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A man in a red-orange dhoti and matching sash with gold edging stands leaning his forehead against the massive pale trunk of a banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white-and-green-and-red garland, gold armlets and bracelets, and a white forehead band. Behind him are shaded trees and a playground structure in an outdoor setting.

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February 05 20152015-02-05A man stands barefoot on a striped cloth mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a reddish-brown dhoti and an upper cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with a multicoloured garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers around his neck and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. A red tilak is on his forehead and a red thread is tied on his wrist. Behind him are stone paving, a red-rimmed raised planter and a floodlight on a pole.2017-09-02January 04 20152015-01-04July 11 20132013-07-11A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a striped green-and-pink mat beside a large banyan tree, with aerial roots hanging down its trunk. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and wrap with a long flower garland of white, yellow and red blossoms draped over his shoulders, and his long dark hair falls down his back. He bows his head in prayer toward the tree. Paved stone tiles, a red-rimmed raised planter and a small stone block surround the spot, with a floodlight on a pole and greenery behind.2017-09-02A photograph of a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered sannyasi-style wrap standing outdoors beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a white vertical forehead mark, a white flower garland with orange accents, and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with dark beads. His right hand rests on the tree trunk as he looks toward it and smiles. Green foliage and a low stone bench are visible around the tree. The appearance is consistent with a person, identified by the saffron-toned wrap, rudraksha beads and garland, though the frame is not conclusive.2014-06-12April 09 20122012-04-09A photograph of a large banyan tree with thick grey trunks, dangling aerial roots and orange daubs of paint on its bark, set in a dappled outdoor clearing. A single person in a saffron-orange garment stands in profile at the left of the tree, face pressed close to the trunk, wearing a long white and red flower garland with green leaves draped over the shoulders and gold bangles on the wrist. Sunlight falls across bare ground marked with faint white kolam-style designs at the lower left. Trees and palms are visible in the background.2006-12-29September 02 20172017-09-02March 04 20132013-03-04May 11 20132013-05-11February 05 20152015-02-05