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A young man in white ritual dress sits with eyes lowered, holding a small bundle of green grass or kusha between his fingers. He wears a cream and gold patterned turban, a red bindi and yellow tilak on his forehead, a silver hoop earring, and multiple strands of rudraksha beads across his chest and on his arms and wrists. A white dhoti-style cloth is draped over one shoulder with a gold border, and white markings are painted on his upper arms. The background is dark.

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A young man in a white dhoti-style wrap and a golden-yellow patterned turban performs a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together before his chest, eyes lowered. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bead bracelets on his wrists and upper arm, and a rudraksha mala necklace. White ash stripes mark his shoulders and arms. Yellow marigold flowers and a silver vessel sit at the lower edge against a dark background.2013-10-16A shaved-headed young man wearing thin-rimmed glasses sits and speaks while making a hand gesture. He wears white ritual cloth with red-bordered edges draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a matching rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, plus a gold bangle. White sacred markings are visible on his forehead and upper arm. Behind him are orange cloth and a brown floor, consistent with a padapuja or ritual setting. He appears to be a priest or devotee; no appearance-based a person candidate is present.2010-10-02A photograph of a shaved-headed young man seated outdoors during a padapuja-style ritual. He wears clear-rimmed glasses, white vertical tripundra-style marks on his forehead and upper arm, a white dhoti-style cloth with red-bordered edges draped over his shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala with a matching wrist mala. He holds a silver plate with red flowers in both hands and looks downward with eyes closed. A silver vessel rests in the lower right foreground and a sliver of a person in yellow appears at the right edge. The clothing is white with red borders and the flowers are red.2010-10-02April 13 20122012-04-13A homa ritual photographed at night against a dark background, with smoke rising in the lower left. In the foreground a young priest in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pale yellow patterned turban, marked with a red forehead dot, wears a rudraksha mala and rudraksha armbands and holds a small offering tray with dried grass and a folded leaf over the fire. Behind him a second priest in an orange-saffron cloth, with a shaved head, white marks and rudraksha beads, sits with his hand raised to his chin. A brass vessel and a yellow flower sit at the lower edge beside a pale wooden log.2013-10-15A seated man wearing a white turban and white cloth with gold-bordered edges sits on a white surface before a red backdrop with yellow and pink flowers at the edge. He wears multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads, a gold pendant, a gold chain and a gold bracelet, and has a red mark on his forehead. His hands are clasped in his lap.2005-07-13August 29 20142014-08-29Close photo of a man in a white turban with a gold border and a white cloth with gold-bordered shawl draped over the shoulder, wearing a long strand of brown rudraksha beads with a red mark on the forehead. His long dark hair falls over his shoulder and he looks downward. A potted plant and a dark wooden shelf appear in the background.2004-08-24A close photo of a shaved-headed young man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders, seated with eyes lowered and holding a silver plate with red flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet and gold bangle, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arm. Thin rimmed glasses are on his face. A woman in a yellow blouse and green-bordered sari is partially visible at the right edge. The setting is a hard floor near an orange-red wall, consistent with a padapuja offering.2010-10-02A shaved-headed young man sits in a white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet and gold bangle on his wrist. He has white tripundra marks on his forehead and upper arm and holds a silver plate with red flowers and grass, eyes lowered. A partially visible person in yellow clothing stands at the right edge. Ground is dark with a yellow mat at left.2010-10-02A young shirtless man sits cross-legged on a white cloth, eyes lowered, performing a ritual. He wears a white dhoti, a thick gold bead necklace with a gold ornament, a small rudraksha-style pendant, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and shoulders. He holds a bunch of grass or kusha in one hand and a yellow flower in the other. A brass oil lamp burns in the foreground, with a brass vessel at the left edge. Red pillars and a red building appear behind him, with a gold-coloured table at right.2016-09-04October 03 20102010-10-03