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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti and a white upper cloth with a gold-coloured border, standing before an altar at night. He wears a long gold bead necklace, has white horizontal vibhuti lines on his forehead and a red mark at the centre, and white stripes marked across his upper arm and shoulder. He bends forward and looks down toward an offering. Behind him, a large ornate deity murti with a sunburst-style halo, multiple arms and bright garlands is lit by an oil lamp. The setting is a dim, open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof.

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A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-edged white shawl draped over his left shoulder sits close to a microphone with his palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Behind him, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and a pink-red cloth, with a red backdrop and a blurred oil lamp glowing at left. The setting suggests a devotional or discourse setting. Gold armlet and bangles are visible on his arm, and a gold chain is around his neck.2011-10-05A man in white ritual dress with a thin red-striped border speaks at a microphone during an evening event at night. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bracelet, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. His right hand rests on his chest in a gesture of address. A red-draped table with a small arrangement is at the right edge.2010-11-05A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, bare-chested on one side, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads and a dark pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a small silver lamp with a flame in his right hand. Beside him sits an older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, and at the left edge a woman with long hair is partly visible. Blurred orange and white surroundings suggest a puja or satsang setting.2010-10-12A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands in a ritual setting, eyes lowered, holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white sandalwood-paste mark and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a heavy gold-bead necklace with rudraksha beads, and gold bangles. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge, and a blurred flame glows in the foreground. Appearance does not clearly meet the identification cues, so the person is described by role only.2010-10-19A shaved-headed man in a white shawl and white dhoti sits in a ritual setting, wearing a heavy gold ball-bead necklace over bare shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. Behind him, a Western woman with long blonde hair in a pale top sits, and to the right an older man in white clothes holds his hands together near a rudraksha mala. Warm blurred background with an orange floor runner.2010-10-12October 26 20112011-10-26A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a red-bordered shawl sits before a microphone with eyes closed, speaking or chanting. He wears a long necklace of gold bead-shaped ornaments and has a red dot and white horizontal markings on his forehead. Behind him stands an ornate gold-carved throne-like chair with a red cushioned seat, and to the left an orange-painted podium. The man is not shown wearing saffron or a crown, and the appearance cues do not clearly establish him as a person, so he is described only by role as a speaker.2010-08-25A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border stands with palms pressed together in anjali before a microphone. He wears white tripundra marks on his forehead, rudraksha malas around his neck, and a gold bangle on his wrist, and his eyes are lowered. Blurred red and blue fabric and an orange building wall fill the background.December 09 20112011-12-09September 23 20112011-09-23August 08 20112011-08-08Close 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.2010-09-08