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A young man stands bare-chested at a Shiva Deeksha initiation, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and white thread with a rudraksha bead around his neck. He looks down at a small palm-leaf style card with Sanskrit text held in his right hand. Behind him, shirtless and white-clad devotees and an older man in a blue top are seen out of focus at the Tiruvannamalai Adheenam setting.

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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.2016-08-13A seated man with closed eyes wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and white horizontal ash stripes across his forehead, chest and shoulders with a red dot between the brows. Behind him, several seated people in yellow, pink and striped shirts sit in a row, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or meditation gathering. The man's identity is not established from the image, and there is no legible caption naming him.2011-10-21February 08 20162016-02-08April 08 20172017-04-08A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested in the foreground at a gathering, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange sacred cord across his chest, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a small pendant at his neck. Behind him, several people sit close together, including a younger boy with white and red ash markings and a woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Some attendees wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha beads, and a shelf of framed photos is visible in the background. The man shows no clear cues of the a person presentation and is described only by role.2016-12-18January 12 20172017-01-12April 06 20132013-04-06 +2 copiesA close photograph of a young man seated in a meditation hall, eyes closed and right hand raised to his nose in a breathing gesture, as in nasal breath practice. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in red, wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and a silver bracelet on his wrist, and has a red bindi on his brow. Out-of-focus figures in white clothes sit behind him, one also with a hand near the face, and a blurred pillar and room are visible.2011-02-20Close photo of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta seated in front of a standing man in an orange shirt. The seated man wears a red shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala with a small golden pendant, a silver bracelet and a broad white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He has his eyes closed, is chanting, and holds a small brass spoon in his right hand. The standing man in the background is also visible.2012-09-12January 12 20172017-01-12A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.2013-01-21October 10 20102010-10-10