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A 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.

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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.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 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.2010-10-16Photograph, 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.2010-10-16November 06 20132013-11-06Two men sit cross-legged in profile against a deep red curtain on a polished tile floor, eyes closed in meditation. Both wear white dhotis and white shawls edged with gold, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. The nearer man, shaved-headed, has a saffron-orange cloth at his waist; the man behind wears glasses and gold bangles.2011-11-18August 13 20112011-08-13November 06 20132013-11-06September 24 20132013-09-24January 18 20132013-01-18Two men sit cross-legged on the floor in a bare room with a red-and-grey raised platform behind them. The man on the left, bald with white forehead markings, wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and his eyes are closed. The man beside him, with short hair and white forehead markings, wears white dhoti and shawl with red borders and also sits with eyes closed, hands together. In front of them on a woven mat and green cloth are brass puja items, lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, and a folded orange cloth with offerings. Small red books lie on the floor. Orange cloth and a tray sit on the platform above, with a wooden cabinet at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or meditative sitting.2010-11-09Two seated men lead chanting on an orange cloth at a microphone stand. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with maroon borders, bare upper body, gold beaded mala, and holds his palms pressed together with eyes closed. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, a long gold beaded necklace with a blue pendant, gold bracelet, and white horizontal tilak marks on his upper arms and forehead, and reads from a paper held open. A brass bell and a small glass bowl sit on the floor, and a gold-coloured decorative box is nearby. A person in red is partly visible at the right edge.2010-12-18