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A seated man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth draped over his bare upper body performs a breathing or meditation practice, both hands raised to his nose and face with eyes closed. He wears white horizontal sacred-ash stripes on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, and a gold bracelet. He sits cross-legged on a green mat on a polished floor, with a wooden carved cabinet and a steel water pot with a tap behind him, and dark drapes in the background.

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A man sits cross-legged on a green mat in a hall with a dark blue curtain behind him. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and has white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms, with a red dot on his brow. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists. He is performing a breathing practice, pressing one nostril with his right-hand fingers while his eyes are closed. A carved wooden cabinet and a stainless-steel water urn stand at the left edge.2011-11-04A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a dark mat in a meditation posture, wearing a white sleeveless tank top, beige loose trousers, and a dark rudraksha mala with a small round pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and his right hand is raised to his nose in a nasal breathing practice while his left hand rests on his knee. A deep red velvet curtain hangs behind him on a pale floor. He is a single practitioner with no visible identity cues beyond ordinary ritual dress, so no identification is made.2011-12-10A man sits cross-legged on a mat on a polished floor, eyes lifted and gazing upward, in a devotional hall. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold-yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and matching rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between his brows. A small heap of rudraksha beads lies on the mat near his hand. Behind him, two children sit on the floor in the background, and a bright orange cloth and offerings are visible at the edges.2011-11-28Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10December 17 20112011-12-17December 10 20112011-12-10November 15 20112011-11-15A photograph of a seated group practising a ritual in a bright hall with pink curtains and mats on the floor. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred ash line on his forehead, both hands raised to his temples. Beside him, other seated participants in white clothes repeat the same gesture. A small silver bell and an oil lamp sit on the mat nearby, and an orange cloth is visible at the right edge.2011-11-01November 09 20112011-11-09A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a gold-bordered saffron-yellow shawl, eyes closed, both hands raised to cover his face and forehead. He wears a gold bead necklace and a clear crystal bracelet and a gold bangle engraved with text, and his forehead carries white ash markings. Another person's arm reaches in from the right side of the frame, and a blurred figure in white appears at the upper left. The setting is a blurred hall, consistent with a ritual such as pada puja.2011-02-13February 10 20122012-02-10A man in white ceremonial dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala stands in profile, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose in a devotional gesture. White sacred ash marks stripe his forehead and arm. A gold bracelet is on his wrist. Behind him, a man in a light green shirt and another in white clothing are also touching their faces, while a blurred figure stands at right in a white dhoti. The setting is a plain white-walled hall.2011-11-04