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A barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair leans his forehead against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, eyes closed in devotion. He wears a lime-green silk dhoti with a red and gold border and a green-and-red shawl draped over his shoulder, along with a silver multi-strand necklace and silver armlets and bracelets. A magenta and yellow flower garland hangs from a branch on the left, and sandy ground with a small rangoli-style marking lies at his feet.

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December 16 20112011-12-16A photograph of a single person standing in profile, leaning forehead and one hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. The person has long, wavy dark hair, eyes closed, and wears a red silk garment with gold zari stripes and a gold-bordered drape over the shoulder. They wear layered rudraksha malas around the neck and a beaded rudraksha armband. A yellow flower garland hangs on the left edge near the tree. The setting is an outdoor grove with a white pole and reddish wall in the background.2011-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a single man standing outdoors beside large tree trunks with aerial roots, leaning his forehead against a trunk with eyes closed and hands joined in prayer or reverence. He has dark hair tied in a bun at the back and wears a red and orange beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and matching armlet, with a green and gold silk garment draped over his bare upper body. Greenery and sky blur in the background.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01A man in a yellow and green silk dhoti-style garment with a wide green border leans his forehead against the trunk of a large tree in a green outdoor setting. He wears a long necklace of gold beads and his eyes are closed. Other tree trunks and foliage fill the background, with a white post and a few faint figures at the edges. The appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so the identity is left unsure.2011-06-07A photograph of a standing figure with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on the forehead, and bare feet, wearing a bright lime-green silk garment with green and red borders draped in a dhoti-like style over a red top. Silver bead necklaces, bangles and an armlet are worn. The palms are pressed together in anjali mudra at the chest while the face looks upward. Behind is a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a magenta and yellow flower garland hangs at left, and a stone platform lies beside. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's description, but the clothing and ornament cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only as a devotee in prayer.2011-12-16A man with long, wavy dark hair stands in profile beside a large grey tree trunk with hanging aerial roots, resting his forehead against the bark with eyes closed. He wears a red silk garment with gold zari stripes and a wide gold-bordered green-edged shawl draped over one shoulder, with a sacred tilak mark on his forehead. Multiple strands of rudraksha beads and dark beads hang around his neck, and rudraksha bracelets and an armlet adorn his arms. The setting is an outdoor garden with blurred greenery and a reddish building in the background. The scene reads as a devotional, meditative posture against the tree.2011-12-12A barefoot man in a red silk dhoti-style garment with gold zari stripes and a gold-bordered shawl leans his head against the trunk of a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. He wears long rudraksha mala necklaces, a rudraksha armlet and a wrist mala, and has long dark wavy hair. He is outdoors in a sandy ashram-like setting with a low stone platform at the base of the tree. The man is one visible person; the appearance is consistent with the candidate described on the page, but identification is uncertain from the image alone, so the role is given as a devotee-like figure in ritual dress.2011-12-12A man with his eyes closed rests his forehead and one hand against the smooth grey trunk of a large banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging nearby. He wears a green and gold-bordered shawl over one shoulder, several rudraksha malas with gold clasps across his chest, and a rudraksha armlet with gold fittings. A white vertical tilak marks his forehead and his hair is tied in a topknot.2011-12-23A photograph of a man with his head resting against a tree trunk, eyes closed and smiling. He has a tied-up dark hair bun, white vertical tilak on the forehead, and wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha armlets with small gold-coloured beads. His garment is a green and maroon striped silk dhoti with a gold brocade shawl draped over one shoulder and an orange-bordered end. Large banyan-like roots and bark surround him, with a faint purple circular emblem with a white bird on the trunk. The setting is outdoors with blurred greenery behind. a person identified by the appearance cues of rudraksha malas, gold-bordered silk and tilak, shown in a meditative tree-embrace pose.2011-12-13December 10 20112011-12-10July 11 20132013-07-11