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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment with gold-edged borders standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree, embracing its thick aerial roots with his arms. He wears a white and gold patterned cap, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs around his neck. Sunlight filters through the leafy canopy onto a white-edged stone platform with white chalk kolam patterns on the ground. Some small structures and a pillar are visible in the background. The page is an archive photograph from a Bidadi event with a copyright overlay, which is not transcribed.

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A photograph of a barefoot figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban standing at the base of a large banyan tree, with hands pressed against the trunk. The tree is wrapped with white and pink flower garlands strung across its roots and branches, and petals are scattered on the reddish earth inside a white-painted circular platform. Striped mats lie on the ground to the right, and a rangoli-style white floral pattern is visible on the step at lower right. The figure wears a white and red-beaded garland around the neck.2008-07-17February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31A barefoot man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange wrap stands with his eyes closed and forehead pressed against the large trunk of a banyan tree. He wears a white, yellow and red flower garland draped over his shoulder, and his long, dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. The tree's thick aerial roots spread around him on sandy ground beside a curved white stone edge, with a pillar and leafy trees in the background. a person cues: long wavy hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland; a person value of unsure is used because the appearance is not conclusive.2009-12-29December 10 20112011-12-10December 30 20092009-12-30December 26 20082008-12-26December 27 20082008-12-27A standing man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban stands before a massive banyan tree with many pale aerial prop roots. He wears a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and holds it with one hand, while the other hand rests at his waist. Dappled sunlight falls on the dry dirt ground. The figure has long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange turban and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala.2004-07-21A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands in profile, leaning his head and one hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a gold-bordered beige headwrap and a long garland of white jasmine, yellow, purple and red flowers draped over his shoulder. A yellow wristband is visible on his wrist. He is barefoot on sandy ground beside a low white curb, with stone blocks behind him and a purple logo mark in the lower left. The posture suggests a moment of devotional stillness at the tree.2009-12-25April 19 20062006-04-19A man in saffron-orange cloth stands barefoot on a low stone platform beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots, his right hand resting against the trunk and eyes closed. He wears a bare-shouldered orange wrap over a draped orange dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair tied in a knot at the back of his head. Red earth and boulders surround the tree under a green canopy.2011-10-12