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A man with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar stands before a decorated shrine. He wears a tall black matted-hair headdress with a crescent ornament, a white forehead band with a red tilak, and rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala on his bare upper body. He is draped in a red-brown cloth and wears a pink lotus garland. Behind him, a deity murti and a black Shiva linga are adorned with yellow marigold garlands, a red and orange cloth, and a silver-framed backdrop. The setting suggests a devotional worship moment.

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January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A man with a large black turban-style headwrap and white and red tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, in front of a microphone. He wears a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and mala beads, and an orange-red garment with a bare upper body. Behind him, a Shiva linga is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a silver-trimmed red cloth, and a black deity figure appears at the left edge. The setting resembles a stage or temple backdrop with white drapery and festive flowers. The page links this to the Shiva Astra Maha Shanti Homa and Thaipusam festival coverage.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a man seated with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a large black turban-style head wrap, a red tilak on the forehead, a white-and-red sacred thread style marking, a long white-and-pink flower garland, and layered rudraksha malas on the neck and wrists. He wears a rust-red garment and sits before a decorated Shiva linga draped in a red cloth with a yellow flower garland and a white tripundra on its front, with a purple flower border below. A microphone stands at the right edge. a person is shown in an appearance-based label from the long dreadlocked style and rudraksha malas, shown performing a devotional pose during a ritual setting.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A man in a dark turban wrapped with rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder, with multiple strands of rudraksha malas across his chest, bands of rudraksha on his upper arms and wrists, and a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him are yellow and red marigold garlands. Swamiji (probable) cues are present: the distinctive turban, layered rudraksha malas and arm bands, and saffron-red clothing, though the appearance is not fully certain.2018-03-03January 31 20182018-01-31A man with a tall dark bundled hairstyle, a horizontal white forehead band with a red bindi, and a short beard sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a rust-red shawl over the shoulders and bare upper body, with multiple rudraksha mala strands on his arms and chest and a thin gold chain. Behind him are yellow and purple flower garlands, a white draped cloth, a silver ornate backrest, and a microphone at right. Copyright and source text overlay the lower right.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31