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Outdoors under coconut palms, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala stands on a hexagonal tiled terrace wearing a flowing saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, barefoot, with one hand on his hip. Behind him, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt-like top stands, and a bald man in white dhoti with a white cloth stands at left by fire pits. A seated man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers sits on a woven mat at right, while another man in white stands nearby. A rolled red-and-cream mat lies at the base of a red-painted step. Palm trees, a white tent structure, and a thatched fence form the background.

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A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting open on his knees. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red tilak on his forehead, and his long swept-back dark hair falls behind his shoulders. Palm trees and a low wall are behind him. Two other seated figures in white dhotis appear in the background: one on the left in white with an orange shawl, and one on the right in white with a yellow scarf, also meditating. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge and a small orange-red shrine structure at the left.2010-09-04A young man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and a dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven mat laid over a paved courtyard, eyes lowered and hands folded at his waist. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, while one man in a maroon shawl and white dhoti stands nearby. Colourful striped and painted poles with floral patterns frame the open-air hall, with palm trees and a stone structure with a red base in the background. The ceremonial setting suggests an ashram procession or reception.2010-10-25A 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 photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red dot on his forehead standing on a hexagonal tiled outdoor platform, wearing a sleeveless bright orange saffron wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and white shirt, another man in white standing and a seated man in a white shirt sit near a sandy yard with coconut palms, a low red-and-white step and white mats. The standing figure with long hair and saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha beads has appearance cues consistent with a person, with the red-bordered white attendants serving as priests.2010-09-18Outdoor 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 copiesSeptember 06 20102010-09-06Outdoor ashram scene on a paved courtyard with hexagonal tiles. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot toward the viewer. Behind him, a bald man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears an orange shawl and walks with others. Further back, several men in white garments with yellow or orange shawls walk or stand on a sandy ground with circular ash-or-earth ritual platforms, near a stone lingam on a red-and-white pedestal, palms and a yellow-painted post. A white kolam is drawn on the tiles in the lower foreground.2010-09-03A man with long dark swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat over a raised earthen platform, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle sits at his side. Ash or charcoal lies around the platform, and two men in white dhotis sit in meditation further back among coconut palms, with orange-roofed buildings and small shrines behind them.2010-09-18Outdoors on grass among tall palm trunks and green foliage, a man in a saffron-orange wrap with a shawl draped over one shoulder stands barefoot-looking in orange sandals, eyes lowered, hands together in front of him. To the left, a man in white kurta and white trousers holds a folded orange umbrella and wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi. At the right edge, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and eyeglasses stands partly cropped. The figure in the centre has long swept-back hair and wears a rudraksha mala with ornate clothing, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to establish identity from these cues alone.2009-11-30A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a black rudraksha mala around his neck walks barefoot across a white floor decorated with white kolam patterns, gathering the robe's fabric at his waist. Behind him stand grey stone deity statues and a red-and-orange stepped shrine pedestal with a seated bull statue draped in garlands. To the right, a figure in white dhoti with red border and a walking stick approaches. On the left, a woman in a green kurta and two people in white clothing stand in the background amid palm trees and colourful tasselled poles.2010-10-19September 12 20102010-09-12Outdoor temple courtyard under a tin roof with hanging orange and multicoloured cloth banners. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven straw mat laid over the paved floor, hands folded. To the right, several people in white dhoti and kurta clothing stand on mats with palms joined in namaskar. Coconut palms and a red and white temple structure with a stone deity murti stand behind. The mat-lined walkway suggests a formal procession toward the shrine.2010-10-27