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A photograph of a man standing outdoors under a open-sided pavilion roof, facing upward and to the left. He wears an orange-saffron wrap garment over one shoulder and a dark bead mala around his neck, with long dark hair swept back. His hands are clasped at waist level. Before him on a circular floor decorated with white chalk dots and gravel sits a small brass vessel on a green mat and an orange cushion. Behind him, coconut palms, a signboard, grey stone sculptures on red bases, and orange-blue striped ceremonial banners hang from the roof, with triangular orange flags strung overhead. The setting suggests a pada puja arrangement.

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A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands outdoors under a thatched-roof canopy, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala. His hands are folded at his waist as he looks off to the side. Behind him are palm trees, colourful triangular bunting, a tall decorated pole, and carved black stone deity statues, including a cobra-hooded figure, set on a sandy ground. A ritual area with a rangoli-style border, cushions and a brass vessel lies at his feet.2010-11-18Outdoor photo at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of small triangular orange and pink flags overhead. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in the centre wearing a saffron-orange wrap, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hands clasped in front. Behind him stand dark stone sculptures of deities and a cobra-hooded figure on red-based pedestals, a multicoloured ceremonial pillar hangs at right, and a red-cloth cart is at the edge. Palm trees, a silver pickup truck and a rangoli-decorated ground with a brass kalasha-like vessel and mats complete the scene.2010-11-18A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a red rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat within a circular gravel-bordered ring decorated with white chalk kolam patterns, hands folded in his lap, in an open-air outdoor sacred courtyard. Behind him stands a tall copper kalasha-topped pole draped with marigold garlands, in front of a red stone platform holding a black Shiva lingam wrapped in flowers. A brass oil lamp sits near the mat. Palm trees and rows of dark stone deity statues line the grounds beneath a metal-roofed pavilion with curved wrought-iron frames. The figure appears to be in meditation.2010-10-09May 30 20182018-05-30A person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe and a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange-upholstered throne-like chair with palms pressed together in prayer at chest level, eyes closed. A small orange footstool with a rudraksha-beaded mat supports the feet. Beside the chair stand a carved grey stone pillar with relief sculptures, a brass bell, a brass plate with fruit and offerings, and tall brass lamps with decorative finials. Orange drapes hang behind, with a green tree and red railing beyond.2010-07-01A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border stands barefoot on a stone step outdoors beside a palm tree. He wears a long rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, and looks upward while gathering a bundle of orange cloth tied with yellow cord. Yellow cords run diagonally across the frame. Behind him are a grey stone pedestal with yellow flowers and a tray of offerings held by a person at right. A photographer in red clothing is partly visible at the lower right.2011-10-07A man stands barefoot on a raised stone platform beside a large banyan tree, leaning his head and one hand against its trunk with eyes closed. He wears an orange saffron garment with gold-bordered edges draped over one shoulder, and a long gold bead necklace hangs across his chest. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Stone seating blocks and a white pillar stand in the background amid trees.2011-09-15October 08 20162016-10-08A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular stone platform outdoors, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a red border on the dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him on a woven mat, and the platform is decorated with white om symbols and a ring of grey ash or charcoal. Behind him stands an orange-painted pillar and a black stone Nandi bull draped with a sash, under coconut palms, with colourful hanging decorations overhead and a metal shelter roof above.2010-11-07May 28 20122012-05-28A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation with closed eyes on a wooden seat outdoors, dressed in a sleeveless saffron-orange sannyasi garment with a draped shawl and a long rudraksha mala. A brass vessel stands at his left. Behind him, two seated men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas also meditate, one with closed eyes and hands folded in his lap. Palm trees, a low concrete wall and scattered ash or gravel fill the open ground behind them.2010-07-10February 24 20092009-02-24