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Four men stand indoors against a yellow wall with a silver pillar at left. The central man, bare-chested with a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, presses his palms together in namaskar with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man with long matted hair wears a red dhoti, a gold-toned necklace with a large pendant and bead strands, a red bindi, and holds a red cloth. Two other men stand at right, one in a red dhoti with a red-green patterned shawl, another partly visible at left in white. Their posture suggests a devotional or reverential gathering.

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Photograph inside a yellow-walled temple corridor beside a barred window. Several bare-chested men in ascetic dress stand in a group. Four are prominent: a man on the left holds a tall silver-topped staff and wears rudraksha malas over his shoulders with red cloth at his waist; a bearded man next to him wears layered rudraksha and bead necklaces and grey-white beads; the central man in the foreground wears a red-brown wrap, a long rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, and a horizontal white tilak with red kumkum on the forehead, hands pressed together in namaskar; the man on the right wears a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, a red bindi, touches his mouth with his hand, and holds a red cloth. Behind them an older man in a red-checked cloth and others are partly visible. Their gazes are directed upward.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Outdoor photo of a central man with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, wearing a deep red-maroon robe over a rudraksha mala and a long multi-strand necklace of red and white flower garlands with gold ornaments, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a gold pendant. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and a red tilak marks his forehead. Around him, devotees in orange and white attire stand with hands folded; a woman at left wears an orange head covering and an orange-and-gold sari with a gold ceremonial staff nearby. A man at right with a white forehead band and rudraksha malas wears a white dhoti with gold border, and other attendees in white stand behind. Trees and a red pillar appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) at the centre, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and red-maroon robe with rudraksha mala.2016-04-10October 05 20172017-10-05A night-time photograph of a ritual initiation. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a red-brown saffron shawl, a long multi-strand gold necklace, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee on the left, who bows forward. The devotee wears a white cloth with a thin white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Behind them an attendant in white clothing with a vertical sandalwood-coloured mark on his forehead watches, and a silver-trimmed ornate throne stands at the right edge beside a red pillar. The scene is a shiva deeksha initiation.2017-10-05A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, several young men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a row, one holding a silver puja vessel with a flame at its top. A decorated ceremonial canopy with green and red fabric hangs at the left. This appears to be a devotional ritual setting with an outdoor or temple-courtyard background.2016-08-02Photograph of a temple doorway where a man in a brown-red ochre robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a garland of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala. Around him, several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red and orange shawls, one with a black turban, stand behind him; one holds a tall silver staff. On the right, a bare-chested man in a yellow shawl and magenta dhoti stands near a photographer with a camera. Light grey walls frame the scene.2018-04-29 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene with a man in front and a shaved-headed man beside him. The foreground man has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red bindi, a gold earring, and wears an orange-saffron shawl with multiple strands of rudraksha beads, his eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Behind him stands a bald man in an orange garment with a red forehead mark and rudraksha beads, looking toward the front. Several people in white clothes stand in the blurred background, and a camera operator's arm is visible at the top right. The setting appears to be a temple corridor with light coming through an opening.2012-06-21July 24 20122012-07-24June 21 20122012-06-21 +1 copies