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A man stands barefoot on a woven mat and a small patterned red rug in front of a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a white upper cloth edged in gold-brown border, multiple strands of rudraksha beads as a long necklace, beaded armlets and wrist bands, and has a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. His hands are clasped together at his waist and he gazes upward with a calm smile. A garland of red, yellow and white flowers hangs on the tree trunk behind him, and patterned mats lead up white steps. A dark wooden stool is in the lower right foreground.

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A standing man in traditional white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large pendant and beaded armlets, hands clasped at waist, barefoot on a woven mat in front of a large banyan tree with hanging garland of pink and yellow flowers; a small red bindi on the forehead. Appearance suggests a candidate matching the page cue, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as a standing devotee or teacher in ritual white. Tree roots and a low white wall with a red cloth form the background.2012-04-09April 03 20122012-04-03A barefoot man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a striped border stands with hands folded at his waist, eyes lowered, on a woven mat over a patterned rug. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha and white bead mala across the chest, matching bead bands on the upper arms and wrists, and a white tilak with red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan roots and a white stone platform with kolam designs on the ground. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the person is described by role as a devotee in ritual attire.2012-04-03A shaved-headed man stands barefoot on a woven mat with eyes closed and hands clasped at waist, wearing an unstitched white cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped in dhoti style, with a striped border. He wears a long brown and white beaded rudraksha-style mala across the chest and matching bead bracelets and armbands, with white tilak and a red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan tree roots, a white stone platform, and patterned red mats on sandy ground with white kolam-style lines.2012-04-03A man stands outdoors in front of a large tree trunk, hands clasped at his waist, gazing upward. He wears a white draped garment with a gold-edged border, multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck, and matching beaded bands on his upper arms and wrists. A white tripundra mark and a red dot adorn his forehead. Blurred garlands of red and yellow flowers appear at the left edge. No other people are visible.2012-04-13April 03 20122012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03October 14 20112011-10-14A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots and a thick grey trunk. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder, leaves his upper torso bare, and has a long multi-strand necklace of reddish-brown rudraksha beads alternating with white beads. A white bead band is on his upper arm. He has white horizontal sacred ash lines on his forehead with a red central mark, and his hair is combed back. He gazes upward and to the side. a person wearing sacred ash and rudraksha adornments, but the appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-03A man stands outdoors before a large tree trunk, smiling softly with hands clasped at his waist. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, with a gold-bordered hem, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between his brows, with hair slicked back. Warm golden light falls across the scene.2012-04-13A man stands outdoors in front of large banyan tree roots and trunks, looking to the side with hands clasped at his waist. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered edge draped over one shoulder, a long double-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads and a large ornate gold pendant, rudraksha armlets and beaded bracelets. He has a red bindi and white forehead markings. Printed vertical text along the right edge reads a copyright notice and source line.2012-04-09