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A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon-edged shawl draped over his bare upper body stands outdoors beneath large golden rings hanging from a frame, with coconut palms behind him. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bangle on his upper arm. His right hand is raised to his forehead and his left hand is extended palm-up, with a white sacred mark visible on his brow. The setting suggests a pada puja ritual performed outdoors at an ashram, with eyes lowered in concentration.

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A bald man in white ritual dress with a maroon-edged white shawl stands outdoors before a yellow circular frame and tall palm trees. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bangle, and his right hand touches his forehead while his left hand is held open at his side. Coconut palms and a blue roof appear behind him. He appears to be a priest or devotee performing a gesture of reverence; no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible, so identity remains uncertain.2010-10-05Outdoor photo at an ashram setting with coconut palms and a low orange-walled building behind. A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a red-bordered shawl stands under a golden ring-shaped frame, hands raised in a mudra-like gesture. He wears a large gold bead necklace and a gold bangle, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and body. A camera is visible at the left edge.2010-10-05April 13 20122012-04-13A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands in a ritual setting, eyes lowered, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white sandalwood-paste mark and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a heavy gold-bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge, and a blurred flame glows in the foreground. Appearance does not clearly meet the identification cues, so the person is described by role only.2010-10-19A photograph of a smiling shaved-headed man outdoors beneath palm and green foliage, with a golden ring and gold pillar at the left edge. He wears a white dhoti-style garment with red-bordered sash draped over one shoulder and a long ornate gold bead necklace hanging to his chest, with a sandalwood line and red dot on his forehead. He looks off to the side.2010-10-05Close side profile of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed, seated in meditation. He wears white dhoti-style cloth with red borders and a heavy gold bead necklace, with white ash horizontal stripes on his forehead and upper arm. Blurred seated figures appear in the background of a warm-toned hall. Physical people visible: one clearly, with others only as blurred background shapes.2010-09-16September 24 20112011-09-24A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with a maroon border sits with eyes closed, holding white flower petals in his cupped hands. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant and a rudraksha bracelet, and has white vertical and horizontal tilaka marks on his forehead and arms with a red bindi. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left on an orange cloth. A concrete courtyard with red and white painted pillars forms the background. The portrait pendant depicts a figure, but this is a printed image on jewellery, not a physical person; the man's identity is not established from appearance.2010-09-08Three young men in white dhotis stand outdoors before an orange curtain and a red-and-gold decorated panel, with a carved stone pillar at right. The man at left wears a gold necklace with a pendant and holds a silver tray with his hands. The man in the centre, wearing a gold necklace and a tilak mark, presses his palms together in anjali mudra. The man at right, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, also wears a gold necklace and holds his palms together in prayer, with white ash marks on his bare upper body. The setting suggests a temple ritual or puja.2010-12-19December 31 20112011-12-31Photograph of a seated priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border, bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a brown rudraksha mala. He has a red bindi and a shaved head, and holds a gold bead garland with a small framed deity pendant in both hands while looking down at it. Behind him an older man in white clothes with a white moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaste and a rudraksha mala. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, some with grey hair, and an orange cloth on the floor suggest a ritual gathering. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the presentation cues for the a person candidate, so the identity is uncertain.2010-10-12Close outdoor portrait of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border and a gold bead necklace. He has white urdhva-pundra style marks on his forehead and a red bindi between the brows, and white markings are visible on his upper arm. Behind him are palm trees, frangipani shrubs and a concrete wall on sandy ground.2010-09-15