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A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged on a woven mat in a open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and red-and-black hanging banners. He wears a plain white dhoti and shawl edged with red stripes, a rudraksha mala, a white and red tripundra on his forehead and white markings on his arms, eyes closed in meditation. Before him on the mat are a brass plate with white and yellow flowers, a small brass cup, a lit oil lamp, brass bells, an incense stick and a bowl of rice. Several other white-clad men sit in the background, one with a mala and white forehead marks.

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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed, white ash stripes on his forehead and arms and a red dot at the brow, wearing a rudraksha mala. He holds a spoon over a brass plate of white flowers, with a small brass oil lamp burning, a brass bell, incense sticks and a tray of flowers in front of him. Other men in white sit behind him in a hall with a corrugated roof and hanging orange and red banners. No candidate can be confidently identified from appearance alone, and the printed caption on the photo is not a name for this person.2010-10-01A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders, white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. Behind him, other white-clad participants sit in meditation or prayer, one in a yellow shawl, with brass lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel visible on the floor. Overall the scene suggests a group puja or meditation in a hall.2010-09-29October 06 20132013-10-06A photograph of a seated group of shaven-headed men in white dhoti and shawl with red border performing a puja on mats inside a hall. The front man in the centre has white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, palms pressed together in prayer, and wears a rudraksha mala. Brass plates, small oil lamps, bells, flowers and a bowl of yellow rice sit before them. Behind, a seated audience in white and yellow saris and white clothes watches behind a metal railing, with a red carpet and a plastic container of offerings at left.2010-09-30A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare ground, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in meditation. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, and white stripes are painted on his shoulder and arms. Green grass is behind him. The shaved head, plain white ritual clothes and lack of distinctive a person cues mean the appearance does not qualify as a person candidate, so he is described only by role as a devotee practising meditation.2010-09-14A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls, with white and red sectarian markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, performing a ritual on a woven mat. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands together, while another man beside him holds a small ritual item over brass plates and oil lamps. Behind them, several other men sit in meditative posture, and a metal railing and a crowd of seated people fill the background. Some people wear wristbands and bangles.2010-09-22A photograph of one man seated cross-legged outdoors on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap. He has a shaved head with white vertical tilak lines and a red dot on the forehead, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, plus a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a silver bangle on one wrist. White ash-like streaks mark his upper arms and shoulder. Behind him stand plumeria trees with white flowers and broad green leaves.2010-09-14January 07 20172017-01-07September 21 20102010-09-21February 04 20132013-02-04A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a silver bangle and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead. Three horizontal white ash lines mark his upper arm and shoulder, and his hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him are frangipani trees with white flowers and dense green foliage. The man is a devotee or priest; no a person appearance cues are visible.2010-09-14May 18 20122012-05-18