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Outdoor temple garden scene. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha-style bead garland stands barefoot and bows with hands pressed together toward a tree trunk encircled by a white-edged raised platform with white and pink kolam designs on the ground. Behind, a second person in orange and a third figure in orange stand with hands folded near a small shrine with an orange garland and a dark shivalinga, flanked by stone arches. Banana plants and palms frame the scene, with a red-and-white canopy in the background.

Outdoor temple grounds with sandy earth, a young tree with a low stone-edged mound at the base, and wooden posts supporting it. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands barefoot, bending forward with his face pressed to the tree trunk. Behind him, two men in white dhoti and white shirts, one holding a plate of yellow flowers, stand near ornate arched shrines with garlands and a stone lingam.

December 09 2011

A photograph of a bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes standing inside a white-stone circled plot at the base of a large tree supported by wooden poles. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and bangles on his wrist, and his right hand touches his forehead near a red tilak. Behind him is a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, set on a red and white painted base inscribed with Tamil lettering, beside an arched stone niche. The setting is a sandy temple-grounds courtyard with green trees and a white tent in the background. The man appears to be a Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes and multiple rudraksha malas.

A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap and matching dhoti walks across a dusty red-earth courtyard past small shrines. He wears a long necklace of golden beads or bells and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white-and-red painted pedestal topped with a white-draped shivalingam garlanded with yellow flowers, beside an arched iron frame. To the right, a black deity murti with yellow garlands sits under an arch, and a man in white dhoti holds a red and gold umbrella. Potted palms and young trees surround the courtyard. A printed Tamil label on the pedestal reads the words shown below.

September 16 2012

A photograph of an outdoor temple garden with bare earth paths, a rough wooden pergola draped with leafy branches, and stone-finished shrine platforms. A figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment wrapped over the body with a flowing drape, and a beaded necklace; he walks slowly past a small shrine marked with a painted sign. Behind him stand dark stone deity murti and an ornate carved arched gateway, with palm fronds and trees framing the scene.

Outdoor temple garden scene with red-and-white painted pillars and a black stone shrine on the left, draped with white and red flower garlands. A tall figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands centre-left holding a brass plate. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl holds another tray, and a table with a white cloth carries a bell, a small lamp and offerings. On the right a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a potted palm, and other robed figures are in the background. Green trees and small shrines with dark deity murtis complete the setting.

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A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds with reddish-brown earth. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron turban and a saffron robe edged with gold trim walks forward, wearing a gold armband, gold bangles, a gold pendant and a long beaded necklace. Behind him a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a long silver staff. A dark stone deity murti of a seated figure sits in a carved arch, and a painted white-and-red pedestal stands nearby. Green trees and a white wall frame the background, and a figure in white stands further back. Appearance-based cues on the foreground man include a saffron turban, ornate gold armband and layered necklaces, so this is a person candidate, uncertain from appearance alone.

A standing man in orange saffron robes with a red border stands barefoot at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and has his face turned upward and to the side. In the foreground, a vermilion-smeared stone shivalinga sits beside brass oil lamps and a small brass bell on a stone platform. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang to the right, and a kolam pattern is drawn on the ground at left. The setting is an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone bench and low stone walls. a person: the standing figure wears saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with a shaved-style head, and is presented as a devotee-like person at prayer.