A man in a bright orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders stands outdoors in front of blurred palm fronds, head bowed and eyes lowered. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and has a white horizontal line of sacred ash across his forehead with a red mark between the brows. Wisps of white smoke or mist drift across the frame, and a bare wooden pole rises at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a bright orange-red cloth wrapped over his shoulders stands outdoors in front of blurred palm fronds, head bowed and eyes lowered. He wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads and has a white horizontal line of sacred ash across his forehead with a red mark between the brows. Wisps of white smoke or mist drift across the frame, and a bare wooden pole rises at the right edge.

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Outdoor photo under a pale blue sky with wispy clouds and green trees behind. A shirtless man in a loose orange-red cloth wrap stands gazing downward, holding a tall wooden staff in his right hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala over the shoulder and has a white horizontal tilak with a red mark on his forehead; his hair is swept back. Dust or smoke drifts around his lower body.

A figure in a pink-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulders and torso, wearing a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, stands in thick white smoke or mist. The head is bowed, a light band of ash or vibhuti marks the forehead, and the hair is tied up. The left hand grips a long dark wooden pole or staff, and palm fronds blur in the background. The setting suggests an outdoor ritual such as a homa. Appearance cues include a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned shawl, which fit the a person label, but the face is obscured by smoke and the cues are not conclusive.

June 15 2009

June 15 2009

June 15 2009

A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron sleeveless wrap stands outdoors among palm trees, holding a long wooden staff in his raised left arm while his eyes are lowered and he smiles. A dense cloud of mist or steam drifts around him. A dark rudraksha-style bead mala hangs on his chest, and a tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Behind him stands an ornate copper-coloured pillar with white stone platform steps and garlanded yellow-and-white flower decorations at left. A small blue-and-white emblem sits at the top left. The setting appears to be an open-air ritual ground. Appearance cues are limited, so the identity of this man is uncertain.

June 15 2009

June 15 2009

A man with swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead walks forward wearing an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders and bare upper torso, with a long dark rudraksha mala hanging to his waist and his hands held together at waist level. Smoke or haze drifts behind him in front of green trees and a white building with a green roof. Two other men are partly visible at the frame edges, one on the left and one on the right.

A photograph of a man in a red-orange sleeveless wrap and dhoti, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with black hair tied back and a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot. He grips a long bare wooden staff diagonally across his body and looks down at it, with smoke or steam visible near the staff against a blue sky and green trees. At the right edge, a partially visible person in white with a yellow garment stands in the background. A vertical copyright line runs along the right edge of the image.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with eyes closed in a hazy, smoky outdoor setting, surrounded by drifting smoke and blurred green trees. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads across his chest. Behind him, a seated figure in white is partly visible through the smoke, consistent with a homa or ritual fire setting.

A man stands outdoors in front of blurred green trees and a palm, looking downward with a slight smile. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his left shoulder and bare torso, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot is on his forehead, and his long dark hair is pulled back. He holds a long wooden staff in his right hand. A woman in white sits blurred in the background at right.