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Outdoor photo of a man in white ritual dress with red-bordered shawl and pleated dhoti standing barefoot on a small stone platform, forehead pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a gold-toned necklace and a tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in reverence. Dirt ground, orange wall and trees in the background.

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A man stands barefoot on a small red and patterned mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, leaning his head and forehead against the trunk with eyes closed. He wears an unstitched white dhoti with a striped cream-and-red border, draped over the bare upper body, and a striped shawl hanging from his shoulder. He has a dark bun of hair and wears red-brown rudraksha beads at the neck, upper arm and wrist. White chalk kolam lines are drawn on the bare ground around him. The stance suggests quiet devotion at the sacred tree. The a person field is unsure: the appearance shows no crown, saffron garments or gold ornaments, and the bun and white ritual clothing do not establish his identity.2012-04-03A man in white traditional clothing stands outdoors leaning his forehead against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white upper cloth with red and gold woven borders, white dhoti pleated with red-bordered folds, gold bangles and armlets, and a beaded mala with a gold-coloured necklace. He has a sacred marking on his forehead and his hair is tied in a knot at the back. His eyes are closed in a devotional posture, and the blurred background shows red earth, trees and an orange wall. A small purple logo appears at the upper left.2011-12-31October 03 20112011-10-03November 14 20112011-11-14A man stands in profile beside the wide trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, leaning his head lightly against the bark with one hand raised near the trunk. He wears a white silk dhoti and a red-and-gold bordered shawl draped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with his hair knotted at the back. He is barefoot on a stone edging over reddish earth, with a blurred garden and wall behind him. Only the attire and setting are visible.2011-09-30A standing man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-bordered pleats and a red-bordered shawl draped over his shoulders, hands folded in front of his chest in an anjali-like gesture. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, multi-strand rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bead bracelets and beaded armbands, and stands barefoot on a paved outdoor platform. Behind him a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and a low stone-walled platform. Small pink and red flower petals or powder are scattered on the ground beside a patterned mat.2011-12-31A man stands barefoot on a stone platform in front of a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. He wears a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold bordered sash, a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder, and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas on his neck, arms and wrists. He has a red tilak on his forehead and presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Low stone seating and a blue sign are visible in the background.2011-10-19October 15 20112011-10-15December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of one man standing outdoors among large banyan-like tree trunks with hanging aerial roots, eyes closed and face lifted upward in prayer. He holds his palms pressed together at chest height. He wears a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder edged with red and gold border, a red and purple-striped waist sash, white dhoti with ornamental red-edged pleats, a red and gold beaded necklace, and red beaded armlets. A round concrete planter and blurred red structures sit behind him.2011-11-07A photograph of a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl standing barefoot on a small red-and-pink patterned mat, leaning his head against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala necklace, rudraksha bracelets on his arm and wrist, and a flower garland woven into his upturned hair. His eyes are closed and his posture is still and reverent. A pink flower garland hangs on the trunk to the left. Behind him are a white-walled raised platform, bare earth, stone blocks and an orange boundary wall in an open courtyard. The man is shown as a devotee in meditative stillness; no identity is asserted from appearance.2012-05-03A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands with his back mostly turned, leaning his forehead and one hand against the thick, buttressed trunk of a large banyan tree. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has long dark hair tied up at the back, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him are stone platforms and sunlit foliage. The figure's appearance matches the sannyasi attire of the page's subject, but facial and build cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi at the banyan tree.2011-01-31