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November 02 2013

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February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20152015-02-05A photograph of a large, sprawling banyan tree with many thick grey trunks and hanging aerial roots, set on bare reddish earth. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and a yellow waist cloth, wearing a long orange-yellow garland of beads and with a bare upper body, stands on a red patterned mat beside the tree's raised white stone platform, eyes lowered in reverence. Fallen yellow leaves lie on the ground and small scattered red offerings are visible. Further back are open grounds, young trees and a distant red building. The figure's appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role as a devotee or sannyasi-style robed person.2013-03-17A man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a long white and red flower garland stands on a stone pathway beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a tilak on his forehead. To the right, a deity murti in a green and gold garment with heavy gold and jewelled necklaces stands in a shrine niche, decorated with a garland, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Red-painted low platforms surround the tree base and sunlight filters through the leaves.2017-01-01January 04 20152015-01-04A photograph of a man in a flowing yellow garment with gold embroidered edging, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads or ornaments. He has long dark hair swept back and a white tilak on his forehead, and stands with one hand resting on the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Bright green foliage and a stone platform are visible in the background.2010-12-23Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches hanging with fibrous strands. Stone slab pathway runs between low red-painted brick borders. Two people walk along the path: a man in an orange-red dhoti and a shawl draped over one shoulder, with a dark wrapped headpiece, and a younger person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, both looking down toward the ground. A third person in white clothing stands at the right edge. The setting resembles a temple construction area around a sacred tree.2018-02-01March 03 20132013-03-03A 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.2013-03-17A 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.2013-03-22May 25 20082008-05-25 +1 copiesA person in an orange-red sari-style wrap with gold-yellow borders stands barefoot on a small red-and-blue patterned mat beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. The figure wears a long beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads and has a red tilak on the forehead, with long dark hair falling down the back. The person leans with one hand against the trunk in a quiet, reflective pose. Behind are sandy ground, concrete platforms, bare-branched trees and a low wall. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2013-03-15