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An outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban standing barefoot beside a large banyan tree with grey trunks and aerial roots. He wears a long garland of white jasmine and pink and red flowers around his neck and touches the tree trunk with his right hand. The tree is also draped with white and pink flower garlands and small leaf decorations, and flower petals are scattered on the red earth. A striped mat lies on the ground to the right, with a concrete wall and trees in the background.

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A photograph of a person in an orange turban and orange robes leaning forward with their forehead resting against the trunk of a large banyan-type tree. The tree trunk and surrounding aerial roots are draped with white jasmine garlands and pink flower strands, with small folded green leaf ornaments hanging from a cord. The person wears a long white and red-green garland around their neck and stands barefoot on dirt ground beside a white curbed edge, with striped mats laid out nearby and a low wall in the background. This appears to be a devotional gesture of reverence at a sacred tree. The person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, and no name is printed in the image.2008-07-17A barefoot man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe stands leaning his head against a large banyan tree trunk. White and pink flower garlands are draped over the tree and around his neck, with scattered petals on the ground. A striped mat lies on a raised platform nearby, and a stone wall and trees are behind.2008-07-17December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a person in orange saffron robes and an orange turban standing beside a large tree trunk, one hand resting against the bark and head bowed toward it. Strands of white jasmine garlands and pink flower garlands with green leaves are draped around the trunk and hang from branches above, with a green leaf-and-paper decoration visible on the strings. A white garland also drapes over the person's shoulder. The setting is outdoors with greenery and a blurred background. The figure has long dark hair under the turban. Appearance-based cues such as the orange turban and saffron robes are consistent with a sannyasi, but identity is uncertain.2008-07-17A standing man in saffron-orange robes leans against the trunk of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a white and red flower garland that hangs to his waist and a gold headband, with long dark hair swept back, and his feet are bare. He stands on a low white-painted stone platform around the tree, and a plate of yellow and pink flowers sits on the ledge in the lower left. Dirt ground and a white wall are visible behind him.2008-12-24A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban stands barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree whose trunk and aerial roots are draped with white and pink flower garlands and hanging leaf strings. He wears a long white and red-green flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, with his hands joined at his chest. Behind him, a second man in white dhoti and shawl holds his palms together in prayer beside a brass lamp and offering plate on a striped mat. Red-orange earth, a concrete ledge and a low wall form the outdoor setting. The figure with the orange turban and gold ornaments may be a person, shown as an in_person candidate.2008-07-17December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron robe with a red undergarment stands with eyes closed, forehead and right palm pressed against the grey trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A long garland of white jasmine and red-orange flowers hangs around the neck and down the front. Sandy ground and foliage fill the background.2007-12-29December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a barefoot man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe standing beside a large banyan tree trunk with multi-stranded aerial roots. He leans his head and right hand against the trunk while his left hand rests in his robe. White and pink flower garlands are draped around the tree trunk and roots, and scattered petals cover the reddish-brown earth. A white-edged platform and a striped mat are visible at right. The scene suggests a tree-worship or devotional gesture. A faint copyright and source line appears at the bottom right corner.2008-07-17December 26 20082008-12-26December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copies