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A photograph, rotated sideways, showing two shaved-headed men in white ritual clothing with maroon borders. The foreground man wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a red-beaded bracelet, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead, and his hands are pressed together near his face in a reverent gesture. Behind him, a second man with short dark hair stands with his palms joined. The setting includes a wooden cabinet, audio equipment with lit indicator lights, and white cloth. The visible white-and-maroon attire and bare-headed appearance do not clearly match the appearance cues needed to identify any person, so the individuals are described by role only.

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Photograph, rotated sideways, of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with red borders, his bare chest and a thin beaded necklace visible, hands pressed together in namaskar near the face. Vibhuti or sandalwood marks decorate his forehead. Behind him a second person with short dark hair leans in at a wooden cabinet. On the right stands audio mixing equipment with illuminated knobs and sliders, and an orange-clad figure appears at the lower left edge. A brass bell or lamp sits on the floor at the bottom left. The setting appears to be a room within an ashram, consistent with a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-10-16A 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.2010-10-16A 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.2010-10-16A 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.2010-10-16A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-25 +1 copiesNovember 06 20132013-11-06Several 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 men sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together at their chests, eyes closed, in a pūjā-style setting. Both wear white dhoti and shawl-like cloth with gold borders, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and white sacred ash markings on the forehead and arms. The man on the left wears thin-rimmed glasses. A brass bell and ritual items sit at the lower right against a deep red wall. Two people are visible.2011-11-28Two 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.2011-11-09Photograph of several men seated on the floor in a hall during a puja, with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. They wear white dhotis and white upper cloths with maroon and gold borders, and some have sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms; one wears rudraksha beads. Brass puja vessels, a small brass bell and a plate with offerings sit on an orange cloth in front of them, with oil lamps burning in the background. No figure is identified as a person.2011-07-29November 06 20132013-11-06A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with maroon border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, at a prayer gathering. He wears white horizontal tilak stripes on the forehead, a red dot between the brows, white ash bands on his upper arms, a rudraksha mala and red-and-gold bangles. Behind him a person in white with a hand on his shoulder sits in a similar attire, and oil lamps glow on a brass tray on an orange cloth at left. Other seated participants in white are partly visible.2010-09-15