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Close photo of two shaved-headed men seated side by side in white dhotis draped over bare shoulders. The man in front, in sharp focus, wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, gazing off to the side. The man behind him, blurred, wears a white cloth with a yellow border and has glasses. A red cloth is visible at the right edge. Their faces are calm and attentive. No ceremonial figure is identifiable in the scene.

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Close side-profile photograph of several men seated in a row listening attentively. The foreground man, bare-shouldered, wears a white cloth over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala, with a small tilak on his forehead and a stud earring. Behind him a second seated man rests his chin on his hand, and at the far right a man in a pale blue-green garment with a mala is partly out of focus. No one wears an identifiable saffron or ornate robe, and the pictured persons are not identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is noted.2011-10-27A photograph of several shaved-headed men seated side by side in meditation, eyes closed, in a row facing left. They wear white dhoti-style cloths draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or ash marks on their foreheads and arms. One man in front has a red undergarment visible beneath his white cloth. Their hands are resting in meditative mudra on their laps, and the background is softly blurred with other seated people and a pale wall.2011-01-29A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in profile with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes and a dark rudraksha mala at the neck. White horizontal ash marks (vibhuti) are painted on his forehead and upper arm. Beside him at left, another seated person in white with a gold-bordered cloth also sits in stillness. A blurred figure with white forehead marks appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be a group sitting session in an ashram hall.2011-10-13Close 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 white ritual dress with a maroon-bordered dhoti or shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bangle, and has white and red marks on his forehead. Behind him, several other people in white clothing sit on a white floor, one wearing a purple top at the left edge. A small black bag and a white object lie on the floor at the bottom left.2010-08-26October 15 20102010-10-15September 25 20112011-09-25Close 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.2010-09-08November 13 20102010-11-13A 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 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.2010-09-08A seated shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red-maroon striped border sits cross-legged on a floor during a ritual gathering, hands clasped, gazing to the side. He wears a rudraksha mala, a vertical sandalwood/vibhuti tilak on the forehead, and horizontal white sacred marks on his upper arms. Brass vessels and a small brass lamp stand on a cloth in the foreground. Behind him, other white-clad seated participants and a red drape are visible in soft focus.2011-09-26