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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot along a woven mat path in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over his body, orange cloth around his waist and legs, and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl follows and holds a small paper. In the background are a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow and purple flower garland, a black trident-bearing deity statue, and an orange temple structure topped with a garlanded kalasha and palm trees.

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July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and grey stone deity murtis behind a tall copper lamp post. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, walking barefoot on a mat with hands pressed to the abdomen. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a walking stick. A raised platform draped in orange and purple cloth sits to the left, with a small brass vessel and a shallow fire pit with ash, a kalasha-like ritual setup beside a leafy garland overhead. Two people are visible.2010-10-17A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.2010-09-08A barefoot man with long dark hair walks along a woven straw mat with blue edging in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red dot on his forehead and eyes closed. Behind him stand dark stone statues, including a seated Nandi bull draped with flower garlands on a red-brick plinth, serpent-hooded figures and a deity sculpture under a metal-frame canopy hung with orange and multicoloured cloth. A small brass kalasha and an orange cushion sit beside a raised circular fire pit, with palm trees and a cloudy sky overhead.2010-10-16A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds with a sandy path and gravel-lined channels. A barefoot man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap, a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red tilak, and walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind him stands a large black stone Nandi bull garlanded with yellow and purple flowers on a red-brick plinth. A second barefoot man in orange robes with a shaved head walks at right. Palm trees, a banner with painted figures, black stone deity murtis and uniformed attendants are visible in the background.2010-09-02October 17 20102010-10-17December 21 20092009-12-21A man with long dark hair walks barefoot along a woven mat with blue edging in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone deity murtis, a seated stone bull draped with a marigold garland on a red pedestal, a small brass kalasha near a fire pit, and a hanging striped cloth banner. Palm trees and an open sky frame the scene.2010-10-16A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks barefoot along a woven straw mat with blue edging in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron wrap over an orange sleeveless garment and a dark rudraksha mala. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull draped in colorful flower garlands on a red pedestal, with more dark stone deity sculptures, palm trees and an orange-and-white ceremonial banner hanging from a curved wooden frame. A brass kalasha sits on a low platform with an orange cushion near a sunken circular fire pit. The setting appears to be a temple grounds with pillars and statues.2010-10-16Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof decorated with a strand of green leaves and colourful hanging cloth banners. A man in flowing saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, walks barefoot along a woven mat past a small fire pit with a brass vessel. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl, carrying a long black staff, walks in the same direction. Behind them stand grey stone deity murti and a Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers, a tall copper kalasha-style pillar, and palm trees. a person: the saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing; the caption ties him to the event, but his appearance is only moderately distinctive. Coloured rangoli designs decorate the ground near a patterned cloth-covered platform.2010-10-17Outdoor temple courtyard with a sandy floor and a fire pit ringed with coloured kolam designs. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala, walks barefoot along a woven mat toward the pit. Behind him a bald man in plain white dhoti and shawl, barefoot and carrying a cane, follows. Dark stone deity murtis, a nandi bull with a garland, a tall copper kalasha-style pillar, banana-leaf festoons and coconut palms surround the scene. A decorative striped cloth hangs at the left edge.2010-10-17July 07 20092009-07-07