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Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, faces lifted in devotion before a red draped canopy. Each wears a rudraksha mala, and their foreheads and arms are marked with white vibhuti or sandalwood paste. The man in the centre has a small red tilak and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Their attire and posture suggest a temple or ashram ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

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Three shaved-headed male devotees stand in water with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing forward. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas around their necks, with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and yellow-and-orange threads on their arms. Behind them hangs a red cloth canopy over a river or pool. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or water ceremony. None of the visible men is identified as a person; they are shown as devotees in ritual attire.2016-12-23Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02September 10 20112011-09-10Photograph of several shaven-headed devotees seated in a row at a person ashram event, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The men wear rudraksha mala necklaces and bead bracelets, with white vertical tilak marks and white body markings on their chests and arms. Behind them, a blurred crowd sits in a pale-walled hall. Only the three foreground men are clearly visible; a partly visible figure with long dreadlocks on the left is also present. No candidate matches the a person appearance cues, so the people are described by role only.2017-01-01Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31A 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 04 20112011-10-04Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.2011-10-13August 13 20112011-08-13January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of men seated on the floor during a puja or ritual prayer. The foreground men wear plain white dhoti-style cloths with gold-bordered edges, rudraksha malas around their necks, and gold bangles, and sit with palms pressed together in anjali. Their foreheads bear white and sandalwood tilak marks, and a white paste is smeared on the arms of the man in the centre. Brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a steel bowl, bananas, and a clear plastic container sit on a cloth in front. A man in saffron-orange cloth is at the right edge, and red curtains hang in the background.2011-10-04