A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a small red bindi sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a maroon cushion, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Behind him a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots fills the frame, on bare earth. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a small red bindi sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a maroon cushion, raising one hand in greeting while smiling. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Behind him a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots fills the frame, on bare earth.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a maroon cushion in front of a large banyan tree, its thick aerial roots and trunks filling the background. He wears an orange turban with a red bindi on his forehead, has long dark hair, and wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while he smiles. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala are the appearance cues; he sits in outdoor meditation and blessing posture beneath the sacred banyan.

A seated young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits cross-legged on a small carved wooden stool with a maroon velvet cushion, in front of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. He wears a long rudraksha mala, has a red bindi on his forehead, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. The bare earth ground and sprawling tree trunk form the setting. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, with long dark hair visible beneath the turban and the orange clothing and rudraksha cues described above.

July 21 2004

July 21 2004

July 21 2004

A man sits cross-legged on a flat rock outdoors among green trees and foliage. He wears an orange turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange cloth wrap, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads over his chest. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He smiles and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests on his knee.

A man sits cross-legged outdoors on a rock among green trees, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests on his knee. He wears an orange turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl draped over an orange robe, and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he smiles calmly. Foliage and sky fill the background.

A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a carved wooden seat with a dark red velvet cushion, in front of a large banyan tree whose tangled aerial roots and grey trunk fill the background. He wears an orange turban with a red bindi, an orange robe draped over his shoulders and body, and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. His right hand is raised in a greeting wave while his left rests on his knee. The seat stands on bare sandy ground. The page dates the scene to 2004.

A man sits on a flat grey rock beneath a large banyan-type tree with spreading branches and dense green leaves. He wears an orange saffron turban, an orange cloth draped over his shoulders and torso, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and his eyes are lowered in a calm, smiling expression. His hands are clasped together in his lap. Green shrubs and a young tree stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron turban, rudraksha mala and saffron robes are cues for the sannyasi described on the page, but the appearance is only partly confirmed.

A photograph of a single seated man in meditation beneath a large banyan tree whose dense aerial roots and trunks frame the background. He wears an orange saffron turban and orange saffron robes draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair falling below the turban and multiple rudraksha malas hanging across his chest. His eyes are closed, his hands rest together in his lap, and he sits cross-legged on a small carved wooden seat with a red cushion on dry sandy ground dappled with shade.

A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban sits barefoot on a low wooden seat with a maroon cushion at the base of a large banyan tree. Aerial roots and thick grey trunks surround him. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and his long dark hair falls over his shoulders, with his hands resting on his knees. The black hair, saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha mala are appearance cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as a devotee-honoured teacher beneath the sacred tree, smiling outdoors in dappled sunlight.