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A seated man with long dark hair wrapped in an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a woven mat in front of an orange temple plinth. He has his palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, and a red tilak on his forehead. Dark rudraksha beads hang on his chest. Yellow and red flower garlands drape over the orange structure behind him, and a brass vessel sits at the edge of the frame. Ash-marked ground surrounds the mat.

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A man sits cross-legged on a woven mat over a dark ash-marked ground in front of an orange-red temple plinth, his palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears an orange cloth draped over his head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala visible at his chest and a red bindi on his forehead. Yellow and red flower garlands hang on the plinth behind him, and a brass vessel sits at the left edge. A small patterned rug lies beside the mat. The man appears to be a devotee or sannyasi in prayer; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-08-25A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors, with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala visible on the shawl and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him rises a terracotta-red temple base decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground beside a small patterned rug, with ash or charcoal residue on the pavement around him. The setting is a sunlit outdoor ritual area.2010-08-25A photograph of a single person seated cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and body with a fringed hem, and a small red bindi on the forehead. Rudraksha beads are visible on the shawl at the shoulders. Behind him stands an orange-red stepped temple plinth or base decorated with a garland of yellow, red and purple flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits to the left on the ground, and a small patterned rug lies to the right. White powder lines mark the ground around the seat.2010-08-25September 06 20102010-09-06A seated person in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform on bare ground, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. A loose orange shawl drapes over the head and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala hanging across the chest and a small red tilak on the forehead. Behind are dark stone sculptures of deities and a white stone pillar, with ash or burnt remains on the ground.2010-07-29September 17 20102010-09-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat outdoors with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel, and behind him is an orange stone platform garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands. Ash-like smoke rises from the ground near him, and a red sign and grey stone structure are visible in the background.2010-09-06A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl drawn over his head and shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead and eyes closed in meditation. He sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, with a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout beside him and scattered red flowers on the ground. Behind him are orange-red stone pedestals of a temple structure, and a blue cloth lies at the right edge.2010-08-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat in an outdoor temple courtyard, palms pressed together in front of his chest in prayer namaskar with eyes closed. He wears an orange hood draped over his head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures and a white wall, with ash or burnt debris on the ground.2010-07-29A man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in front of an orange-red temple structure, hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him rests a garland of yellow and purple flowers on the temple plinth. A small brass kalasha sits to his left on the sandy ground, and a small patterned mat lies to his right. A backpack with orange trim is visible at the upper right.2010-08-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a wooden platform outdoors with palms pressed together in namaste at his chest, eyes closed. An orange shawl is draped over his head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala hanging at his chest. A red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of deity murti on pedestals, with a white wall and green foliage in the background, and ash-grey ground around the platform.2010-07-29A man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a striped mat outdoors, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a loose orange robe and orange dhoti with a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. Behind him an orange-red stone pillar stands beside a paved area and patches of grass. Two people in white dhotis and a yellow cloth sit partially visible at the upper left.2010-09-08