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A photograph at dusk of a man in plain saffron-orange clothing standing beside a large banyan tree with thick grey aerial roots and trunk. He wears a sleeveless orange top and an orange dhoti-style wrap, with his head bowed and eyes lowered, hands at his sides. The dark background suggests evening, with a low wall visible at right.

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July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a man in profile, eyes closed, leaning his forehead against the large grey trunk of a banyan tree in the dark. He wears a sleeveless orange robe draped over one shoulder and a white vertical forehead mark, with long dark hair tied back. The background is almost entirely black, with aerial roots and tree bark visible on the left. The image is a photo of a single devotee pressing against the tree in quiet prayer.2010-08-06A night photograph of a man in a saffron-orange wrap standing beside a large pale banyan-type tree with thick aerial roots and trunk. He has long, swept-back dark hair, bare shoulders, and his eyes are closed with a serene expression, one hand resting against the trunk. Dark foliage fills the background. The light is dim and the image is slightly blurred.2006-12-10July 20 20102010-07-20July 11 20102010-07-11A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands in profile at night, eyes closed, forehead pressed against the smooth grey trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. He has long black hair swept back, a white vertical mark on his forehead and a red mark between the brows, and his right hand rests against the trunk. The dark background is blurred with pale foliage. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in devotional stillness at the banyan tree.2010-08-09December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph taken at night of a single person standing barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and prop roots. The person wears an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style cloth, with dark hair tied back, facing the tree and placing a hand against its trunk. A low white-painted stone platform surrounds the tree base, and a small shrine recess sits among the roots with a few offerings or cloth visible. The ground is bare earth, and a white pipe stands at the left edge. A purple bird logo appears at the top left corner.A photograph taken at night of a person seen from behind, standing barefoot on sandy ground and leaning against the massive grey, buttressed trunk of a banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The figure has long, dark, wavy hair falling down the back, wears a rust-orange wrap draped over the shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the lower body, and presses one hand flat against the trunk. The surrounding darkness and dim light make the setting recede into shadow. The person's face is not visible, so the identity cue is limited to the long hair and saffron clothing, and the candidate is uncertain.2007-02-25August 09 20102010-08-09Night photograph of a single person standing barefoot on sandy ground beside a large banyan-type tree with many thick aerial roots. The person has long dark hair swept back and wears a saffron-orange draped garment over a rust-red long-sleeved top, eyes closed and head slightly bowed. Dark trees fill the background. A translucent purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2007-02-25August 06 20102010-08-06 +1 copies