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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with a red-edged cloth draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, and white ash markings across his forehead. Behind him, another man in white sits with hands folded in anjali. A rudraksha-style mala hangs at the first man's chest and a bracelet is on his wrist. In the lower right, a brass lamp with a lit flame and small brass vessels sit on a green cloth. A wooden cabinet and electronic equipment are in the background. Two people are visible, sitting in a room during worship.

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A photograph of two shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white borders, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bracelet on his wrist, with white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a small red tilak. Behind him, a second man also has his palms joined and wears a white cloth over his shoulder with a mala. Their faces are in profile and sincere in prayer, with a wooden cabinet and orange-brown wall behind them.2010-10-16Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02Two shaved-headed priests sit cross-legged on a floor in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges, palms pressed together in prayer. The nearer priest wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet, and has white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. The second priest, behind him, also has white forehead markings and sits with hands folded. Brass lamps, a plate of offerings and flowers lie on the floor in front, and a maroon cloth hangs behind them. No identifiable a person figure is visibly present; the priests are shown only in worship posture.2011-11-09September 10 20112011-09-10Two shaved-headed men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a small room with electronics and a wooden cabinet behind them. The man on the left wears rudraksha malas and a gold bangle and is arranging items on an orange cloth, including a brass plate, small oil lamps, a brass cup and a conch shell. The man on the right, also in white with a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed beside a brass lamp and other ritual vessels. A yellow cloth hangs on the left and a green mat lies at right. The scene suggests a small puja being prepared, with the ritual setting visible.2010-10-26A photograph of two shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style cloth with red borders sitting cross-legged in front of a wooden cabinet, eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The man in front wears a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala across his chest, with a gold bracelet on his wrist. The man behind also has a mala and a ring on his finger. On the cabinet top sit audio equipment including a mixing console and amplifier, and cardboard boxes and a folded orange cloth lie on the floor at left.2010-10-16September 10 20112011-09-10October 04 20112011-10-04October 29 20112011-10-29October 07 20112011-10-07Two men sit in a close row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. The nearer man in front has short dark hair, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder; a white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. The man behind him, also in white with a gold-bordered cloth and white tilak, has a shaved head. Soft-focus lamps glow in the background and a blurred figure sits further back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2011-11-18Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-11