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A man in a flowing red-orange saffron wrap stands outdoors, holding a long wooden pole upright in his right hand while his left hand rests at his hip. He has dark hair tied back, a white horizontal band across his forehead with a red mark between the brows, and wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. His bare shoulders are visible above the wrap. Thick white smoke rises around his legs from a fire pit or platform in the foreground. Behind him are palm trees, green foliage and a low stone wall with a metal gate. a person appearance is noted by the saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and distinctive hairstyle, but the face is not clearly visible and identity remains uncertain.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A bare-chested man in a flowing saffron-orange wrap stands outdoors, leaning on a long wooden pole held in his right hand, his left hand resting at his hip. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and a white horizontal line of ash across his forehead, with his hair tied up at the back. Behind him are palm trees, a stone boundary wall and a sandy ground. The man is a single physical person and his appearance matches the orange wrap and rudraksha mala cues described in the page, so he is a person in a ritual or ashram setting.2009-06-15A man in a bright orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders stands outdoors in front of blurred palm fronds, head bowed and eyes lowered. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and has a white horizontal line of sacred ash across his forehead with a red mark between the brows. Wisps of white smoke or mist drift across the frame, and a bare wooden pole rises at the right edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A figure in a pink-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and torso, wearing a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, stands in thick white smoke or mist. The head is bowed, a light band of ash or vibhuti marks the forehead, and the hair is tied up. The left hand grips a long dark wooden pole or staff, and palm fronds blur in the background. The setting suggests an outdoor ritual such as a homa. Appearance cues include a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned shawl, which fit the a person label, but the face is obscured by smoke and the cues are not conclusive.2009-06-15Outdoor photo under a pale blue sky with wispy clouds and green trees behind. A shirtless man in a loose orange-red cloth wrap stands gazing downward, holding a tall wooden staff in his right hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala over the shoulder and has a white horizontal tilak with a red mark on his forehead; his hair is swept back. Dust or smoke drifts around his lower body.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A bare-chested man with a swept-back topknot and a horizontal white forehead mark wears a red-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. He stands in dense smoke or steam holding a long dark wooden pole or staff angled across his body. Behind him, several people in white clothing with yellow lanyards and orange shawls stand watching; a woman with a white vibhuti mark sits in the lower left. A blue sign with script is on the white wall at upper left.2009-06-15A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching shawl draped over one shoulder and across the body stands barefoot on a white concrete step, his head bowed. He wears a rudraksha mala, long dark hair tied back, and a white vibhuti line across the forehead. A second person in orange clothing stands behind him at left. Behind them are a silver SUV, palm trees, a small stone sculpture, low tiled buildings and smoke or haze in the air. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the step at right.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15