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A photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots and a wide canopy. At the lower left, a garland of white flowers hangs on the trunk, with red and yellow flowers placed at its base. On the right, a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a gold headband wears a saffron-orange garment and a garland of white and red flowers draped over his shoulder. He holds a silver handbell at the base of the tree while a brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on a stand beside him. The ground is sandy with dappled shade.

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A photograph taken at night of a figure in an orange saffron garment standing to the left, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold necklace, with long dark hair and a sindoor mark on the forehead. The figure holds a small brass handbell in the right hand while looking toward a large banyan tree trunk. The trunk and its hanging aerial roots are marked with red and yellow kumkum or turmeric paste, and a flower garland hangs at the lower right edge. Flowers and leaves are in the lower left foreground, and dark trees fill the background.2007-01-01A photograph of a large old banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging prop roots, shown in an open dusty courtyard at dusk. On the left, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron wrap, holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, performing a ritual near the tree base. A garland of white flowers with red accents is draped over a protruding root or shrine on the right trunk. The setting suggests an outdoor tree puja with aarti. Swamiji appearance cues are present on the figure (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing), so the candidate is labelled probable.2006-12-23Night photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland standing at left, holding a brass or silver puja lamp and a small bell in the hands, facing a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Red and yellow marigold garlands hang on the tree trunk at right. Several other people in white clothing stand partially visible at the left edge. The scene is dark with the tree lit by the flash. The figure in orange has short dark hair, a crown-like adornment is not visible, and no rudraksha or ceremonial gold necklace is clearly seen, so the identity of the orange-clad figure cannot be confirmed from appearance.2007-01-01A 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.2015-01-04December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a single figure standing beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick grey-brown trunks. The figure, bent forward with head lowered, wears a flowing saffron-orange robe that drapes over one shoulder, and long dark hair. Two white and red flower garlands hang against the trunk at the base of the tree, with a faint kolam or design on the sandy ground. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple grove at dusk, with bare branches and thin trees in the background.2006-12-23Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. A man in an orange-red sleeveless garment and orange wrap, with long dark hair, a gold headband and a white-and-red flower garland, rings a silver handbell with his right hand while holding his eyes partly closed. Smoke from an incense stick or oil lamp rises near his face. Flower petals and white rangoli-style powder patterns lie on the ground at the base of the tree. Dappled sunlight falls across the scene. a person candidate: long swept hair, gold headband and orange clothing give several cues, but the page does not name him for this event, so identity is uncertain.2007-12-27December 26 20092009-12-26December 23 20062006-12-23A photograph of a man in profile standing before a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and trunks. He wears a plain orange saffron dhoti-style garment, bare-shouldered and barefoot, with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers draped over his shoulder and down his side. He has long, swept-back dark hair and wears gold-toned bracelets on his wrist. Dirt ground is visible beneath the tree, with a faint kolam or rangoli drawing on the earth at the base of the trunks. One person is visible.2006-12-29A photograph of an outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, its trunk wrapped in strands of marigold and white garlands with yellow and pink flowers. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass bell and gestures toward the tree, with rose petals scattered on a dark glossy platform in the foreground. Two attendants in orange and a person in white stand nearby, and a shrine with red and orange decorations and floral garlands sits under an arched white frame to the right. Swings hang from the surrounding trees in a sunlit garden setting.2009-07-07A photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap, bare-shouldered, with long dark swept-back hair, pouring liquid from a white wire-caged glass vessel onto the thick aerial roots and trunk of a large banyan tree. He is smiling and leaning in with his right hand on the trunk. Sandy ground and tree canopy surround him, and a partially visible person in white stands at the right edge.2006-12-23