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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. A man in an orange-red sleeveless garment and orange wrap, with long dark hair, a gold headband and a white-and-red flower garland, rings a silver handbell with his right hand while holding his eyes partly closed. Smoke from an incense stick or oil lamp rises near his face. Flower petals and white rangoli-style powder patterns lie on the ground at the base of the tree. Dappled sunlight falls across the scene. a person candidate: long swept hair, gold headband and orange clothing give several cues, but the page does not name him for this event, so identity is uncertain.

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December 27 20072007-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a person seen from behind in a sleeveless red top, with long dark hair and a white flower garland draped over the shoulders, standing beside large banyan tree trunks with dangling aerial roots and a marigold garland tied to one trunk. Near the right edge, a person in white clothing with a light tilak on the forehead has hands folded in prayer. Sunlit ground and open greenery lie beyond the tree.2007-12-24A barefoot person in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland and a red garland stands at the base of a large banyan tree, pressing one hand against its aerial roots and trunk. The tree has many hanging and twisting roots, and a multicoloured garland of orange, yellow and purple flowers lies on the ground at its base, beside a low white stone border. Green foliage and a boundary wall with pink flowering shrubs are visible behind.2009-12-30A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots, leaning slightly against its trunk. He wears a long orange garland, a gold-coloured waist cloth and a white forehead mark, with dark hair pulled back. He stands on a folded red-and-blue patterned mat set on a low stone platform in an open outdoor courtyard with bare dirt ground, scattered stone blocks, white pillars and a red boundary wall behind. a person based on the saffron robes, garland and white forehead marking; the page identifies him at this event, but appearance cues are moderately distinctive rather than conclusive.2013-03-17A man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown wrap stands in a garden beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, one hand pressed to the trunk. He wears a long garland of white and yellow flowers with green leaves and red accents across his shoulder and chest. Flower petals and marigold blossoms are scattered over the roots. At the lower left, a hand offers a tray of flowers and leaves. Pathways, red-edged planters and a lamp post are visible in the background.2017-09-02December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20072007-12-27September 02 20172017-09-02A figure in a saffron-orange wrap stands barefoot beside the large trunk of a banyan tree, leaning against it with the head bowed and eyes lowered. A pink and white flower garland hangs around the neck. Thick aerial roots drape down the trunk, and yellow marigold garlands lie at the base. Concrete blocks and grey pillars sit on red earth in the background.2008-12-31November 26 20142014-11-26Outdoor photo at a banyan tree shrine. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot with hands joined near the large aerial-rooted banyan trunk, eyes lowered. A garland of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers hangs on the left trunk. To the right, a white arched stone shrine frames a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlands, in front of a mound of red kumkum/vermilion powder with a small offering tray. Dirt ground with white rangoli-style patterns at the base of the tree.2010-12-27