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A man in a saffron-orange wrap stands outdoors beside a tall copper-clad pillar with banded rings and a black stone Nandi bull wearing a garland of yellow and orange flowers on a white pedestal. He wears rudraksha beads around his neck, a white horizontal forehead mark, and a bare upper chest, holding a long wooden pole diagonally across his body. Coconut palms and greenery fill the background, and a blue-and-white sign is visible at the lower right.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A man in a saffron-red unstitched garment wrapped over one shoulder stands outdoors holding a long wooden pole diagonally across his body. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and his hair is tied back. Behind him are tall coconut palms, a copper-clad pillar, and stone deity statues on white pedestals, one area labelled Vedic Temple Bidadi and another Vedic Temple Singapore. A garland of flowers hangs on a stone animal figure. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, and tied-back long hair are the cues for this candidate, shown in person.2009-06-15Outdoor scene under a palm tree at a concrete platform. A barefoot man in a flowing red-orange cloth wrap with a black rudraksha mala and a white horizontal forehead mark holds a long wooden pole, lowering it toward the ground. Beside him stands a second man in orange robes holding a silver bowl. Two men in white shirts and a man in grey stand in the background near a white car and a low wall. The taller figure in red-orange has no clearly distinctive ceremonial adornments beyond the mala, so identity is uncertain.2009-06-15Outdoor photo beside a temple garden lined with palm trees. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red saffron wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, leans on a tall wooden staff with one hand on his hip. Behind him stands a white stone pedestal with a carved Nandi bull garlanded in yellow flowers, and a copper-coloured pillar. A younger man in orange clothing stands at the right edge with hands folded. Stone deity murtis line the garden path, with blue signboards reading Vedic Temple below.2009-06-15A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a woven mat over a ring of grey ash on bare ground outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, has long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are closed with hands resting in his lap. Beside him stands a polished brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him a black stone seated deity murti wears yellow and purple marigold garlands on an orange-red pedestal, with more stone sculptures and palm trees in the background. A small green woven mat lies to the right.2010-09-02June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a copper flag mast decorated with yellow and maroon flower garlands and a carved tree panel, with a rope tied around its base. Beside it stands a young man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a rope and tying it while palm trees and sunlight fill the background. The scene suggests a flag hoisting ritual.2011-03-05A 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.2009-06-15A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a mat and orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Beside him stands a brass kalasha vessel on the mat. Behind him is a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, set on an orange pedestal beneath a tall copper-clad pillar. Palm trees, flowering shrubs, grey stone figure statues and a small orange flag surround the scene, and the ground is decorated with coloured floral kolam lines.2010-10-17Outdoor temple courtyard with a sandy floor and a fire pit ringed with coloured kolam designs. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala, walks barefoot along a woven mat toward the pit. Behind him a bald man in plain white dhoti and shawl, barefoot and carrying a cane, follows. Dark stone deity murtis, a nandi bull with a garland, a tall copper kalasha-style pillar, banana-leaf festoons and coconut palms surround the scene. A decorative striped cloth hangs at the left edge.2010-10-17A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks barefoot across striped woven mats in an outdoor temple courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, holding a folded paper, walks with bare chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more men in white dhotis stand near an orange-washed plinth, with a black stone Nandi bull draped in red and orange marigold garlands and a grey stone female figure on the left. Stone and brick temple structures, palm fronds and a tall pillar with garlands appear in the background.2010-09-08