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Close photo of two men in white ritual clothing seated face to face indoors. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Facing him, a smiling grey-haired man with eyes closed wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, a bare upper torso, a long rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with white sacred ash and a dark vertical mark on his forehead. Bright white and pink background, out of focus.

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August 03 20172017-08-03July 28 20172017-07-28Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered orange-yellow edge, wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala and white sandalwood tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He sits leaning forward, turned to his left, mouth slightly open as if speaking. Blurred figures in the background include a child and seated devotees in white and red clothing, against a pale draped cloth wall.2011-02-20A smiling man sits cross-legged among a seated crowd in a large hall, wearing a bare-chested white dhoti with yellow borders and a mala of rudraksha beads with silver spacers. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a small badge reading Shaktipada pinned to his dhoti. Around him, other seated devotees in white and pale clothing fill the floor, and a striped mat lies beneath. A pendant with a portrait hangs on a chain at his neck. a person candidate not established by visible cues here.2017-07-08October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bare-chested man seated cross-legged on the floor in white dhoti with gold borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold chains, with a small red pendant, sindoor-style mark on forehead, and a red thread on his wrist. He holds his hands together at chest level, speaking to an audience. In the foreground are brass oil lamps with a lit flame, a brass kalasha-style vessel and flower offerings. Behind him a bare-chested older man in glasses and rudraksha mala sits, and blurred figures and a colourful cloth stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate is a person by cues of a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, though the attribution is uncertain.2018-03-06July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of two seated men in a large hall with wooden pillars and blurred seated devotees behind them. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, rudraksha mala beads, a red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his temple. He holds an open booklet and speaks toward the man on the right, who is bare-chested in a gold-bordered white shawl with a rudraksha mala and grey hair. A tripod and microphone stand are visible, plus a red bag and water bottle on the floor. Left figure is a priest or devotee in ceremonial dress; appearance does not establish a specific identity.2017-07-28A photograph of a grey-haired man with short tousled hair, bare-chested and wearing a white shawl over one shoulder, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. His right hand is raised in front of him and another person's hand presses on his forehead, which bears a white ash line. Blurred figures in red and white stand in the background of a warmly lit hall. Visible text in the corner reads a and a source credit to , which is excluded from the text list. a person cues: bare-chested with rudraksha mala and ornate pendant necklace, receiving a forehead blessing during a ritual2017-07-30September 18 20162016-09-18 +1 copiesA smiling man with short swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged among a seated crowd. He wears a white dhoti with yellow borders, a bare upper body, and multiple rudraksha malas with a pendant around his neck. A badge on his chest reads shaktipada. Behind him sit other devotees, one in a white garment with a red thread, and a rainbow-striped mat lies beneath him. The setting appears to be a satsang or meditation gathering. The man is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so the role is described as a devotee.2017-07-08January 17 20132013-01-17