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Close 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.

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A 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.2010-09-08A 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 close photo of a shaven-headed man in white clothing seated among other people in white. He wears a white shawl with red stripes over his shoulder, a gold bead garland, and white tilak marks on his forehead and upper arm with a red kumkum dot between the brows. He looks intently to the left, attentive, with his hands clasped near his knee. Other seated people in white appear at the edges of the frame, indicating a satsang or discourse gathering.2010-09-02Close 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.2010-09-16Close photo of a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl edged with maroon, wearing a long gold filigree bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He looks off to the side with a serious expression. A child's face appears behind his shoulder, and blurred people in white fill the background. The wearer's appearance shows no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown, saffron clothing or rudraksha malas, so he is described by role only as a devotee seated in the crowd.2010-09-02A 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.2010-09-08A 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.2010-09-08Close-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.2010-09-08A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in profile with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes and a dark rudraksha mala at the neck. White horizontal ash marks (vibhuti) are painted on his forehead and upper arm. Beside him at left, another seated person in white with a gold-bordered cloth also sits in stillness. A blurred figure with white forehead marks appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be a group sitting session in an ashram hall.2011-10-13September 21 20112011-09-21Photograph 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.2010-10-12A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-striped border sits before a gilded throne-like seat, hands cupped palm-up in a ritual gesture while speaking. He wears a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, white sacred ash stripes on the forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between the brows. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs on his chest. Behind him, a blurred figure in an orange garment and gold beads holds a microphone. Silver plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2010-10-19