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Close photograph of a shaved-headed young man in a white collared shirt, eyes lowered and mouth open in chanting, palms pressed together in namaskar at chest height. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck and a silver bangle is on his wrist. A small red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Behind him, a man on the left has white and red marks on his forehead, and a man on the right wears a yellow shirt and red-orange garment. Printed vertical text on the right edge reads pedia credit

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September 23 20122012-09-23Close photo of a young man in a white kurta with white horizontal sacred ash bands and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. A brown rudraksha mala hangs at his neck beside a blue lanyard. Behind him, a second man in white with a red tilak on his forehead stands in a dim interior with warm lamplight.2010-11-05A close photograph of a bald man with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaste while chanting. He wears a saffron-orange cloth with a gold border over a bare upper body, and multiple rudraksha malas hang on his chest with a dark pendant cord at his neck. Behind him, several men with white tilak marks and white dhotis sit with their hands folded in prayer. The man in front is not clearly shown as a person, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-16A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sitting cross-legged with palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed in prayer. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and a white cloth with red and gold borders. Behind him, several men in white robes sit in similar prayerful postures, one with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper torso. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or meditation gathering. The man in front shows no distinctive a person cues beyond white ritual clothing, so his identity is unsure.2011-02-23A photograph of several men in white ritual dhotis and shawls seated and praying with palms pressed together at chest level. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with eyes closed wears white and red-trimmed cloth, a black rudraksha-style mala, and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, other devotees sit with hands folded, some wearing dark beaded necklaces. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-25 +1 copiesOctober 03 20102010-10-03Close side profile photograph of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level, seated on an orange cloth. He wears a bare-chested white ritual garment with a red border and a heavy gold beaded necklace, and a silver bracelet and gold ring on his hands. Other seated people in white clothes are blurred in the background.2010-09-14A young shaved-headed boy in an orange saffron garment sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other people in maroon and orange robes sit in a seated gathering.2014-04-25A bald man with a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and multiple rudraksha bracelets on his wrists, with a small pendant and a bare shoulder visible. Behind him, a blurred hall holds many seated people in white clothing on mats, with framed artwork on the wall. A figure with long hair and a bare back is partly visible at the left edge. Appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the person is described by role as a devotee in prayer.2017-02-02A close photograph of a bare-chested man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali, seated in devotion. White vertical tripundra-style marks are on his forehead, shoulders and chest, and a thin cord necklace with a small pendant hangs at his throat. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and red cloth sit among black stone shivalinga-shaped forms with gold-topped bases. A gold bracelet is on his wrist. A figure in the lower right has a rudraksha-style bead necklace. This is a devotee in prayer, not an identifiable a person.2017-08-07A shaven-headed young man sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest, wearing a rust-red dhoti and an orange-and-maroon shawl over bare shoulders, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot between his brows. A purple lanyard hangs at his neck. Behind him, blurred figures in orange robes sit in a hall, and white cups and green leaves are visible at lower left. The scene suggests a devotional ritual setting.2013-04-23June 27 20132013-06-27