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A barefoot man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over his head and body, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, stands with one hand on his hip and his eyes lowered on a ring of white powder and ash on the ground. Behind him stands a black stone Shiva Nandi-style figure garlanded with yellow and red flowers and a white cloth, set against an orange temple wall. A mat and a blue cloth lie on the right.

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September 06 20102010-09-06Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees. A young man with slicked-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks barefoot along a woven mat runner, wearing a flowing orange saffron cloth and a long black rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Behind him, another person in orange stands near a red-and-white pillar. In the background, a dark stone deity murti or Nandi-like bull statue sits draped with white cloth and yellow-orange marigold garlands on an orange plinth, with stone sculptures and a copper-topped pillar nearby. White kolam designs decorate the ground.2010-10-21A photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds ritual. In the centre, a figure in a flowing orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot, head bowed and hands resting on the thighs, before a circle of white ash on the ground. A brass kalasha sits at the front edge, and an orange cushion lies within the circle. Behind, a dark stone deity murti wears a garland of yellow and red flowers and a bead necklace, seated on a white plinth. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl, with a purple face mask and an orange umbrella, walks at left, and other people in white kneel and sit in the background among smouldering ash piles.2010-07-07A photograph of a man in orange saffron robes walking on a paved courtyard, holding a rudraksha mala at his chest with one hand and looking downward. His hair is tied back in a knot and he wears a red-streaked orange wrap. Behind him stands a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with yellow marigold garlands, seated on a red sandstone plinth. Nearby on the ground are a flat orange cushion on a mat and coloured rangoli designs in purple and red.2011-02-02A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon borders walks barefoot across a paved courtyard, holding a rudraksha mala in his hands. Behind him stand orange-red stone plinths and a dark stone Nandi-style bull sculpture garlanded with yellow marigolds. A small brass kalasha sits on a low orange cushion inside a circular gravel-edged platform, and a wooden walkway lies beside it. Dark stone figures and green trees frame the scene. The man has long hair tied back and a distinctive rudraksha necklace, but his face is not clearly visible enough to establish identity; this is a candidate description only.2011-02-02A man sits cross-legged on a mat outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, wrapped head to torso in a saffron-orange shawl. A long rudraksha mala hangs across his chest and a red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him an orange stone platform is decorated with a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, and rose petals lie on the ground. A small patterned rug and a folded mat sit in front of him on dusty ground with scattered ash. The man wears saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, cues associated with sannyasi dress; no appearance-based identification is made.2010-08-25October 16 20102010-10-16A man in orange saffron robes walks barefoot along a woven mat with blue edging in an outdoor temple courtyard. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with his hair slicked back and his eyes lowered. Behind him stands a grey stone statue of a bull Nandi draped with white and red flower garlands, and a standing stone deity figure holding a trident. A large ornate copper-coloured kalasha or lamp stand with yellow and purple flower garlands rises in the background beside orange-painted stone platforms and palm trees. Nobody else is clearly visible apart from a small figure in orange at the left edge.2010-09-17A photograph of a young man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe walking barefoot across a hexagonal tiled courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and a small red mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Behind him, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands by a metal pole. To the right, a seated person in white sits on striped woven mats, and a red-and-white painted platform edge lies to the left. Dusty ground and ash patches are visible in the background.July 23 20102010-07-23A 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 man sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange robe with the cloth draped over his head and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti of Shiva-form draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, set on a white tiered pedestal. A red-and-grey backpack rests at the right edge, and grey ash or charcoal lies on the ground around him.2010-07-03 +1 copies