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Photograph of a seated man with curly dark hair and a white sleeveless top, one arm raised over his head with his hand on the back of his neck in a stretching or yoga-style pose. He wears a black beaded mala with orange ribbon, and his eyes are lowered. Behind him, other seated participants in white clothes and red shawls are visible. No appearance-based candidate for a person is established here, so the subject is described by role only as a participant.

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December 21 20122012-12-21A man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl and red-orange lanyard is seated in a hall, raising his right hand to his forehead in a gesture of devotion. He wears a thin white necklace, a red thread bracelet and a small vermilion mark on his forehead. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls raise their hands to their heads in a similar pose. The room has warm lighting and a dark backdrop with a blue board on the left.2016-07-11December 21 20122012-12-21December 21 20122012-12-21July 11 20162016-07-11A man in a white long-sleeved top with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands with both hands clasped behind his head, eyes lowered, while a second man in a red patterned garment bends forward at left to hold or touch him. Red upholstered seating fills the background. No ornate saffron robes or crown are visible on the standing man, so no a person identification is made.2012-12-21Photo of several men seated closely together at an indoor session, each with both hands clasped behind or on top of their heads and eyes closed, appearing to be in a guided meditation or healing exercise. The men wear white shirts and red-orange scarves printed with dark script, and some wear rudraksha bracelets and a wristwatch. A blue backdrop and a yellow pole are visible behind them, and a partially visible person in the foreground on the right also holds his head. Several men are visible, roughly four to six people in total.2015-07-10A photograph of a crowded seated gathering with many participants in white and rust-red shawls. In the foreground a young man with curly dark hair wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-black patterned shawl, and presses a finger to his forehead between the eyebrows, eyes closed, in a meditative gesture. Silver bangles are on his wrist. Other participants with shaved or short hair sit around him, eyes lowered. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2015-05-24July 14 20162016-07-14A large hall with a crowd of devotees seated with eyes closed and hands raised to their heads, many in white dhotis and white shirts, others in green or red-orange shawls. In the foreground a bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace and lanyard presses both hands to his head with eyes shut. Golden kalasha-style ornaments and ceiling fans are visible behind the crowd. The gathering appears to be a ritual bathing or snan practice, with people pouring or touching water over their heads.2016-05-09July 16 20152015-07-16A bare-chested man with curly dark hair sits in a maroon chair with both arms raised, hands behind his head, during a seated ritual session. He wears a long rudraksha mala across his chest and a small pendant on a cord, and has white vibhuti horizontal lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind and beside him, blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit among gold-tipped chairs in a hall. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-04-26