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A photograph of a single person in an outdoor ashram setting standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree whose trunk and aerial roots are draped with white jasmine garlands and pink flower strands. The person wears an orange-saffron turban, an orange sleeveless robe and a white and red flower garland around the neck, and leans forward with one hand resting on the trunk, head bowed. Scattered flower petals lie on the red earth around the tree, and a white-painted curved stone border with white kolam designs and striped mats sit nearby. Cues for an appearance-based candidate are limited to the orange turban and saffron robe, so identity remains uncertain; the person is described by role as a devotee at the tree.

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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.2008-07-17December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph outdoors at a sacred tree. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands barefoot with his forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree, one hand resting on the bark. White and pink flower garlands are strung around the trunk and hang from branches, and flower petals are scattered on the red earth. White rangoli lotus designs and striped mats are on the ground nearby, and a concrete wall and poles are in the background. One person is visible. The figure shows long hair swept back under the turban and a rudraksha-style necklace in the garland, but these cues are not enough to confirm an identity, so this is a person in devotion rather than a confirmed a person.2008-07-17A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a large tree with a trunk wrapped in white and pink flower garlands. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti-style robe, with a white and red flower garland around his neck, stands with one hand resting on the trunk and his head turned toward it. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his palms together in namaskar. On the ground in front are a striped cloth, a brass pot and a small lamp on a stone platform, with a rock and young trees behind.2008-07-17December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe standing barefoot on a white-walled circular platform, leaning with one hand against the thick trunk of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A garland of yellow and purple flowers hangs on the trunk at left. Dry dirt ground and a white boundary wall are visible behind, with a small grey pole and a palm tree in the background. The figure has long dark hair and a thin gold necklace; the saffron robe and long hair are the appearance cues, and the page names Swamiji at this event but the face is not used. Swamiji (probable) in the sense of an appearance-based candidate with multiple cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace.2010-02-12December 26 20082008-12-26December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a curved white-painted platform beside a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and has long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace visible at his neck, and he leans forward with one hand resting against the trunk. A strand of yellow and magenta marigold garland hangs on the left edge near the base of the tree. The setting is an open dusty courtyard with white walls and a few pillars in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a rudraksha-style necklace, though the candidate is not clearly identifiable.2010-02-12