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A man in a flowing red-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala stands at the edge of a stone-rimmed pit, raising a long wooden staff with his right hand while looking downward. A white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, several people in white clothes watch, including a smiling woman in white with an orange-and-gold shawl and another woman in a cream sari. A young girl in a pale blue striped dress stands near the pit at left. A white wall shows a red sign in Kannada script and a banner with a deity image and text. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual by a fire or water pit. a person: the red cloth, rudraksha mala and sannyasi presentation match the page's identification, so the figure is recorded as the a person, present in person.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A man stands barefoot on a white concrete platform outdoors, seen from behind and slightly to the side. He wears a loose orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and body, leaving his back and one arm bare, with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at the shoulder. His dark hair is tied in a bun. Behind him a group of devotees in white clothing with yellow lanyards stands and sits watching; some have hands folded in greeting. A white wall with a large banner for the Sri Anandeshwara Temple, showing Kannada text and photos, hangs in the background beside green plants.2009-06-15A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrap stands on white steps while holding a tall wooden staff upright with both hands, with white ash marks on his forehead and arm and a dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. Smoke or haze surrounds him. Behind him, a group of women and girls in white and pale pink clothing stand and watch, some with hands raised to their foreheads, and a woman in a white kurta with a yellow lanyard stands at right. A bronze or dark stone deity murti stands against a whitewashed wall, and a blue sign on the wall reads no photo and video camera allowed. Around 15 to 20 people are visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A bare-chested man in a flowing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long dark bun, a white tilak on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala, stands at a smoking fire pit lined with white stone. He holds a long wooden pole and a golden ladle-like vessel, pouring offerings into the fire as a homa. Around him, people in white clothes with yellow-and-black garlands watch quietly. Tall coconut palms and a dark signboard with Kannada text stand behind, and scattered leaves and petals lie on the stone.2009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead tilak, long dark hair tied back, pouring ghee or offerings from a ladle-like vessel into a fire pit (homa/yagna) on a white stone platform scattered with leaves and petals. Coconut palms and a notice board stand behind. Around him, about ten people in white and cream clothes, some wearing yellow lanyards and yellow-and-black beaded necklaces, watch with hands folded. The white-clad onlookers stand nearby.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A man in a flowing red-orange saffron wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead, stands beside a square concrete fire pit emitting smoke. He holds a long wooden stick over the pit with one hand and a pale pink towel in the other, with rose petals scattered on the ground. Behind him, two girls in white and pink or yellow outfits stand watching, and an older woman in a white sari and a man in white shirt and trousers stand further back. Palm trees and a stone boundary wall form the setting, with a yellow sign partly visible at left.2009-06-15A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange wrap, bare-chested, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a vibhuti/kumkum mark on his forehead, standing at a fire pit and holding a wooden ladle over the smoke with eyes lowered. Behind him a sign with printed text stands among palm trees, and several people in white ritual clothes with yellow lanyards watch, including a girl in a light patterned dress. The man shows cues in dress and adornment (rudraksha, saffron wrap), but his face and features are not used for identification, so he is described only by role as the officiant at the fire.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor scene at a stepped concrete fire pit with smoke rising from it. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a white tilak on his forehead leans over the pit, holding a long wooden pole and reaching toward the fire with a pale pink cloth in his other hand. Behind him two girls in pink and yellow outfits stand watching, a person in white stands near a brass vessel, and a palm-lined courtyard with a stone wall sits in the background. Another person in orange clothing is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2009-06-15A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual at an open ground with coconut palms behind. A man with hair tied in a knot, a white sacred ash mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala draped over his bare upper body stands at a fire pit, wrapped in a flowing red-orange cloth. He holds a long wooden stick topped with a brass vessel with flames, and gazes down at the fire. Several white-clad devotees and a woman in a white patterned dress with a yellow lanyard stand nearby, hands folded, watching. A board with a portrait stands in the background. The page identifies the standing ritual figure as a person based on the rudraksha mala, red-orange garment and fire ritual, though the face is not clearly identifiable.2009-06-15