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Close outdoor portrait of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon border and a gold bead necklace. He has white urdhva-pundra style marks on his forehead and a red bindi between the brows, and white markings are visible on his upper arm. Behind him are palm trees, frangipani shrubs and a concrete wall on sandy ground.

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Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, against a blurred green foliage background with pale flowers. He wears white ritual cloth with a red border draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and shoulder, and a red kumkum dot on his brow. The clothing and shaved head do not show distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-14A 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.2010-09-14A 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.2010-09-14Close 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.2010-09-16A 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.2010-09-08September 21 20112011-09-21A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon-edged shawl draped over his bare upper body stands outdoors beneath large golden rings hanging from a frame, with coconut palms behind him. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold bangle on his upper arm. His right hand is raised to his forehead and his left hand is extended palm-up, with a white sacred mark visible on his brow. The setting suggests a pada puja ritual performed outdoors at an ashram, with eyes lowered in concentration.2010-10-05April 03 20132013-04-03October 07 20102010-10-07A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare reddish earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti and upper cloth with red borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a thin gold bangle and white ash markings on his forehead and arms, with a red dot at the brow. Behind him is green grass.2010-09-14A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare earth, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala, a red kumkum dot and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, and a silver bangle. Behind him are green palms, broad-leaved plants and small white flowers.2010-09-14April 09 20132013-04-09 +1 copies