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A man stands at the edge of a carved stone temple pavilion with his palms pressed together at chest level in namaskar. He wears a hot pink silk garment with a green and gold bordered wrap over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with silver beads hangs to his waist. He has a red kumkum mark on his forehead and looks off to the side. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a deity murti dressed in orange cloth with a red and gold crown. Carved pillars with floral and animal reliefs frame the scene, and the background is a soft red interior.

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A man stands beside a carved stone pillar at a temple doorway, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level and gazing upward with a slight smile. He wears a bright magenta-pink garment draped over one shoulder with a green and gold border, and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hangs across his chest. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. To the right, a small orange-and-red clad deity murti sits on a stone ledge in the background, and the scene has a warm hazy glow.2011-10-07A man stands in a stone temple doorway with hands pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward. He wears a hot pink garment draped over a green and gold border cloth, a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside a shallow stone water tank, an orange and gold cloth-draped deity murti with a crown-like headpiece sits on a ledge. Carved sandstone pillars frame the scene, with a dark interior behind him.2011-10-07A man stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level in a prayer gesture, beside a carved sandstone pillar in a temple courtyard. He wears a magenta silk garment with a green and gold zari border draped over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest, with a small red mark on his forehead. To the right, a small deity murti or statue draped in orange cloth sits on a raised stone ledge. The surroundings are soft and hazy with a dark interior doorway behind him.2011-10-07A man stands beside a carved stone pillar at a temple doorway, hands pressed together in front of his chest in prayer, gazing upward. He wears a hot pink saree with a green and gold woven border and a long rudraksha mala. A small red tilak marks his forehead. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a deity murti dressed in orange cloth with a silver crown. The background is a dim red-walled interior.2011-10-07October 07 20112011-10-07September 21 20112011-09-21November 05 20112011-11-05A shaved-headed man in a red-maroon dhoti-style wrap with a gold border stands with hands clasped at his waist beside an ornately carved stone pillar in a dim temple hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark beads and a red tilak mark on his forehead, and gazes off to the side. A blurred altar or offering table with an orange-lit surface sits in the background.2011-10-13Side profile of a man standing against a warm orange-red wall, with dark hair tied back in a low bun. He wears white vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads around his neck, and a pink and gold-bordered green shawl draped over his bare shoulder. His hands are clasped in front of him, resting on a silver metal rail. Appearance cues are ambiguous for a specific identity; he is described by role only as a devotee or sannyasi-style figure in ritual attire.2011-10-07A man in a yellow saffron-toned draped garment with a red-and-gold border stands beside an ornately carved grey stone pillar at the edge of a stone-edged tank or pool. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, hands clasped at his waist, gazing upward. Swamiji (probable): a man with swept-back dark hair, yellow garment and rudraksha mala, appearing as a person in a temple courtyard setting. Carved stone pillar with floral and figurative relief in the background, dark red wall behind.2011-09-21A photograph of a man standing in a temple doorway with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. He wears a hot pink and green silk garment draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him stands a copper-coloured deity murti dressed in turquoise and gold, with a tall crown and a garland. Behind him, a figure in orange saffron robes stands in the dim interior. In the foreground are a silver lamp stand and a gold bowl. Stone pillars with carved relief frame the scene.2011-10-07A photograph of a man standing in a temple setting, facing left and looking upward with hands folded at chest level. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a pink-saffron dhoti and upper cloth with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-coloured bracelet on his arm. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a folded tray of orange, pink and yellow cloth. Behind him are a carved stone pillar with a lion-face motif, a red curtain, a white door and a framed picture on a wall. A brass lamp stand stands in the foreground.2011-10-18