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A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with tilak lines on his forehead, performing a ritual with a small object held in his hands while his eyes are closed and he chants. Beside him, another shaved-headed priest in white with a dark rudraksha mala chants with eyes closed. Several shaved-headed people are seen in the foreground from behind, and pink lotus flowers sit on a tray near the bottom. A gold ornately carved panel stands behind them and a blue cloth hangs at left.

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Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02September 10 20112011-09-10A photograph of several seated devotees in an ashram hall with orange walls. Four men sit on an orange cloth. The two central men are shaved-headed and wear white dhotis with maroon borders, white upper cloths, gold beaded necklaces and white forehead markings; the man on the right holds his hands together in prayer. Behind them a younger man in white with a yellow shawl folds his hands in namaskar, and another man in a yellow shawl looks down. A small metal vessel and an open booklet sit on the floor in front. Partial figures appear at the left and right edges.2010-08-06September 10 20112011-09-10Close photo of two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders seated in meditation or puja. The man in front wears a rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arm, and thin-rimmed glasses, with his eyes closed. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti sits with his hand raised near his face, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. A small pendant hangs at the chest.2011-11-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red stripes sits bare-chested, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a sacred thread, with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He bends over a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers and small silver bowls, with his hands near the offerings. Beside him, a person in orange robes is partly visible at right, and a gilded carved panel and red cushion stand behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2010-10-30A photograph of two shaved-headed young men in white dhoti-style garments with red-and-white borders, standing in a wooden-panelled room with shelves behind them. The man in front has a rudraksha mala around his neck, white sacred ash marks across his forehead and a red-and-yellow tilak at the centre. The man behind, slightly blurred, wears a similar white cloth and a rudraksha mala, with white and red markings on his forehead, and smiles at the camera. Neither wears saffron or ornate a person-style cues, so no candidate is identified.2010-10-16January 17 20132013-01-17November 07 20102010-11-07Several men seated on the floor in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders hold small brass oil lamps lit with flames during a ritual. The men in front have white horizontal tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; one wears a gold bangle. Behind them, other participants in white are bending and seated, with a red curtain and a white wall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting worship ceremony.2011-10-02October 07 20112011-10-07Photograph of several men seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. The front man, shaved-headed, wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala. Beside him sit others in white dhotis and shawls, one with a gold-edged cloth and tilak markings on the forehead. In front lie brass vessels, oil lamps, incense sticks, flowers and a tray of ritual items. A red curtain hangs in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-11-11