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Three shaved-headed male devotees stand in water with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing forward. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas around their necks, with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and yellow-and-orange threads on their arms. Behind them hangs a red cloth canopy over a river or pool. The scene appears to be a ritual bathing or water ceremony. None of the visible men is identified as a person; they are shown as devotees in ritual attire.

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Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, faces lifted in devotion before a red draped canopy. Each wears a rudraksha mala, and their foreheads and arms are marked with white vibhuti or sandalwood paste. The man in the centre has a small red tilak and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Their attire and posture suggest a temple or ashram ritual; no identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2016-12-23Four shaven-headed men stand chest-deep in water at night, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold borders, palms pressed together in anjali. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests, and one wears a red-brown band on his upper arm. Behind them a red draped platform stands over the water, and a crowd in white clothes sits in tiered rows lit by lamps and red banners beyond a railing. The scene reads as a water ritual at a temple tank or river ghat.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of shaven-headed men in bare-chested sannyasi dress at a ritual gathering. Three men stand close together with white ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the right, smiling, holds a handful of yellow turmeric-like powder, and the men on the left and centre also hold yellow powder in their hands. Behind them, a tented hall with white drapes, hanging lamps and other devotees in orange and maroon robes suggests a puja setting.2016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23Three seated men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Each has white vibhuti or tilak markings on the forehead and arms, with white painted lines on the upper arm of the man on the left. The man in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and his shawl has gold borders. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white garment and a gold bangle. A partly visible fourth person stands at the far left edge. The setting is a plain white-walled room with a light-coloured floor.2011-10-13January 04 20172017-01-04 +1 copiesAugust 13 20112011-08-13April 22 20162016-04-22December 23 20162016-12-23Three men seated in a hall with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. The nearest, on the right, is an older bald man with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti. The middle young man has long dark hair tied back, a tilak, rudraksha malas and a white upper cloth. The left young man also wears rudraksha malas and white markings on his shoulders. Behind them, others in orange and white clothing sit in the blurred background of a satsang or darshan gathering. No candidate for the a person figure is clearly distinguishable by the cues required.2017-08-03