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A standing man in a rose-pink silk dhoti and shawl, adorned with a white and red jasmine-and-marigold garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a gold armlet, stands barefoot on a flat rock outdoors. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him rise scrubby hills and green trees. A second man in saffron-orange robes, with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, bends beside him, pouring or arranging yellow offerings on the stone from a metal vessel, consistent with a padapuja foot-worship ritual. Only the standing man's identity is unclear from appearance alone.

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A standing man with long dark hair stands barefoot on a rock outcrop in a hillside setting with shrubs and rocky slopes behind him. He wears a red-pink silk dhoti with a gold border, a white and red flower garland, a gold bead necklace, a gold armlet and a bangle, and a red bindi on his forehead. A man in orange and saffron clothing with a shaved head and gold bead necklace kneels and pours white powder from a brass plate over the standing man's feet, a padapuja. Flowers lie on the rock.2011-05-17A photograph on a hillside outdoors with green shrubs and a rocky mountain behind. A standing person in a red-pink silk garment with gold border wears long white and red flower garlands, a gold beaded necklace and a gold armlet, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. Standing barefoot on a rock, this figure is receiving a pada puja, with white powder poured over the feet. A second person in orange robes with a gold border and a gold beaded necklace leans forward, holding a brass plate of white powder and pouring it. Pink flower petals lie on the rock in the foreground.2011-05-17A man with long dark swept-back hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead stands outdoors on a hillside, looking down. He wears a pink-red silk garment with a gold-bordered waist cloth, layered white jasmine and red flower garlands, a heavy gold and rudraksha necklace, and gold bangles. He holds a pink lotus flower in one hand. Dry rocky hills and green trees form the background, and part of another person is visible at the lower right edge.2011-05-17A photograph of a man standing outdoors against a rocky, scrub-covered hillside with green trees in the foreground. He wears a salmon-pink silk garment draped over the torso and a pink dhoti-style wrap, with a gold-coloured border band at the waist. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white tilak on the forehead, and he wears layered white jasmine and red flower garlands, a green leaf garland, a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. He holds pink flower petals in his raised right hand and looks downward with a slight smile. A partially visible bald person in orange clothing is at the lower right edge of the frame.2011-05-17November 11 20062006-11-11Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop with a mountain behind. A woman in a red sari with white and orange flower garlands stands on a large rock with flowers scattered at her feet, hands joined before her chest. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a bell and a ritual plate, while two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand nearby and a brass vessel sits on the rock. The scene reads as a puja performed on the rock with flowers and a bell.2011-05-17November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a large granite boulder outdoors. He wears a red-orange garment with gold border, a gold bead mala necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a rocky hill rises with green trees around, and to the right stand brass vessels including a large brass pot and small kalasha-style pots on the ground. Small white flowers grow near the rock. The scene suggests a hilltop meditation spot.2011-05-17A barefoot man with long dark hair stands beside a large banyan tree on a dirt ground, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red vertical forehead mark. He wears a white and red garland of flowers with a pink floral tassel and a gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and his hands are raised near his chest. White kolam-style patterns are drawn on the ground and a white-painted step. A white flagpole stands behind him among the trees.2008-12-23May 31 20152015-05-31A barefoot man with long dark hair stands on a rocky outcrop in a red-orange draped garment with gold-bordered edges, wearing a gold beaded necklace and gold armlets, with a red mark on his forehead. Pink lotus flowers and green palm leaves lie on the rock beside him, and a brass vessel sits at right next to a seated person in orange clothing. Behind them are shrubs and a rocky hill under a clear blue sky. The man has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing, which are appearance cues for a person presence, although the page does not place him at this event.2011-05-17