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A photograph of two shaved-headed young men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white borders, wearing rudraksha malas. The man in the foreground, facing the camera, has white and red forehead markings and a small vertical tilak mark, and holds his shoulders bare under a white cloth. Behind him, a second man with a similar white cloth and mala stands slightly out of focus against wooden cabinetry and shelves.

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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.2010-10-16A close portrait photo of a smiling, shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and white sacred ash marks with a small orange dot on his forehead. Behind him to the right, a second man in a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala looks down, slightly out of focus. The setting is an interior with orange and wooden surfaces.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 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.2011-11-07Photo of a shaved-headed man in profile wearing white ritual cloth with a gold border over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and white and ash-coloured tilak markings on his forehead and upper arm. He looks to his right with a faint smile. Blurred figures stand behind him, including a person in white and a woman in a brown sari at the right edge, against a warm reddish background with greenery.2011-12-06Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19A close photograph of a shaven-headed young man in white ritual clothing seated with eyes closed, chanting or in devotional recitation. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, a dark beaded mala around his neck, and a white upper cloth with red border. Another person in white sits partly visible behind him, and a pale floor and white backdrop fill the background.2011-01-17Close portrait photo of a smiling, shaved-headed man with white sacred ash bands across his forehead and a small orange-red mark between his eyebrows. He wears a white cloth with a red border draped over his bare shoulder and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck. His gaze is lowered and he looks slightly to the side, with a blurred background of warm brown tones and another person's white-clad shoulder visible at the right edge.2010-10-16Two men sit close together in meditative posture with eyes closed. The man in front, on the left, is shaved-headed and wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him on the right, a second man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders also has white forehead markings and sits with eyes lowered. An orange cushion or mat and a reddish floor are visible in the background.2010-11-09Photograph of a smiling shaven-headed man in the foreground, bare-chested with a red-brown shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a dark bead necklace, a pendant on a white cord, and a beaded bracelet on his upper arm. He has white horizontal tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several other shaven-headed men with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies stand in a bright indoor hall, and orange-robed figures are blurred in the background. The man's appearance with rudraksha malas, bare chest and shawl is a person candidate, though the image is a close-up of a devotee-like figure in a ritual gathering.2016-09-30A candid photo of smiling men seated in a hall, shot with shallow depth of field. In the sharp foreground a young man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck, wears a white cloth over his shoulder and smiles broadly. Behind him, slightly blurred, an older bald man in white and gold-bordered cloth also smiles, and further right men in orange and saffron robes sit among the gathering.2011-11-07Two men seated side by side in white ritual dhotis and white upper cloths indoors, against a plain white wall and door. The man on the left, with a shaved head and white vertical sandalwood-style marks on his forehead, looks upward with his hand raised near his chest. The man on the right, with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging across his bare chest, sits with a calm expression, looking to the side. White paste marks are visible on the left man's arm. A corner of a blue cloth and small offering items appear at the lower left.2011-11-01