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A photograph of a man standing beside an ornately carved stone pillar in a temple corridor, looking upward with a slight smile and hands clasped at his waist. He has a red bindi on his forehead, a black thread necklace, and is wearing a cream silk dhoti-style garment with a red-and-orange border draped over one shoulder. The carved pillar with floral and figural relief frames him on the left, with a dim red-walled interior behind him.

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October 03 20112011-10-03A man stands at the edge of a carved stone pillar in a temple setting, his face lifted upward with a calm smile. He wears a cream dhoti or wrap with a red-and-orange bordered shawl draped over one shoulder and a small red tilak on his forehead. His hands are clasped together at his waist in a gesture of reverence. Behind him is a reddish-orange wall with painted panels, and the foreground pillar shows ornate sculpted patterns in pale stone.2011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03A man stands at a carved stone pillar in a temple setting, looking upward with a slight smile and hands joined at his waist. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a red-and-gold bordered shawl, multiple strands of red rudraksha beads around his neck and a red rudraksha bracelet. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. Behind him is a dark red wall. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate bordered shawl are visible cues, but the figure is standing in ordinary white ritual clothing, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-07 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti and shawl with red-orange beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bracelets stands in a temple setting beside carved pale stone pillars, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward with a slight smile and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a rust-orange wall with a framed display of photographs.2011-11-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a young man standing beside a carved stone temple pillar, his face lifted upward in a reflective gaze. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a cream dhoti with a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and torso. His hands are pressed together in front of his body in a folded, prayerful gesture. Behind him is a warm orange-red wall with faint painted figures in a blurred background, and the foreground stone is ornately carved with scrollwork and floral patterns.2011-10-03November 24 20112011-11-24A man in white ritual dress stands beside a weathered stone pillar with his palms pressed together at his chest and his gaze lifted upward. He wears a white dhoti-style garment over his shoulders with a red and gold bordered wrap, multiple strands of red-brown rudraksha beads crossing his chest, and matching beaded bracelets on his wrists. A white tilak marks his forehead with a red bindi at its centre. The background is a dark red wall. The image is a photograph. Appearance-based label: the man has a shaved-looking short haircut and no crown, turban, long swept hair or ceremonial gold necklace, so his identity as a person is uncertain; he is described as a devotee in prayer posture.2011-11-07November 05 20112011-11-05A man in a saffron-orange draped garment with a gold waist band stands with palms pressed together at the chest beside a carved grey stone pillar and a stone-edged water basin. He wears long rudraksha mala necklaces with gold beads, gold bangles, and a red bindi, and looks upward with a serene expression. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. A dark red wall forms the background. A small purple-and-white bird logo appears in the upper left corner. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha malas with gold ornaments, presented in an appearance-based label only.2011-11-05September 21 20112011-09-21October 14 20112011-10-14