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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, a red-orange garland and a bare upper arm bangle, stands barefoot on a small red patterned rug with head bowed. A long magenta flower garland hangs across the tree trunk. Stone blocks and a red flower heap sit nearby, with a colourful decorated pillar at right.

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March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a single man standing barefoot on a small red-and-maroon woven mat beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ceremonial garland of yellow-orange beads and a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back and he gazes downward with hands at his sides. Around him are sandy ground, low concrete platforms, bare trees and a tree-trunk support pole.2013-03-22A man in an orange-red saffron sannyasi garment stands outdoors beside a large banyan tree, leaning his head and right hand against its grey, root-like trunk with eyes lowered. He wears a wide white tilak on his forehead, a long gold-coloured bead necklace, and a draped orange shawl over one shoulder. He stands barefoot on a small red mat. Behind him is a red boundary wall, bare ground, a stone platform and a figure in orange seated in the distance. The page describes a person as present at this satsang, but the appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-07A 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.2012-05-03March 10 20132013-03-10May 24 20132013-05-24A 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.2013-03-17February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10Outdoor photo of a man with long black hair and bare upper body, wearing a pink flower garland and rudraksha bracelets, standing at the trunk of a large tree wrapped with yellow thread and decorated with white flower garlands. He is leaning in with his hand pressed against the bark. A corrugated metal roof and a flower-decorated structure appear at right. Green leaves and blue sky frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a flower garland; the page names him, but appearance alone is only partly distinctive.2018-01-14A man in rust-orange and gold-bordered saffron-toned cloth leans his forehead against the trunk of a large banyan tree with exposed aerial roots. He wears a coral-orange beaded shawl over his shoulder, a long necklace of gold beads, and a gold armlet on his upper arm, with his eyes lowered. His long dark hair is swept back. Behind him are green trees, a tiled stone platform and white pillars in a sandy courtyard setting. Appearance cues include long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange shawl and gold ornaments, but the image shows no clear identifying detail beyond these.2013-05-19Outdoor 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