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A 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.

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May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesDecember 02 20092009-12-02December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesA woman in a rust-orange sari with broad gold borders stands barefoot on a dark stone platform beneath large banyan trees with sprawling aerial roots. She wears a gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and her long dark hair is tied up at the back. Two small red-and-maroon rugs lie on the stone to her left, and a low stone bench sits beside dark slate panels. Circular stone-rimmed planters surround the tree trunks in the background.2013-07-17March 04 20132013-03-04A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold-bordered hem stands barefoot on a dark stone platform at the base of a large banyan tree, her palms pressed together in prayer at her chest. A marigold or orange garland rests on her hair. Her long dark hair falls down her back. Before the tree, a low white-washed masonry bench and raised plinth hold a red and patterned cloth with small offerings. Aerial roots hang from massive branches overhead.2013-04-09March 24 20132013-03-24A standing man in saffron-orange ceremonial dhoti and upper cloth with gold borders stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste before a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears a white horizontal forehead band, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. A rolled green mat and folded red-and-patterned rugs lie on a low stone platform, with a dark stone table and brass lamp at right.2013-01-29A barefoot person in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste on a dark polished stone platform beside a large banyan tree. Their long dark hair is pulled back and they wear a light orange-yellow garland around the neck. Nearby, a low white circular stone platform surrounds the tree's base, and a small patterned red-and-blue rug lies at the edge of the platform with a small offering on it. Aerial roots hang from wide branches overhead in a dusty outdoor ashram setting.2013-04-09February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA 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.2012-04-28February 26 20132013-02-26