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Close photo of two shaved-headed men in white ritual cloth with gold borders, sitting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. The man in front wears a bangle on his wrist and a white shawl; the man at right wears glasses. A yellow and red-striped garment appears at the left edge. Pale pink wall behind them.

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November 28 20112011-11-28July 12 20152015-07-12January 04 20162016-01-04A photograph of a seated congregation at a devotional gathering. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt with a brown and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a wristwatch and gold bangle. Beside him, a bald man in white clothes sits in meditative stillness at lower right. Behind them, men in orange, red, striped grey and light blue shirts sit attentively, some with rudraksha malas and name badges. The setting appears to be a hall with a plain background. The page indicates a Pada Puja event, but no ritual objects are clearly visible.2010-08-26A 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.2011-02-23May 18 20122012-05-18September 03 20142014-09-03A seated group of men in a hall with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in prayer or meditation. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in front wears an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead and arm, with a bare upper body. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears dark beads, and others sit behind in blurred poses with similar orange and white garments.2017-01-04Photo of devotees seated on the floor in a row during a puja, palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shawls with maroon or yellow borders; several have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Brass puja implements, small oil lamps and a copper vessel sit on an orange cloth in the foreground, and more seated worshippers in white and yellow fill the background.2011-07-29August 09 20112011-08-09A photograph of two shaven-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-and-white borders, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a bracelet on his wrist, with white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a small red tilak. Behind him, a second man also has his palms joined and wears a white cloth over his shoulder with a mala. Their faces are in profile and sincere in prayer, with a wooden cabinet and orange-brown wall behind them.2010-10-16July 21 20132013-07-21