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Night photograph of a bare-backed man with long dark curly hair and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist, seen from behind, reaching out to touch the large pale grey trunks of a banyan-type tree in dim light. Orange and yellow markings are on the tree trunk. Two people in white clothes with orange shawls stand partly visible at the left edge, and a small light glows in the background. The man's back is turned to the camera as he touches the trunk.

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February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph taken from behind of a single person with long, dark, voluminous hair falling past the shoulders, wearing an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the body and leaving the back bare. The person stands at the base of a large banyan-type tree with thick, grey, buttressed trunks, reaching one arm toward the trunk. Sunlight filters through the leaves behind, creating bright bokeh spots. Small orange flags or cloths hang from branches at the left edge.2006-12-09December 11 20062006-12-11A night photograph of a man in a saffron-orange wrap standing beside a large pale banyan-type tree with thick aerial roots and trunk. He has long, swept-back dark hair, bare shoulders, and his eyes are closed with a serene expression, one hand resting against the trunk. Dark foliage fills the background. The light is dim and the image is slightly blurred.2006-12-10February 14 20072007-02-14February 25 20072007-02-25A photograph taken at night of a figure in an orange-saffron garment with long, dark, swept-back hair, seen from behind and in profile, placing one hand on the trunk of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. The trunk is wet and glistening, and white and yellow flower garlands are visible at the edges of the frame. Dark foliage fills the background. The figure wears a gold bangle on the raised wrist, indicating a ritual touch or worship of the tree.2007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night of a person seen from behind, standing barefoot on sandy ground and leaning against the massive grey, buttressed trunk of a banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The figure has long, dark, wavy hair falling down the back, wears a rust-orange wrap draped over the shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the lower body, and presses one hand flat against the trunk. The surrounding darkness and dim light make the setting recede into shadow. The person's face is not visible, so the identity cue is limited to the long hair and saffron clothing, and the candidate is uncertain.2007-02-25December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph taken at dusk or night of a barefoot figure in orange robes and a rust-red shawl with long dark hair, standing with their back to the camera and embracing or leaning against the massive trunk of a banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. Small white flowers lie scattered on the dirt ground at the base of the trunk. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the far left edge. The figure in orange has long, swept-back hair and a shawl, a person appearance, but the face is not visible. Dim lighting and a sandy clearing surround the tree.2007-02-25A figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold border stands at the left edge, seen from behind with long dark hair falling loose, one arm reaching to rest a hand against a thick grey banyan tree trunk. Massive aerial roots and multiple trunks of the banyan fill the frame, with blurred reddish-orange hanging strands in the foreground. Pale sky and green foliage appear through the upper left. The figure's face is not visible.2011-08-19A photograph of a large banyan tree with many thick, grey-brown trunks and aerial roots spreading across the frame. On the left, a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold border and places one hand against a slender trunk. Blurred hanging aerial roots in the foreground add depth. The figure's back and hair are visible, but the face is not shown, and no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2011-08-19