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March 28 20182018-03-28January 06 20172017-01-06Close photo of a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border, sitting cross-legged. He holds a small brass spoon and pours a clear liquid into his open right palm. He wears rudraksha mala beads, a silver bracelet and a dark wristwatch, and white ash marks on his chest and arms. Behind him, a brown patterned cloth holds a brass plate and small offerings, with a lit oil lamp at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, with long-free bare chest, rudraksha mala and ceremonial ritual dress as cues.2017-01-25December 22 20162016-12-22January 13 20172017-01-13A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a white floor in a hall, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a blue cord with a small pendant, a silver bracelet and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. His eyes are closed as he performs a mudra with his right hand, and small brass vessels and pink cloth lie on the floor before him. Behind him, other seated participants in white dhotis are blurred. The appearance is ambiguous and no printed name is visible, so no identity is asserted.2017-01-06February 02 20172017-02-02Close photograph of a bare-chested man seated cross-legged in white dhoti with gold border, his torso marked with white horizontal ash stripes. He wears rudraksha malas and a silver pendant. He holds a small gold spoon, pouring liquid into his cupped right palm, with a silver bracelet on the wrist. Behind him, a blurred altar with brass and gold vessels and offerings suggests a ritual setting such as abhishekam or puja. The face is not visible.2017-01-25July 21 20172017-07-21January 06 20172017-01-06Close photo of a seated priest performing puja on a striped cloth, holding a small brass handbell in his right hand. He is bare-chested with a long black rudraksha mala across his shoulder and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Two other seated ritualists in white are partly visible to the left, along with brass puja vessels, a small oil lamp and orange cloth on the floor.2017-01-26December 22 20162016-12-22