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A woman in a magenta silk sari with a dark green and gold zari border stands in profile under a pavilion, hands clasped at her waist and a dark rudraksha mala around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a small red bindi. Behind her, a blurred carved wooden deity murti and a wooden pole with hanging yellow leaves are visible against a bright, sunlit background.

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October 07 20112011-10-07A man walks forward on a green-carpeted stage in a temple courtyard. He wears a magenta silk sari-style drape with a dark green and gold woven border, and a long wooden rudraksha-style bead mala hangs around his neck. He has a white tilak with a red bindi and his hair is tied back. Behind him to the right, a large golden-brown deity murti with many arms is seated on a yellow draped seat. To the left, a man in orange ochre robes stands partly visible. Bamboo poles and a hanging orange cloth frame the scene, with white statues among trees behind.2011-10-07A barefoot man walks across a hexagonal paver courtyard under a covered pavilion with red pillars. He wears a magenta silk sari with a green and gold zari border draped over his left shoulder and wrapped around his body, bare-shouldered on one side. A long string of dark rudraksha beads hangs across his chest, and a small red bindi marks his forehead. His hands are held near his waist and he gazes ahead. A red cloth lies on the ground at left. The scene appears to be a photo taken at an ashram-style outdoor space.2011-10-07Side profile of a man standing against a warm orange-red wall, with dark hair tied back in a low bun. He wears white vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads around his neck, and a pink and gold-bordered green shawl draped over his bare shoulder. His hands are clasped in front of him, resting on a silver metal rail. Appearance cues are ambiguous for a specific identity; he is described by role only as a devotee or sannyasi-style figure in ritual attire.2011-10-07A man stands at the edge of a carved stone temple pavilion with his palms pressed together at chest level in namaskar. He wears a hot pink silk garment with a green and gold bordered wrap over one shoulder, and a long rudraksha mala with silver beads hangs to his waist. He has a red kumkum mark on his forehead and looks off to the side. Beside him on a stone ledge sits a deity murti dressed in orange cloth with a red and gold crown. Carved pillars with floral and animal reliefs frame the scene, and the background is a soft red interior.2011-10-07A smiling man stands barefoot on a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a yellow marigold garland hanging on the trunk behind him. He wears a pink and green silk garment with gold zari borders draped over his shoulder and body, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are pressed together at his chest and he gazes upward. A white kolam floor design is visible at the lower left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, a shaved-headed devotee visible in person with rudraksha mala and ornate silk clothing, though the cues are not fully distinctive.2011-10-07A man stands beside a carved stone pillar at a temple doorway, hands pressed together in namaste at chest level and gazing upward with a slight smile. He wears a bright magenta-pink garment draped over one shoulder with a green and gold border, and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hangs across his chest. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. To the right, a small orange-and-red clad deity murti sits on a stone ledge in the background, and the scene has a warm hazy glow.2011-10-07October 18 20112011-10-18A man stands in profile on a dirt path beside a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. He wears a magenta-pink cloth draped over one shoulder and wrapped at the waist with a gold-bordered belt, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads with small white beads. He has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, a copper-coloured band on his upper arm, and orange beaded bracelets on his wrists. His hands are folded in front of him and he gazes to the side. Behind him is a blurred orange building and greenery.2011-10-25October 07 20112011-10-07September 22 20112011-09-22October 07 20112011-10-07