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A photograph of an outdoor shrine on a rocky hillside with scrub plants and a palm. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at right, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a large smooth grey boulder that is splashing with water. Behind him, a small canopied shrine holds a framed portrait of a robed figure with a red garland draped over the frame, and red flowers lie among the foliage. The scene is a devotional abhishekam at a stone worship site, with the portrait honoured as a murti-like object. No candidate for a person is visibly present in the man's appearance, so the person is described only by role.

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May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoors among rocks and green shrubs, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pours water from a white vessel onto a large grey granite boulder, water splashing across its surface. Behind him stands a small shrine canopy with a multicoloured striped top and a framed portrait or image garlanded with red flowers, set on an orange base. A red flag flutters at the upper right. The scene reads as a ritual bathing or abhishekam of a sacred rock. The garlanded portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person, and the pouring man's face is not clear enough to support an appearance-based identity claim.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a large grey stone outdoors, among rocks, green shrubs and palm fronds. Beside the stone stands a small shrine canopy with a multicoloured fringed top, housing a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland of red flowers and a beaded necklace. A saffron flag flies at the right edge under a pale sky. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Outdoors among green trees, palms and rocky hills, a man in saffron-orange robes pours water from a brass vessel over a large dark boulder. Behind the boulder stands a small orange shrine with a curved top and a framed portrait wrapped in a red-and-white garland, with flowers placed in front. The portrait is a printed picture of a person in orange robes and cannot be counted as a physical person. A small orange flag is visible at the top right. The scene reads as an outdoor abhishekam of a sacred rock beside a shrine.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, pouring water from a brass vessel over a large dark rock in an outdoor setting of trees, palms and boulders. Behind the rock is a small shrine canopy with a framed portrait of a bearded man draped in a red garland, surrounded by red and white flowers. An orange flag with a dark emblem flies at upper right. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style offering at a roadside or hillside shrine.2008-05-19