A standing man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck raises one hand in blessing beside a weathered pink-and-white Hindu shrine with a curved shikhara dome and open arched doorway. A walking staff rests against his side, and sandals are on his feet. Green trees and cloudy sky frame the old stone temple on a worn concrete courtyard. - Nithyanandapedia

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A standing man in long flowing saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck raises one hand in blessing beside a weathered pink-and-white Hindu shrine with a curved shikhara dome and open arched doorway. A walking staff rests against his side, and sandals are on his feet. Green trees and cloudy sky frame the old stone temple on a worn concrete courtyard.

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A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands on stone steps, holding a wooden walking staff, in front of a weathered pink temple shrine with a curved shikhara dome and an arched doorway. Trees and a small whitewashed building surround the courtyard. The man has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead and wears orange sandals. a person is visible with long swept hair, saffron ornate robes and a rudraksha mala. The image is a photograph taken outdoors under a cloudy sky.

A photograph of a man standing on stone steps in front of an old pink-washed temple with a curved shikhara spire and a dark arched doorway, its plaster flaking. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark wavy hair and sandals. A large green tree and a cloudy sky are behind the temple, and a small white building stands at left. The page describes a Himalaya Yatra in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and this man is a person by visible cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, though his face is not used for identification.

June 04 2006

Outdoor photograph on a wet stone platform beside a weathered pink wall. A shivalinga stands on a white base with yellow flowers and red petals scattered around it, and a stone nandi bull sits to its left. A tall, long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala stands at right, one hand raised in blessing and a staff in the other hand; he matches the page's Swamiji reference through his long swept hair, saffron robes and gold-and-rudraksha adornment (probable). Behind him a group of about ten devotees in orange and saffron shawls stand in a line, some with hands folded, under an overcast sky with trees beyond the wall.

June 04 2006

June 04 2006

June 04 2006

A woman with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a gold pendant necklace strung with rudraksha beads, bends forward at a stone Shivalinga and reaches to touch it with one hand while holding a long wooden staff in the other. Yellow and red flowers lie on the stone base. Behind her, a group of people in orange robes stand watching, including a man in orange with a rudraksha mala who presses his palms together. A trident is mounted on a pink weathered wall at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor riverside shrine under an overcast sky.

June 04 2006

A man in flowing saffron-orange robes sits on the red-painted steps of a small shrine with a teal-painted roof and red-and-cream pillars. He has long dark hair and holds a silver trident upright in his hands, smiling toward the camera. Behind him the open orange-framed doors reveal a dim inner sanctum with framed pictures and a small image on the wall. A red-and-pink domed spire rises above, with a pennant flag on a pole and leafy trees at left. The man appears to be a sannyasi or devotee; the saffron robe with long hair and trident are the visible cues.