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Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A barefoot man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead mala around his neck and a white tilak with red dot on his forehead, walks across a dark stone platform toward the right. Beside him at left, a man in orange cloth holds his hands together near his face in prayer. At right, a young attendant in maroon and gold-bordered cloth carries a plate of flowers and offerings. A red cloth lies on the stone. Appearance alone is not enough to name the central figure, so no identification is made.

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Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a man stands barefoot on a dark stone slab over a red cloth. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace, and a white forehead marking with a red dot. Two other men flank the scene: on the left a bald man in orange cloth with yellow borders, and on the right a bare-chested man in maroon dhoti holding a plate of offerings with fruit and flowers. A low stone wall and a white plastic bucket sit nearby, and orange walls show in the background. The setting suggests a ritual or puja gathering in a temple grounds.2013-03-08March 08 20132013-03-08March 02 20132013-03-02July 17 20132013-07-17Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots, a man stands on red earth beside a low white stone platform. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with broad gold stripes, a gold-beaded necklace and a thick woven orange cord, and holds a long rudraksha mala in both hands. He has long dark swept-back hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. On the platform sit folded red and cream cloths. A stone bench in the foreground has yellow markings. The man looks off to the side with a calm expression. Presentation cues match a person, appearing in person.2013-05-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a red-and-orange shawl and layered gold necklaces walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, wearing a red-orange garland and carrying a silver tray. Around him, saffron-clad men with white tilaka and beads stand with hands folded, and several women in red and pink saris press palms together in namaskar. A small golden deity murti and a red-painted shrine block sit at the right edge, with a patterned blue rug on the ground. Swamiji (probable): the walking man wears a long dark-haired presentation with ornate gold necklaces and a garland, consistent with the page's reference to the event.2013-03-10A photograph of a standing man in outdoor ashram grounds beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. He wears a rust-orange unstitched robe with gold-yellow borders wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulder, a red-orange shawl, and a long necklace of beads with gold-coloured spherical beads. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. He stands barefoot on a dark stone platform beside a small red and white patterned mat, with a low circular stone wall behind him. a person: the figure wears saffron-orange sannyasi robes, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red tilak, cues consistent with the page's claim, but the appearance is not fully certain.2013-05-17A photograph of an outdoor temple setting beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth, wearing a long multi-strand garland of orange and white beads and a gold-bead necklace, walks along a narrow striped path between mats. Behind him, a sannyasi in orange robes with a white forehead band and a beaded necklace stands on a mat. At right, a golden deity murti sits beside a red-painted shrine mound and a black stone pedestal. a person: the walking man has a long swept-back dark hairstyle, a white forehead band, ornate gold-bead and rudraksha-style necklaces and a saffron garment, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event. Other visible figures are people in orange robes, partly cropped at the left edge.2013-03-10May 03 20122012-05-03March 01 20132013-03-01Outdoor photograph beside a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment and a bare-chested stance wears a long multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and green blooms, plus a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, and has white tilak on his forehead. Two attendants in orange-saffron robes stand nearby; one at left holds a tray of flower petals and green leaves. Stone pavers and a low red-painted platform surround the tree.2017-09-02December 30 20072007-12-30