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Outdoor temple courtyard with coconut palms and a tall wooden flagpole topped with a ring. A figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long hair, a red forehead mark and a dark rudraksha mala, walks along a woven mat toward a stepped red-and-white platform. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothes stands with hands folded in namaskar, and a bare-footed man in white bends forward in reverence beside another man in white. A black stone Nandi with a yellow-orange garland sits near red shrine plinths and dark deity murti statues. The walkway is lined with woven mats and hexagonal paving.

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October 28 20102010-10-28Outdoor photo at an ashram-style temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A man with long swept-back hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a mat inside a circular gravel-lined pit, hands folded in lap, eyes closed, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. Beside him a brass kalasha pot sits on the ground and a small green mat lies nearby. Behind him stands a red-orange stepped platform topped by a black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow-orange marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with arms crossed to the right, and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged further right. Dark stone deity statues and a sign line the left side, with smoke rising in the background.2010-09-02Outdoor temple courtyard photograph. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks across a sandy path, with long dark hair swept back; the robe and mala are visible but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a sannyasi. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border walks carrying a staff, and another man in white sits on a mat at right. Behind them are orange-tiered platforms, a garlanded stone pedestal, grey stone deity statues including a multi-armed figure at upper left, and palm trees. A brass oil lamp rests on a mat with an orange cloth at left.2010-09-15A photograph taken outdoors on a dirt path lined with palm trees, potted plants and strings of orange and red pennant flags. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, walks with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta wears an orange shawl and holds an orange cloth or fruit in his hand. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and a cameraman in white carrying a camera follow, with several other people in white clothes and a red-and-white striped tent visible in the background.2007-08-09Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala stands barefoot on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform inside a circular ring of dark stones, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. A brass vessel sits on a mat in front of him. To the left, a black stone bull (Nandi) draped with a marigold garland sits on a red brick plinth beside a tall ornate red pillar. On the right, a bald priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks across the paved floor. Pink and red painted markings decorate the pavement.2011-02-23Outdoor photo at a temple-style compound with palm trees and orange-roofed buildings. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, standing with hands folded near his waist. Behind him, a man with a shaved head and white horizontal tilak marks, wearing white dhoti and a white shawl with a red border, walks beside him. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk in the background, some with hands joined. An orange canopy hangs at the left edge and a black speaker sits at right. Swamiji (probable): the centre man shows long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala; appearance-based label only.2010-09-12August 09 20072007-08-09November 06 20102010-11-06January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on a dirt construction site lined with palm trees, with a pile of gravel and a rocky hill behind. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange wrap, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, walks with eyes lowered. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks with hands clasped, another in a light shirt stands further back, and at the right a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl adjusts his head covering. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala on the foreground figure.2006-12-19December 11 20092009-12-11Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone Nandi bull draped in marigold garlands on a raised plinth, a grey stone deity sculpture at left, and an orange-brick shrine behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a mat, with long hair swept back and no crown or turban visible. Behind him, two men in white dhoti and shawls walk barefoot on a sand path past small fire pits, and at right a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and a rod walks barefoot. Palm trees fill the background.2010-09-15