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A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on sandy ground in a meditative pose with eyes closed and hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears white dhoti-style cloth with red-bordered edges and a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. A large wooden wheel stands behind him at left, and another person in white sits blurred in the background.

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Photo 11742385 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20122012-02-16September 29 20102010-09-29Night-time outdoor scene of a row of men in white dhotis and shawls with red-and-maroon borders, many with white vertical tilak and facial markings. Several stand with hands pressed together in anjali, faces lifted upward in devotion. A man at left, with a bare head and gold necklace, tilts his head back with eyes closed, and a man at right holds a round brass-coloured cymbal or kartal. Dark trees form the background. The setting suggests a devotional kirtan or temple gathering, with no a person candidate clearly identifiable by appearance.2010-11-12A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a wooden rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, another man in white sits near a fresh grey ash patch, with a rough bamboo fence and a white wall in the background.2010-09-19Four men sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. The foreground man on the left is bald, wears thin round glasses and a rudraksha mala, and is wrapped in white cloth with maroon borders. The next man has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms and wears white cloth. Two younger men further right also wear white garments with maroon edging and fold their hands. At the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits partly visible. Bronze and brass vessels sit in the lower foreground near bare feet.2011-09-25A photograph of a shaven-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl edged with red borders, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle on his wrist, and a small vertical mark on his forehead. Beside him smoke rises from a dying fire of grey ash and embers. Behind him stand green plumeria trees, a grey wall and a white bucket. The man is a devotee in meditation, with no visible throne or garlands; the appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-22A group of shaved-headed men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on orange mats during a ritual, with brass plates, small oil lamps and a clear plastic container in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas. The man in the centre foreground wears white clothes with a red-and-gold border, a tilak on his forehead, and round glasses, and holds his hands together. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder sits with eyes closed and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Other men sit behind them, some reciting or looking down. The page describes a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting, but the visible scene shows only the ritual seating and objects, with no identifiable a person depicted with confidence.2010-11-21November 28 20102010-11-28September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20122012-02-16 +1 copiesA seated group of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sits cross-legged on orange and red mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms. Brass oil lamps, small bowls and pots of offerings sit on the floor in front of them, with colourful deity murti and decorations visible in the background. The posture and white clothing suggest a group puja or meditation session, with a watermarked archive copyright notice in the lower corner.2010-10-25