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Close-up photograph of a young man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a bare-chested ritual look with rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange beaded mala at the neck and a white cloth draped over the shoulder. He has white sacred ash marks across his forehead and is smiling with eyes lowered as he presses one hand to his cheek while holding a small wooden box or book in the other hand. The background shows a warm red wall and a blurred flame glow.

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A young man in white ritual dress with a bare right shoulder and a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl stands in a temple setting. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and orange-brown seed malas, a thin white sandal-paste tripundra on his forehead, and gold-band bracelets. He holds a small brass plate or dish in both hands and looks down at it attentively. Behind him a gold trishul stands against a red wall, and devotees sit in the background, including one in an orange garment at right. a person appearance cue is not clearly established here: the subject has shaved-looking hair pulled back with white tripundra and mala adornments but the features are uncertain, so the identity is unsure.2016-08-13August 09 20162016-08-09A young man with a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in a temple courtyard, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a bare shoulder. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a small brown plate or vessel toward a woman in a red and blue patterned shawl and white blouse, who faces him from the right. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange sit, and a golden trident stands against a red wall. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasad exchange.2016-08-13A photograph of a young man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange garment with gold-bordered edging, layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and earrings. He holds a small rectangular card or photo in his right hand while looking down at it, wearing colourful wrist bands. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing and several children with white forehead markings sit in a temple hall with orange pillars and hanging ornaments. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha malas, shown while reading a card as a devotee-like participant.2016-08-04May 18 20202020-05-18October 14 20122012-10-14A photograph of a person seated in profile, facing left and looking down at a small hand mirror held in their left hand. The person has dark hair gathered in a low bun, wears layered rudraksha beads with a red-orange tone, and a white garment with a gold-yellow border across the shoulder. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and a second hand holds a framed mirror at the upper right. The background is a light wall with a red floor area.2014-08-27A young man with swept-back dark hair sits outdoors reading from a small white palm-leaf or paper book held in his left hand. He wears a white garment with a gold border and a multi-strand necklace of rudraksha beads in brown and orange tones. A brass lamp stand with a golden stem stands beside him, and a wooden bench covered with rudraksha beads is behind him. Green foliage and a red wall are visible in the background. Another person in white clothing is partly visible behind him.2016-08-12August 13 20162016-08-13Close side-profile photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocked hair pulled back, wearing a rudraksha bead necklace, a bead bracelet, a small hoop earring and an orange garment over bare shoulders. He holds a rectangular framed object with dark contents, possibly a sacred book or slate, up close to his face and gazes down at it. A grey stone block and a red-orange wall form the blurred background.2016-08-09A young man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala. A white tilak and a dark bindi mark his forehead. He holds a small white-framed booklet or card open in both hands and reads from it intently with eyes lowered. Behind him, several people in orange and red robes sit with similar booklets; one holds a small notebook with a picture. Bracelets of red and beaded strands are visible on his wrists. Two other seated people in orange are partly visible at the left and right edges.2016-08-14August 09 20162016-08-09