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Outdoors in a courtyard with palm trees and a grey concrete wall behind. A man with slicked-back dark hair and a white sandalwood mark with a red dot on his forehead wears a loose orange-red robe draped over one shoulder, leaving the chest partly bare. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and holds a folded white towel in one hand while looking downward. A slim bamboo pole stands at left and a small red object sits at lower right.

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June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A man in a red-orange sleeveless wrap stands outdoors drying his hands with a pale pink cloth. He wears a long strand of dark rudraksha beads, a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot, and his hair is swept back. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a grey-green border stands near a low grey wall, palm trees and green foliage, with white bollards and a red post on dusty ground.2009-06-15A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the edge of a concrete tank or pit, looking down while drying his hands with a pale towel. He wears a long black rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical band on his forehead with a red mark between his brows. Long dark hair is swept back. Behind him, two young girls in casual clothes, one in a white top and pink trousers, the other in pink with yellow pants, watch from a dirt yard with a grey block wall, palm trees and greenery. The setting is outdoors in daylight.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A bare-chested man in a flowing saffron-orange wrap stands outdoors, leaning on a long wooden pole held in his right hand, his left hand resting at his hip. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and a white horizontal line of ash across his forehead, with his hair tied up at the back. Behind him are palm trees, a stone boundary wall and a sandy ground. The man is a single physical person and his appearance matches the orange wrap and rudraksha mala cues described in the page, so he is a person in a ritual or ashram setting.2009-06-15Outdoor photo of a man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder and chest bare. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a white horizontal tilak with a red mark on his forehead, hands extended palms-down over a low stone structure, appearing to bless or purify it. Behind him, a woman in a white sari stands near a concrete wall, and a man in pink is partly visible on the right. Palm trees and a dusty ground surround the scene.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A barefoot man in a flowing red-orange saffron garment, draped over one shoulder with bare arm, stands beside a concrete water tank or well, holding a long wooden pole upright. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead, and holds a folded pale pink towel in both hands while looking down. A woman in white sari stands with hands folded in the background, and palm trees and a stone wall surround an open sandy courtyard with red and white bollards. a person with saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing a simple ritual act at the water tank.2009-06-15A photograph of a man standing outdoors among large grey boulders, palm and leafy trees and a distant hillside behind him. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap draped over his shoulders and chest, and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a red bindi on his forehead. His eyes are lowered as he looks downward, and a white fence and low buildings are visible in the background.2006-10-10June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15