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Outdoor photo beside a large old tree with red and saffron ribbons tied to its trunk. A central seated figure in a maroon robe and a fresh white-and-pink flower garland sits on a silver-framed throne placed on a red rug. Around him, a group of men in saffron and orange shawls and dhotis stand and sit, several holding ceremonial tridents and tall silver staffs; one stands with a red-and-gold canopy umbrella. A man with a black beard in cream clothes sits at lower left, and a shaved-headed young man in pink and saffron sits at lower center. A small shrine and red-and-white signboards are visible behind the group. a person: the seated central figure wears a maroon robe, a garland and a red bindi, with a throne and attending devotees, but the visible cues are limited.

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Outdoor group photograph beneath a large banyan tree at a temple site, with a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol with fringe and a silver trident-topped staff at the left edge. A man seated on an ornate silver-backed chair wears a maroon robe with gold trim, a pink flower garland and a beaded mala, smiling with hands together. Around him stand and kneel around a dozen devotees and sannyasis in saffron and orange shawls, one elderly bearded sadhu in orange holding a trident, a bald man in orange, and a shaved-headed young person in orange and pink. A small framed shrine notice hangs on the tree trunk and a red rug lies on the stone pavement. Appearance-based candidate for the seated figure is a person only if the chair and garland are treated as the honoured-seat cue; the seated man's appearance alone is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22Outdoor group photo beneath a large banyan tree at a temple-like site. A seated person in maroon robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne, smiling. Around them stand and sit devotees in orange and saffron shawls and robes; several wear orange, one with a saffron turban, and a man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with an orange shawl. A bald man in front holds a silver trident, and a silver ceremonial umbrella with red fringe stands at left. Small signs hang on the tree trunk. Visible people number about twelve, with a dhoti-clad man and a woman in orange in the frame. Ritual setting with a silver throne and tridents suggests a temple gathering.2014-01-22Outdoor group photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and red cloth offerings tied to its branches. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand and sit, several holding silver trident staffs and one woman holding a silver staff with a red and gold parasol above. A young shaved-head boy in pink and saffron sits on a red rug in front, and a bearded man in saffron sits at the lower left.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22Outdoor group photo beneath a large banyan tree with red and orange ribbons tied to its branches, at a stone-paved site. A woman in a red-brown robe and a garland of white and pink flowers sits centrally on a silver-framed seat set on a red patterned rug. Around her, many devotees in saffron and orange shawls and robes stand and kneel; several hold silver trident staffs, and a red umbrella-like canopy with tassels stands at the left. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange with a blue lanyard stands to the right, and a man in a bare-chested white-and-brown outfit with a rudraksha mala kneels near the front. A bald child in a pink robe sits beside the seated woman. Printed signs on a pole read in Hindi. A few onlookers in colourful clothing stand at the right edge.2014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22January 22 20142014-01-22