefoot beside a large banyan tree, one hand resting on its aerial roots, eyes closed in devotion. He wears a long strand of golden beads and sits on a stone platform within an outdoor courtyard, with white kolam rangoli designs on the ground and tree trunks surrounding him. The figure has long dark hair swept back, a distinctive visible cue, but the appearance is not clearly enough established to name him, so this is a devotee-like figure in ritual dress with uncertain identity.2010-12-28December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe standing barefoot on a white circular platform, leaning his forehead and one hand against the thick, buttressed trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A garland of yellow and magenta flowers hangs on the tree trunk at left. The man has long, dark, swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha-style necklace visible at the neck. The white-walled ground is sandy, with dappled shade and a few poles and a low wall in the background.2010-02-12January 03 20162016-01-03 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a person in a flowing orange robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing long marigold garlands in yellow, orange and red. Beside them, a second person in orange clothing holds a small offering dish. In front, a white-draped seat and a round orange sweet or offering plate sit on a raised stone platform, with a dark stone object at the right edge. Floor patterns of white powder designs and a small cushion are visible.2007-12-22