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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in glasses, wearing a white cloth with red border and a gold bead necklace, pressing his palms together in anjali with eyes lifted upward. White vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him a woman with long blonde hair in white clothing and a lanyard, and two women with dark hair, one in profile with hands folded, partially visible at the right edge. The man has no visibly distinctive a person cues beyond the ordinary white ritual clothing, so identity is uncertain.

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November 24 20102010-11-24A 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.2010-09-25A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white sectarian forehead mark and white urdhva lines on his arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles and rudraksha beads on his wrist. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl over white sari also holds her palms together in prayer, and other devotees in white and orange sit blurred in the background. A blurred figure's shoulder occupies the lower left foreground.A 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 seated puja in progress. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing rimless glasses, a white tilak on his forehead and a long gold bead necklace, holds his hands cupped toward a silver bowl with a red fruit and white cloth. Beside him a woman in a yellow and white sari with a red bindi holds her palms together in prayer, and a bald man in white sits behind. Foreground devotees with dark hair are blurred. Silver vessels with offerings sit at the lower left. The person in the centre is a devotee or priest; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-18A ritual photograph in a hall with dark red curtains behind. In the centre, a bald man with white ash markings on his face and arms wears a white dhoti with maroon borders and a heavy gold bead necklace, eyes closed, hands cupped in a ritual gesture above a silver tray holding pink flowers. To his right, a woman in a white sari with pink border and a red bindi stands with hands folded at a tray. A younger man behind them in white dhoti with a white forehead mark holds a microphone and chants. On the left, a woman with long wavy hair and eyes closed sits beside an older man with grey hair and glasses, and a person in yellow. The setting appears to be a puja or satsang gathering with offerings.2010-10-29Devotional ritual scene at a temple or ashram. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red border, wearing a gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding folded paper or a small offering in his cupped hands and speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a black mala sits with eyes closed. A man with glasses in white clothing and gold beads sits in the foreground, hands joined, and a bald devotee is at the lower right with pink flowers. A man in orange wears a microphone in the background. Sacred ash markings are visible on foreheads.2010-11-02A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered edge, wearing gold ornate beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, horizontal white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a flame in both hands, with another lit lamp held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace at right. Behind him a man in white with a white forehead band sits beside a microphone, and a smoky incense haze drifts in the upper frame. Several lamps and a ritual setting appear in the foreground.2010-10-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple pada puja scene with several people seated close together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a gold bead necklace and dark glasses, holding folded paper in his cupped hands. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a dark mala stands with eyes closed. At left, a bespectacled man and a woman in white with a yellow cloth look down, and a man in orange holds a microphone in the background. Vibhuti marks show on several foreheads. Nobody is shown as a person; the central man is a devotee or priest.2010-11-02A shaved-headed man in rimless glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in a devotional ritual setting. He wears a white dhoti with red borders bared over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold-toned bangle and a silver ring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. A silver plate with offerings is visible at the lower right, and a woman in white and orange is partly visible at the upper right. The setting resembles a paduka puja.2010-09-25A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in glasses, wearing white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, with white ash bands and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold ornate bead necklace with a pendant medallion showing a small printed portrait of a figure in orange robes. He holds pink flowers cupped in his hands during a puja, gazing upward. A second person in yellow and white stands at left and another bald man in white is at right edge. Gold ritual vessels and flowers sit in the foreground.2010-09-18A close photograph of a bald man with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste while chanting. He wears a saffron-orange cloth with a gold border over a bare upper body, and multiple rudraksha malas hang on his chest with a dark pendant cord at his neck. Behind him, several men with white tilak marks and white dhotis sit with their hands folded in prayer. The man in front is not clearly shown as a person, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-16