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A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with a red-and-maroon bordered shawl operates a professional video camera on a black tripod, adjusting its controls with his right hand. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and white sacred ash with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him, a metal railing separates the area from seated people in white clothes, and a red wall hangs with a yellow and green patterned cloth. A white tripod and a stainless steel vessel are visible at the right. Other shaved-headed men in white sit in the background.

Close photo of two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders seated in meditation or puja. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and thin-rimmed glasses, with his eyes closed. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti sits with his hand raised near his face, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. A small pendant hangs at the chest.

November 05 2011

A photograph of two shaved-headed young men in white dhoti-style garments with red-and-white borders, standing in a wooden-panelled room with shelves behind them. The man in front has a rudraksha mala around his neck, white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a red-and-yellow tilak at the centre. The man behind, slightly blurred, wears a similar white cloth and a rudraksha mala, with white and red markings on his forehead, and smiles at the camera. Neither wears saffron or ornate a person-style cues, so no candidate is identified.

A smiling man in the foreground wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with his head shaved. Behind him, blurred figures sit in a row; one wears white with gold border and another wears orange robes. The background is a dark red curtain and a pale panel.

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November 14 2011

Three men in ritual settings. In the centre, a man in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant holds a glass vessel with a crystal-like object and water, while looking down at a laptop on the left. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in maroon and gold garments with a rudraksha mala and a bindi stands near the laptop. Behind them, a bare-chested man with a tilak and a white dhoti with gold border stands against a wooden door. The scene appears to be a satsang-style ritual setup with a laptop on a table.

Two men seated side by side in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, looking to the side. Behind him an older man with glasses sits with hands folded in his lap. A deep red curtain hangs in the background.

A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with tilak lines on his forehead, performing a ritual with a small object held in his hands while his eyes are closed and he chants. Beside him, another shaved-headed priest in white with a dark rudraksha mala chants with eyes closed. Several shaved-headed people are seen in the foreground from behind, and pink lotus flowers sit on a tray near the bottom. A gold ornately carved panel stands behind them and a blue cloth hangs at left.

Photo of a ritual scene with several men in white dhotis bordered in maroon and bare upper bodies, most with shaved heads and white-and-red tilak on the forehead. Two men in front hold silver plates piled with folded saffron-orange cloth, one with a red bindi and glasses, the other with eyes closed and chanting. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and gold bangles are visible. Behind them an older bald man and another man in dark clothing are partly visible. Blurred audience heads fill the foreground and a maroon curtain and grey pillars appear in the background.

Three shaved-headed male sannyasis in orange and saffron robes stand in a smoky, dimly lit space, apparently during a ritual. The man on the left wears clear-framed glasses, a red bindi, and a saffron wrap with a gold edge over his shoulder. The middle figure is bare-chested under an orange cloth, with a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass vessel. The man on the right wears a red bindi and white vertical tilak marks, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, and raises his hand toward his chin. Haze and incense smoke fill the background.