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Outdoor photograph in bright daylight with palm trees and a blue sky behind. A shirtless man in an orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulder and lower body raises one arm straight up with eyes lowered, wearing a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala across his chest. Hazy mist or smoke drifts across the right side of the frame. Partially visible on the right, a second person in orange clothing and a man in white stand near the mist. Stone sculpture and a blue sign are faintly visible at the left edge. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the page's claim, so he is described by role as a devotee performing a ritual gesture.

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A photograph of a single man standing outdoors before palm trees and a low wall, wearing a draped red-orange cloth over his shoulders and body with a bare upper chest and arms. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and has a white horizontal tilak across his forehead with a red mark. His hands are pressed together in front of his chest, palms touching, while he looks downward. A faint reddish mist or powder rises near his lower body. A bamboo pole and a blue circular logo appear at the lower left. Appearance cues are a red-orange robe, rudraksha mala and tilak; the page identifies this event as a person's, but the face and build are not enough to confirm identity, so this is an unsure candidate in person.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph outdoors under palm trees showing a bare-shouldered man in an orange-red wrap cloth with his hair tied in a knot at the back and a white vertical mark on his forehead. He stands in profile with both arms extended toward a large white notice board covered with printed text and a small portrait photo at its top left. A saffron flag is visible on the left edge. Appearance cues include the orange wrap, forehead marking, and knotted hair, but the image alone does not establish identity, so the a person field is unsure. A partially visible head appears at the bottom right corner.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a fire ritual in green surroundings with palm trees and smoke drifting across the frame. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a horizontal white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange-red shawl over a bare chest and a long rudraksha mala, looks down while holding a brass vessel of burning offerings with a long stick. A second man at right, wearing orange robes, white tilak and long dark hair, stands beside him. A third figure in orange appears partly hidden at the lower left. The central man has distinctive adornments and long hair, a person performing a homa or havan-style offering; the description is based on appearance only.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A man in a flowing saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a bare upper body holds a small brass ritual vessel over an open flame in an outdoor setting with trees and a low wall behind him. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and he looks down at the flame, apparently performing a small fire offering. A blurred figure in white stands in the background at left. Appearance-based cues including the rudraksha mala and saffron robe make him a person candidate, present in person, though his face is not used for identification.2009-06-15Outdoor photograph of a bare-backed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl seen from behind, raising his right arm and holding a long wooden pole upward amid drifting white smoke or incense haze. Tall palm trees and dense foliage rise behind him, with corrugated-roof buildings and a parked vehicle in the background. Several people in orange garments stand at left, one in white clothing with a camera visible. A small statue or shrine figure appears near the right edge.2009-06-15A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands in profile against a pale overcast sky, raising a brass aarti lamp with his right hand. He has a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha or bead mala around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him are a pink and green striped cloth and a green cloth draped over a low surface, with bare trees at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests an outdoor aarti offering.2017-02-04February 25 20112011-02-25