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A photograph of several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloths seated and pressing their palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The foreground man wears a rudraksha mala, a rudraksha bracelet, a small pendant, gold bangles, and a ring, with an orange tilak mark on his forehead; white ash marks streak his arms and shoulders. Others in the background, some with beards, perform the same devotional gesture. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering or satsang.

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A group of bare-chested men sit cross-legged on a white floor in a prayer posture, palms pressed together at the chest or forehead, eyes closed. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred cloths tied at the waist, with white and yellow markings on their arms and bodies. A small brass pot and offerings sit at the lower edge. A man in the foreground wears a gold chain and bracelets. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual hall with wooden doors behind. No individual is identified as a person.2019-01-01December 24 20172017-12-24January 06 20172017-01-06 +1 copiesAugust 03 20172017-08-03A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.2017-12-24Photograph of a row of seated devotees in a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a young man with a shaved-side haircut, white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and bare shoulders sits with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed. Beside and behind him other seated men with shaved heads and white or sandalwood markings also hold their hands folded in prayer. A blurred background shows a white wall and a yellow panel.2017-01-04January 05 20192019-01-05Several shirtless male devotees sit cross-legged in a hall during a puja, palms pressed together in anjali. The foreground devotee on the right wears a red-and-brown rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with white body markings on his shoulders and arms. The centre devotee has dreadlocks tied back under a black headband, hoop earrings, and a rudraksha mala, also holding palms together. The left figure wears a white dhoti with a gold border and gold bracelets. Small oil lamps glow on the floor and a blurred crowd of seated attendees fills the background.2017-01-07A seated group of men in a hall with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in prayer or meditation. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in front wears an orange-brown shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead and arm, with a bare upper body. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border wears dark beads, and others sit behind in blurred poses with similar orange and white garments.2017-01-04January 01 20172017-01-01A group of shirtless men seated on the floor in a hall during a puja. Many wear rudraksha malas and white-ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. In the center, a man with folded palms and closed eyes wears a white dhoti and a red-and-gold tagged mala, with a sprinkling of kumkum on his brow. Beside him, another man in black trousers holds a small object in his hands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, plates of flowers and fruit, and small brass bowls are arranged on cloth mats in front of them. No person in this image is shown as the a person with appearance-based cues, so the a person field is none.2019-01-01May 13 20182018-05-13