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Outdoor photo beside a large banyan tree with thick low branches and hanging aerial roots, green leaves overhead. A bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered cloth points upward toward the branch, a sthapathi or priest guiding the work. Beside him stands a bare-chested man with a tall swept-back black crown of hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha-style necklace and a red thread on his wrist, appearing as a ceremonial figure observing the instruction. Other onlookers in white and pink shirts stand at left, and a woman in white with a red forehead mark is partly visible behind them. Red brick edging and sandy ground surround the tree.

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February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01A photograph outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with a thick low branch and green leaves. A man with a tall dark top-knot of hair, a sandalwood mark on his forehead, a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders stands on the right, smiling and turned toward another man. On the left, an older man in white clothing with a red-bordered cloth and glasses extends his arm toward the tree branch, gesturing as if pointing at the construction layout. A red-painted low wall and dry ground appear behind them. a person is the man in the saffron shawl with the top-knot, shown in person at the banyan tree site where the temple layout was being marked, as the page describes.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01A photograph at a banyan tree temple construction site. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulder, with a black turban-like head wrap, a rudraksha-style necklace and a red wrist thread, stands among thick aerial roots and gestures outward with his right hand as if giving instructions. To the left, a person in white ritual clothing with an orange-edged shawl is partly visible in the foreground. Behind him, men in white dhotis and bare-chested workers move among the banyan roots and a low red-painted brick platform around the trunk. a person appears in the central role, while others are shown as sthapathis, sivacharya and attendants.2018-02-01Outdoor scene beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a trunk wrapped around a small enclosed shrine area. A man with a swept-up dark topknot, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti and a rust-red shawl, stands gesturing with an open hand toward the tree and a stone platform. Opposite him, an older man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red-and-gold border faces him with his back partly to the camera, and a bearded man in white dhoti with arms crossed stands at left. Another bare-chested man in rust-red garments, with a topknot, stands at right, and a woman in an orange-and-white blouse with a patterned skirt stands nearby. Paved stone path and red brick edging around the tree base. Visible cues only; no identity asserted.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a temple construction site marked with red-painted low walls and yellow layout lines on the ground. A man with long dreadlocks wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and bare feet stands in the centre, gesturing with one arm while speaking. Nearby, a bearded man in a purple shirt and dark trousers stands with hands folded. To the right, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a green-and-gold border stands on stone steps. Further right, a man in white clothing and a woman in green stand beside a vertical metal pole. The photo shows people discussing the layout around the banyan tree.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree at a temple construction site. A man in a rust-red dhoti-and-shawl wrap stands barefoot at centre with a hand on his chest, a dark turban on his head, smiling as he speaks. Around him, devotees in orange and red cloths and rudraksha malas face him, several bare-shouldered, one holding a notebook. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a mala stands near. Brick paving and small brick planters surround the banyan trunks. The man at centre wears a turban and wrap but no clear cues beyond ordinary sannyasi-style attire, so identity is uncertain.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01