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Photograph of a seated puja or prayer scene outdoors beside a red-painted building. In the centre, a young man with a tall topknot, white forehead and body markings, and a long rudraksha mala with a large ornate gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing an orange cloth. To his right, another young man with a braided topknot, white markings on arms and chest, beaded bracelets and a white dhoti sits in the same prayer posture. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes holds a rudraksha mala. A basket of flower petals, a glass vessel and a coconut lie in the foreground. Other figures in orange are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the required cues.

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A photograph of an outdoor meditation setting with palm trees and frangipani shrubs. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange saffron wrap, orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl sits on the ground with eyes closed. Two more men in white are partly visible near an orange-painted structure and metal railing at left. A small brass vessel sits on the ground at lower left, and a few embers or ash lie on the sandy ground.2010-09-13November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01October 07 20112011-10-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden stand, eyes open and looking to the side with hands folded in his lap. Behind him a large black Nandi statue wears a garland of yellow and magenta flowers and a beaded necklace, resting on an orange pedestal. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge beside a shallow earthen ring filled with ash-grey material, and a woven mat lies in the foreground. Palm trees and an orange-painted wall stand in the background, with one standing person in pale clothes visible at a distance. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron garments and a rudraksha mala, seated in a meditative posture.2011-02-25Outdoor photo of a yoga-style ritual at a palm-lined ashram. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark, a red-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits on a folded mat on a seat with hands in anjali mudra, eyes closed, a brass pot beside him on a rangoli-decorated platform with ash-covered ground. Behind him a younger man in orange robes kneels in prayer, with a bamboo fence, blue tarpaulin and a white building in the background. Probable Swamiji seated in prayer, with the presentation cues of long swept-back hair, red-orange robes and rudraksha mala.2010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10February 20 20112011-02-20 +2 copiesTwo young shirtless priests in orange dhotis sit on a colourful striped cloth outdoors, performing a ritual over a low white table. The priest on the left, with long hair and white ash markings on his arms, pours from a small vessel. The priest in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown bangles and holds a ladle. Behind them, a seated figure in a red-brown robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. Silver plates, bowls, a brass kalasha-style pot, marigolds, a small cup and a folded blue cloth hold offerings. Green metal gate and brick wall in background.2016-09-15Photograph of a group of young devotees in saffron-orange cloths wrapped over their shoulders and waists, several with white stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. In the foreground a girl with long dark hair and a red pendant holds yellow prasad or offering mixture in both hands, while others around her hold up similar yellow offerings. Behind them a bare-chested young man with long hair and white forehead markings stands among the group, and a blurred yellow-walled building appears in the background.2017-07-03July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group of young men and women in saffron-orange ritual wraps, many bare-chested with white ash markings on their arms and foreheads, standing in a hall. Several hold cupped handfuls of yellow prasad and bring them to their mouths. The central man wears wooden rudraksha beads and a bracelet of beads, and his hair is tied up in a loose knot; the people around him have long, flowing dreadlocked hair. Behind them a gold-toned decorated wall and a blurred pale background suggest a temple or ashram setting.2017-07-03