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Close side profile photograph of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level, seated on an orange cloth. He wears a bare-chested white ritual garment with a red border and a heavy gold beaded necklace, and a silver bracelet and gold ring on his hands. Other seated people in white clothes are blurred in the background.

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A close profile photograph of a shaven-headed man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra before his chest. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, a white upper cloth with red border, and a heavy necklace of large golden beads, with an orange wall behind him.2010-09-08A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sitting cross-legged with palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed in prayer. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and a white cloth with red and gold borders. Behind him, several men in white robes sit in similar prayerful postures, one with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper torso. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or meditation gathering. The man in front shows no distinctive a person cues beyond white ritual clothing, so his identity is unsure.2011-02-23September 28 20112011-09-28A close photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar at chest level. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle inscribed with text, a ring, thin rimless glasses and a red bindi with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms. A woman in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits partly visible at right, also with hands folded. Behind them is an orange wall with a red base, and a silver tray with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2010-09-25Close side-profile photograph of a man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at the chest. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beaded spheres with black cord separators. A red tilak mark is visible on his forehead, and his dark hair is swept back. The dark background suggests an indoor satsang or meditation setting. Appearance cues including long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, ornate gold necklace and a bare-chested figure with distinctive adornments are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seen in prayer during a guided meditation.2011-02-20Close 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.2010-09-08December 23 20102010-12-23A 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 photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, white vertical tilak lines on his forehead, a silver bangle and a gold bead necklace with a small framed pendant. Behind him is a red-orange wall. To the left, a second seated man in white with folded hands is partly visible. The scene suggests a devotional puja or satsang setting.2010-08-28A 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.2010-09-08December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a pink-striped shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed and mouth open mid-chant. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant, a gold bangle, and white sacred ash bands on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red bindi. Silver ritual plates with pink flowers, a red fruit and a gold-coloured tray lie in front of him. A partially visible person in a yellow-green striped shirt sits at the right edge. The setting appears to be a puja or satsang, with a red backdrop behind. The man is a priest or devotee; his appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-10-16