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A close photograph of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditative prayer. He wears white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead with a small red kumkum dot between the brows. He has a large ornate gold necklace of bead-like pieces with dark red bands, and a white cloth draped over his bare upper body with a red border. To the left, a person in a yellow garment is partly visible, and in the background are orange cloths and a brass oil lamp. Text overlay reads a and a source line, which are omitted from the text field

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Close photo of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, wearing white ritual dress with a red border and a long ornate gold bead necklace. White horizontal tripundra marks cover his forehead with a small red dot at the centre. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and white clothing sit near a brass lamp stand. A person in yellow garments is partly visible at the left edge. The man is a priest or devotee at a puja; he does not match the appearance cues needed to identify a person.2010-09-08A 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.2010-09-08A photograph of a young man seated in a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border draped over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with dark bands. He has white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a small red mark between the brows. Beside him at left is a person in a yellow garment, and at right in the foreground a shaven-headed man in white clothing is partly visible. Behind them, brass ritual vessels and a red cloth are visible.2010-09-08Close-up photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, wearing a heavy ornate gold bead necklace and a red bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered in a calm, meditative expression. Behind him, figures in orange and saffron robes are seated. A yellow garment is visible at the left edge. A translucent purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-09-08Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a heavy ornate gold bead necklace and a red kumkum bindi on his forehead, eyes lowered in a calm, meditative expression. Behind him, figures in orange and saffron shawls are seated, partially visible. The scene suggests a devotional gathering.2010-09-08A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red border stands with eyes closed, holding a small silver bowl in both hands. He wears a long necklace of gold barrel-shaped beads, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and neck, and a red kumkum dot between his brows. Behind him, a woman in a yellow and white sari presses her palms together in prayer, and other devotees in white stand partly visible at the edges.2010-10-19Close 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.2010-09-08Close photo of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed and head slightly lowered, meditative or devotional in expression. He wears white ritual cloth with a maroon-red border draped over the shoulder and bare-shouldered, and heavy gold beaded ornaments hang on his chest. White vertical and horizontal tilak marks cover his forehead with a small red kumkum dot between the brows. The background is a blurred pale courtyard with red and white structures.2010-09-08A close photograph of a shaven-headed man seated at a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti and a red-bordered white upper cloth draped over his bare shoulders. He has white and ochre sacred markings on his forehead and shoulders, a gold necklace of large beads, and a gold bracelet. He holds a small cup in cupped hands. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and yellow striped blouse wears a black beaded mala and a red bindi. Silver trays hold pink flowers and fruit in front of them, and other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-10-16A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a maroon-bordered dhoti or shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bangle, and has white and red marks on his forehead. Behind him, several other people in white clothing sit on a white floor, one wearing a purple top at the left edge. A small black bag and a white object lie on the floor at the bottom left.2010-08-26A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, with a red bindi and white tilak. He looks down while holding small objects in cupped hands above a silver tray and bowls. A woman in a yellow shawl sits to the left, and saffron-shawled people sit behind. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2010-09-08Photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder wears a heavy gold bead necklace and white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms, his hands folded in anjali. Beside him, a woman in a white and cream striped sari with a black beaded mala presses her palms together and looks upward. A brass plate with flowers sits in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns at the lower left next to another person's hands. Behind them, other devotees and a red curtain are partly visible.2010-10-16