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A man in white ritual dress stands beside a weathered stone pillar with his palms pressed together at his chest and his gaze lifted upward. He wears a white dhoti-style garment over his shoulders with a red and gold bordered wrap, multiple strands of red-brown rudraksha beads crossing his chest, and matching beaded bracelets on his wrists. A white tilak marks his forehead with a red bindi at its centre. The background is a dark red wall. The image is a photograph. Appearance-based label: the man has a shaved-looking short haircut and no crown, turban, long swept hair or ceremonial gold necklace, so his identity as a person is uncertain; he is described as a devotee in prayer posture.

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A man stands at a carved stone pillar in a temple setting, looking upward with a slight smile and hands joined at his waist. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with a red-and-gold bordered shawl, multiple strands of red rudraksha beads around his neck and a red rudraksha bracelet. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. Behind him is a dark red wall. a person: the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate bordered shawl are visible cues, but the figure is standing in ordinary white ritual clothing, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-07 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti and shawl with red-orange beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bracelets stands in a temple setting beside carved pale stone pillars, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward with a slight smile and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him is a rust-orange wall with a framed display of photographs.2011-11-07 +1 copiesOctober 03 20112011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03November 07 20112011-11-07October 14 20112011-10-14A man stands in profile outdoors before a blurred backdrop of large tree trunks, with pinkish architecture faintly visible at right. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha-style beaded mala of orange and green beads with a gold ornament. He has a white sacred ash line and a red dot on his forehead, hair tied back, and his palms are pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra while he gazes upward. No visible identity cues beyond ordinary ritual attire, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-14 +1 copiesOctober 14 20112011-10-14A man stands outdoors before a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots and a thick grey trunk. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder, leaves his upper torso bare, and has a long multi-strand necklace of reddish-brown rudraksha beads alternating with white beads. A white bead band is on his upper arm. He has white horizontal sacred ash lines on his forehead with a red central mark, and his hair is combed back. He gazes upward and to the side. a person wearing sacred ash and rudraksha adornments, but the appearance cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-03A photograph of a man standing beside an ornately carved stone pillar in a temple corridor, looking upward with a slight smile and hands clasped at his waist. He has a red bindi on his forehead, a black thread necklace, and is wearing a cream silk dhoti-style garment with a red-and-orange border draped over one shoulder. The carved pillar with floral and figural relief frames him on the left, with a dim red-walled interior behind him.2011-10-03October 11 20112011-10-11A photograph of one man standing at a stone railing beside carved temple pillars, his hands pressed together at his chest in prayer and his gaze lifted upward. He wears a red draped garment over one shoulder with a gold-edged border, a multi-strand rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck, and a small red bindi on his forehead. His hair is swept back. The background is a blurred reddish wall with dim figures.2011-09-04 +1 copies