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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees. A young man with slicked-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks barefoot along a woven mat runner, wearing a flowing orange saffron cloth and a long black rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Behind him, another person in orange stands near a red-and-white pillar. In the background, a dark stone deity murti or Nandi-like bull statue sits draped with white cloth and yellow-orange marigold garlands on an orange plinth, with stone sculptures and a copper-topped pillar nearby. White kolam designs decorate the ground.

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A barefoot man in an orange saffron sannyasi garment walks along a woven straw mat laid over sandy ground, eyes lowered. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a red border and a woman in white with a yellow shawl beside a small red sign, with grey stone sculptures, a copper-toned kalasha-like tower garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and palm trees in the background. An orange cushion lies on a mat to the left.2010-09-14A man in orange saffron robes stands outdoors on a tiled courtyard, head bowed and hands folded at his waist. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and has long dark hair tied back, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand orange-painted shrine structures with a seated deity murti draped in garlands, grey stone statues, a small stone shivalinga platform, palm trees, and a decorated banner with orange tassels hanging from a pole. The appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair, though identity is uncertain.2010-10-25A photograph taken outdoors on a courtyard with a sandy ground and a mat border. In the centre a person in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward, one hand held at the waist, wearing a long black bead mala across the chest. Behind and to the right, a second figure in orange stands near a red-and-cream temple structure decorated with yellow and white garlands. Palm trees and stone sculptures frame the background under a bright sky. The image is rotated sideways.2010-10-21September 06 20102010-09-06October 20 20102010-10-20October 29 20102010-10-29A photograph of a young man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe walking barefoot across a hexagonal tiled courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Behind him, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by a metal pole. To the right, a seated person in white sits on striped woven mats, and a red-and-white painted platform edge lies to the left. Dusty ground and ash patches are visible in the background.A man in orange saffron robes walks barefoot along a woven mat with blue edging in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with his hair slicked back and his eyes lowered. Behind him stands a grey stone statue of a bull Nandi draped with white and red flower garlands, and a standing stone deity figure holding a trident. A large ornate copper-coloured kalasha or lamp stand with yellow and purple flower garlands rises in the background beside orange-painted stone platforms and palm trees. Nobody else is clearly visible apart from a small figure in orange at the left edge.2010-09-17October 20 20102010-10-20A photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walking barefoot across a patterned floor with white kolam designs. He has short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl follows. In the background, two women in white sarees, one with an orange shawl and one with a yellow shawl, stand near grey stone sculptures of deities and red-and-white barrier posts. The scene suggests a temple or ashram ground.Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a red-orange shrine structure. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along a woven straw mat, followed by two men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a staff. A saffron-robed man stands at right. Behind them are dark stone deity sculptures, a sculpture garlanded with flowers, a brass oil lamp on the ground, and a ritual fire pit with a small yellow-cloth seat. A kolam design is drawn in white powder at lower left.2010-09-06 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16