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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard lined with coconut palms. A man with long dark hair and a bindi-style mark wears an orange robe and walks along a woven mat laid over a tiled path, bordered by blue tape. Behind him, a shaved-headed monk in orange follows. On the right, a row of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A second monk in orange stands near the foreground on the right. Hanging orange and multicoloured cloth tassels decorate a pillared canopy at top left, and a red and white painted platform sits at left, with white huts and bamboo fencing behind.

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October 31 20102010-10-31Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a covered pavilion hung with colourful cloth banners in orange, red, yellow and blue. A figure in a long orange saffron wrap, with long dark hair and a vertical mark on the forehead, walks barefoot along a woven mat path toward a raised platform edged in red and white. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti walks with a staff. On the right, a row of devotees in white and striped shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another orange-robed sannyasi stands in the foreground. Stone shivalinga and small carved figures sit at the left edge.2010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with tall palm trees behind. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot across a woven mat toward a red-and-white stepped platform. To the right, four people stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a man in white kurta, a man in an all-white outfit, and men in striped orange and light shirts. Behind them are rows of stone figures, a small fire pit with a flame, and a red-and-gold pillared shrine. Colourful tassel-like hangings decorate the roof poles, and a printed banner with figures stands at the left.2010-10-30Outdoor photo of a temple-like courtyard with tall decorated poles topped with colourful painted cones and gold rings, and a red-and-white striped platform in the foreground. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks along a path between rows of devotees. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. Palm trees, a small white building and a row of stone deity murti line the background. A large orange-and-red decorated parasol-style canopy stands at left.2010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07Outdoor temple-area scene at an ashram with orange-painted buildings and palm trees behind. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a hexagonal tiled path, hands held together. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange and a man in white dhoti walk in procession, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the right side with palms pressed in namaskar. A bearded man in white and a patterned shawl stands at the centre-right. A red-and-white striped platform with an orange cloth stands on the left, and a floral arch with a kalasha-like top is visible in the background. Kolam designs are drawn on the steps.2010-09-06October 27 20102010-10-27Outdoor ashram courtyard with hexagonal tile paving, a white-and-red striped platform at left, and a reed mat laid as a walkway. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk along the mat: the front one wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala and is barefoot; behind him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl walks. A third saffron-robed monk stands barefoot at right with hands clasped. About a dozen men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, stand along the edges with palms pressed together in greeting. A row of small stone figures and a striped pillar appear in the background.2010-10-24Outdoor temple courtyard with a paved walkway lined by a blue guide strip and red-and-white painted border. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks forward, while beside him a bald man in white dhoti and white shawl walks with hands folded. Around them, a line of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a few more stand at the right beside a white-covered table. Above, hanging decorative poles with colourful cloth tassels and a red-and-white painted pillar frame the scene, with coconut palms and small buildings behind.2010-11-07November 07 20102010-11-07Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a stone shivalingam on a low platform at left. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks along a woven straw mat toward the platform, eyes lowered and hands together. Two ornate painted and gold-hooped poles frame the path. Along the right side, several devotees stand barefoot on mats with palms pressed together in namaste: men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a maroon robe with gold border, and one in white with an orange sash. Appearance-based candidate for a person is present, but the cues are limited to saffron robe and rudraksha mala, so the identity is uncertain.2010-10-25Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard beside an orange-washed wall with a sign reading Sri Aadeeshwar Mandir. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks up stone steps with palms pressed together in namaskar, with his face partly turned from the camera. Two men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk ahead of him on a patterned tiled path. Behind them, about two dozen men in white or white-and-striped clothing stand with hands folded in anjali. On the right, a black stone deity murti with an orange shawl stands by the steps, and a man in white with a lanyard stands by the wall. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.2010-08-26