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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.

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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.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.2010-10-05A 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.2010-10-05April 13 20122012-04-13A bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a maroon-and-pink border sits outdoors on a wet concrete floor, holding a small silver lamp or arati dish in his right hand while his left hand is extended forward. Thick gold beads hang on his chest, and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Lit incense sticks rise beside him, a gold-leaf carved pillar stands at the left edge, and a white-clad attendant sits at the right with a brass vessel nearby. The surrounding walls are striped red and white.2010-09-08A 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.2010-09-08Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a small red dot, and looks downward. A bald older man in white cloth sits at the right edge, and brass vessels and a red cloth are visible in the background. The man's role appears to be a priest or devotee at a ceremony; no appearance-based a person cues are clearly present.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red-striped border sits in a seated devotional posture, eyes closed, holding a small silver object in his hands. He wears a gold bead necklace and a silver bangle, with white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a gilded golden canopy or throne back is visible, with a red-and-white striped backdrop and a flower garland at left. The photo is rotated sideways.2010-11-03A close photograph of a young shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon border and a heavy multi-bead gold necklace of ornate gold beads. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him, orange cloth and a brass lamp or puja vessel are visible, and another person's shaved head appears at the lower right edge.2010-09-08December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style courtyard. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-maroon border sits cross-legged, wearing a gold bead necklace, a red bindi and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a small glass cup of liquid in his right hand while gesturing with his left. Beside him, a man in an orange robe sits at the left edge, and another bald man in a gold-bead necklace is at the lower right. Behind them, a gold-carved wooden cabinet, silver and steel plates of offerings, a kalasha-like setup and incense sticks are arranged on the ground. Two more people in white dhotis stand in the background beside red-and-white striped walls. Ritual setting consistent with a padapuja or puja offering.2010-09-08A 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.2010-10-19