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A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead stands outdoors beside a large banyan tree wrapped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a pink-and-white flower garland, a dense brown rudraksha mala, and heavy gold necklaces and armlets. He raises his right hand to his forehead in reverence. Behind him, a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and gold ornaments is visible. A white-clad man holding a camera and a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long hair, saffron robe, gold necklaces and rudraksha mala.

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December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. A figure with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban and a bare chest, wearing a white flower garland with gold armlets, stands in profile facing a flower-decorated trunk. The garland is red, yellow, orange, purple and white. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a lit lamp on a tray in front of a canopy, and a cameraman in white dhoti films. A man in orange dhoti with rudraksha beads holds a lamp tray. The figure at the front has distinctive long hair and adornments, but identity is uncertain from appearance, so the description uses the role of devotee and priest.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large tree trunk draped with many layered flower garlands in white, yellow, orange, red and purple. A man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment and a matching red turban with a gold ornament stands at right, wearing layered gold necklaces, a multi-strand flower garland, and a gold armband. He has a full beard and looks toward the tree. Behind him a cameraman with a camera and another person in white and gold clothing are partly visible. A blue sign at lower left reads 'Please Enter the Cave'. Green trees fill the background.2016-12-14A photograph of an outdoor procession in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan-type tree whose roots are draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, white jasmine and purple flowers. In the centre a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, bangles, and a face-painted, long-haired appearance; the appearance is not confidently established, so no identification is made. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, some with bare upper bodies and sacred threads, walk or stand with palms joined; one holds a tray of flowers and fruit, and another holds a silver umbrella over a decorated palanquin-style vehicle covered in garlands. A blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE, and a floral kolam rangoli sits on the ground at the lower left.2016-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk draped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, red roses and white jasmine strands. A small blue sign reads DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE beside a dark cave opening. A man with long, loose black hair and a beard, wearing a reddish-maroon robe and bare feet, bows with folded hands before a decorated deity murti. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass or copper vessel, and a third man in white dhoti and shawl holds a white ceremonial umbrella. Red-brick paved ground with scattered flower petals.2016-12-03Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with aerial roots, decorated with garlands of white jasmine and yellow and purple flowers. A man with long dreadlocked hair, full beard, rudraksha-style neck adornments and gold armband stands in orange-saffron robes on the right, holding a flower garland. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray of flowers, and several people in white and orange clothing stand nearby while others photograph the scene. A blue sign reads 'Do Not Enter the Cave' near a colourful rangoli of flower petals on the ground. The setting suggests a temple ritual at the tree.2016-12-23