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A photograph of a standing man in an outdoor grove beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears saffron-orange silk dhoti and drape with a gold-bordered waist cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala around his neck and gold armlets and bangles, and long dark hair. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests at his waist. He stands barefoot on a small red and blue woven mat on a stone step. Beside the tree hangs a garland of red, yellow and green flowers. Behind him are brick pedestals, sandy ground and a red wall. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the ceremonial saffron attire, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, presented in a teaching or blessing stance.

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December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a barefoot person standing beside a large banyan tree, leaning forward with forehead and cheek pressed against its trunk and eyes closed. The person wears a sleeveless rust-orange wrap with broad gold borders, an orange beaded mala necklace, a gold bracelet and a small gold earring, with long dark hair swept back. A small red and white mat lies on the ground at the base of the tree. Sunlit foliage forms a soft background. The posture suggests prayer or quiet reverence. The person's bare-shoulder, long-hair and orange-robe appearance is consistent with the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) cues, while the orange mala and gold-bordered wrap are distinctive; the identity is an appearance-based judgment only.2013-05-09 +1 copiesMay 05 20132013-05-05 +1 copiesA photograph outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon borders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, a golden base holds a garland of white, green, orange, red and purple flowers and fabric. Behind him, other people in orange robes and a man in white stand on teal mats near a white-covered seat. The appearance matches a person with several cues, but the identification is uncertain, so this is a probable depiction of a person in person at the Aadhi Peetha Deepavali celebration.2006-10-21 +1 copiesApril 17 20122012-04-17A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing in profile with his eyes closed, his forehead resting against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white flower garland mixed with orange-red flowers around his neck, long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a white tilak marks his forehead. The setting is an outdoor ground with bare earth, a low white curb, and a block wall behind him.2008-12-25April 28 20122012-04-28March 02 20112011-03-02A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a yellow sash and a yellow-and-orange garland faces away from the camera, hands joined in prayer namaskar, on a dark stone platform with red-and-white floor mats. Long dark hair falls down the back. Before them are two dark stone slabs and a low stone seat, with a large old banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a circular stone platform behind.2013-05-17A barefoot man with long dark hair stands beside a large banyan tree on a dirt ground, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red vertical forehead mark. He wears a white and red garland of flowers with a pink floral tassel and a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and his hands are raised near his chest. White kolam-style patterns are drawn on the ground and a white-painted step. A white flagpole stands behind him among the trees.2008-12-23A man stands barefoot on a red and blue patterned mat under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-and-red border draped over one shoulder, a long red and bronze rudraksha mala with a silver pendant, and red beaded armlets. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. His hands are joined in front of his waist and his eyes are closed in a calm, meditative pose. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long hair and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues the page associates with Swamiji, so this is an appearance-based candidate standing in person. A low white platform and a grey slab are visible beside him.2012-04-17A man with long, swept-back black hair stands before a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. He wears a red-orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a long mala of rudraksha beads, and a gold ceremonial pendant on the chest, with gold armlets on his upper arms and a red tilak on his forehead. Strands of white and yellow flower garlands hang on the roots behind him. The setting is outdoors on reddish earth.2012-04-30