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A 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.

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October 14 20112011-10-14A shaved-headed man stands barefoot on a woven mat with eyes closed and hands clasped at waist, wearing an unstitched white cloth draped over the shoulder and wrapped in dhoti style, with a striped border. He wears a long brown and white beaded rudraksha-style mala across the chest and matching bead bracelets and armbands, with white tilak and a red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan tree roots, a white stone platform, and patterned red mats on sandy ground with white kolam-style lines.2012-04-03A man stands outdoors in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, with a low concrete wall and red earth ground around him. He wears a white unstitched ritual garment, a red and orange beaded mala necklace, a matching beaded armlet, and a gold-toned pendant. He has a red bindi and sacred ash marks on his forehead, and he is smiling with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Behind him is a sunlit courtyard with trees and a red-brick structure. The white garment and bead ornaments are visible on him, and no other people are present.2011-11-14A man stands barefoot with eyes closed on a woven mat over a patterned rug, in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He wears an unstitched white dhoti with a striped brown-and-gold border, draped over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha and white bead mala across his chest with matching beaded armbands and wrist bracelets. His hands are clasped at waist level and a white vibhuti line with a red mark is on his forehead. Behind him is a white stone platform, and white kolam-style floor patterns are visible on the ground. The scene suggests quiet standing meditation or prayer.2012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03A standing man in traditional white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large pendant and beaded armlets, hands clasped at waist, barefoot on a woven mat in front of a large banyan tree with hanging garland of pink and yellow flowers; a small red bindi on the forehead. Appearance suggests a candidate matching the page cue, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as a standing devotee or teacher in ritual white. Tree roots and a low white wall with a red cloth form the background.2012-04-09December 31 20112011-12-31A barefoot man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a striped border stands with hands folded at his waist, eyes lowered, on a woven mat over a patterned rug. He wears a multi-strand rudraksha and white bead mala across the chest, matching bead bands on the upper arms and wrists, and a white tilak with red bindi on the forehead. Behind him are large banyan roots and a white stone platform with kolam designs on the ground. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the person is described by role as a devotee in ritual attire.2012-04-03A man stands outdoors before a large tree trunk, smiling softly with hands clasped at his waist. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped around the body, with a gold-bordered hem, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads with silver spacers around his neck, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists. He has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a red kumkum dot between his brows, with hair slicked back. Warm golden light falls across the scene.2012-04-13A barefoot man stands on a paved platform in front of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a deep red draped garment with gold-coloured borders, the upper cloth wrapped over one shoulder and the lower cloth pleated in a fan at the front. His hands are pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra. He has a white vertical tilak and a red bindi on his forehead and a dark cord necklace. Behind him are stone steps and a low yellow stone wall, with sandy ground in the foreground. The scene is an outdoor setting, possibly a discourse or satsang. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-10November 07 20112011-11-07