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September 30 2011

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October 13 20112011-10-13October 14 20112011-10-14October 03 20112011-10-03A man stands at the edge of a carved stone pillar in a temple setting, his face lifted upward with a calm smile. He wears a cream dhoti or wrap with a red-and-orange bordered shawl draped over one shoulder and a small red tilak on his forehead. His hands are clasped together at his waist in a gesture of reverence. Behind him is a reddish-orange wall with painted panels, and the foreground pillar shows ornate sculpted patterns in pale stone.2011-10-03September 17 20112011-09-17A photograph of a young man standing beside a carved stone temple pillar, his face lifted upward in a reflective gaze. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a cream dhoti with a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulder and torso. His hands are pressed together in front of his body in a folded, prayerful gesture. Behind him is a warm orange-red wall with faint painted figures in a blurred background, and the foreground stone is ornately carved with scrollwork and floral patterns.2011-10-03A man stands in profile inside a temple hall, raising his right hand to his brow in a salutation gesture. He wears a white shawl over his bare upper body, a saffron-yellow cloth at the waist, multiple rudraksha bead malas across his chest and on his arms, and a gold-toned ornament on the arm bands. His dark hair is pulled back into a bun, and a white tilak mark is on his forehead. Beside him is a carved grey stone pillar with relief figures, and behind him hang red and orange drapes with a framed colourful poster on the right. Only one person is physically present. a person cues are limited to the rudraksha malas, bun hairstyle and ornaments, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-15A 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.2011-11-07A photograph of a man in profile at a temple, standing before a carved grey stone pillar with a lion-faced relief. He has his right hand raised to his forehead in a gesture of reverence and wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border draped over one shoulder. A dark rudraksha mala hangs at his neck, and his hair is pulled back into a bun. A white tilak mark is visible on his forehead. The background is a warm orange wall with a red patterned panel on the right.2011-09-11September 21 20112011-09-21A 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.2011-10-03A photograph of a man standing at a stone pillar in a temple setting, gazing upward with hands pressed together at the chest in anjali. He wears a red-orange draped garment with a gold-bordered edge over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a red kumkum mark on his forehead above white vibhuti lines. His hair is swept back. Behind him is a dark blurred background, and a carved stone pillar stands at the left edge. Identity is not established from appearance cues sufficient for the a person label.2011-09-04