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Close side-profile photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair pulled back, wearing a rudraksha bead necklace, a bead bracelet, a small hoop earring and an orange garment over bare shoulders. He holds a rectangular framed object with dark contents, possibly a sacred book or slate, up close to his face and gazes down at it. A grey stone block and a red-orange wall form the blurred background.

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August 09 20162016-08-09September 21 20162016-09-21Close-up photograph of a young man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a bare-chested ritual look with rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange beaded mala at the neck and a white cloth draped over the shoulder. He has white sacred ash marks across his forehead and is smiling with eyes lowered as he presses one hand to his cheek while holding a small wooden box or book in the other hand. The background shows a warm red wall and a blurred flame glow.2016-08-13January 02 20162016-01-02Close side-profile photograph of a man with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing a tall black hair bundle wrapped up on his head, white forehead paste, gold hoop earrings and a thick orange-brown rudraksha mala with gold accents across the shoulders. Red wall and blurred greenery behind him. Appearance-based candidate, a person, shown with a tied-up black hair bundle, rudraksha mala and gold earrings, in a devotional pose; no other people visible.2016-01-02August 13 20162016-08-13Close side profile photograph of a man with eyes closed in meditation, head turned to the right. His dark hair is swept back and tied at the nape. A white vibhuti mark is applied across his forehead, and he wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala of brown seeds with gold spacers around his neck. He is bare-chested, and the background is a soft blur of greenery and reddish tones. Appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair, a vibhuti mark and rudraksha beads are present, but with a bare chest and no other distinctive ceremonial cues the identity is uncertain, so this is a person in meditation rather than a confirmed identification.2011-01-31April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA young man in white ritual dress with a bare right shoulder and a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl stands in a temple setting. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and orange-brown seed malas, a thin white sandal-paste tripundra on his forehead, and gold-band bracelets. He holds a small brass plate or dish in both hands and looks down at it attentively. Behind him a gold trishul stands against a red wall, and devotees sit in the background, including one in an orange garment at right. a person appearance cue is not clearly established here: the subject has shaved-looking hair pulled back with white tripundra and mala adornments but the features are uncertain, so the identity is unsure.2016-08-13A photograph of a young man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange garment with gold-bordered edging, layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and earrings. He holds a small rectangular card or photo in his right hand while looking down at it, wearing colourful wrist bands. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing and several children with white forehead markings sit in a temple hall with orange pillars and hanging ornaments. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha malas, shown while reading a card as a devotee-like participant.2016-08-04August 09 20162016-08-09June 21 20172017-06-21