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Photo of a young shaven-headed man in white ritual dress with a gold-bordered cream shawl, standing on a red carpet at a Kumbh Mela ceremony context. He wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace and red-and-white forehead markings with a red bindu, and smiles at the camera. Behind him, blurred gold ceremonial items and a seated figure suggest a ritual setting. A second person in white dhoti with gold border stands at left edge.

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A 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.2016-12-18September 21 20112011-09-21A shaved-headed young man in plain white ritual clothing sits cross-legged, looking off to the side with a serious expression. A rudraksha mala with brown beads hangs around his neck, and a dark vertical mark is applied to his forehead above white ash lines. An orange-red cloth with printed script rests across his lap. Behind him, blurred people in white and a colourful cloth-covered surface suggest a seated gathering.2017-08-03A seated man with long hair swept back wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-red rudraksha mala over his shoulder, eyes closed in meditation with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Surrounding him, several people in saffron and orange robes and red garments sit on a mat, some holding small oil lamps. Brass lamps and offerings lie on a low platform at right. Brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings suggest a puja. Seven or more physically visible people appear in the scene.2014-06-10September 28 20112011-09-28A close photo of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti with red-striped border, bare-chested and wearing a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash bands across his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He looks downward with eyes lowered during a ritual setting. Behind him at right, a woman with wavy light-brown hair and a white sari with green border and orange scarf holds pink flowers. A golden carved chair or throne is blurred at left against an orange wall.2010-10-30Four shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stand and kneel on a red carpet inside a large hall with bright ceiling lights. The man at front centre kneels with palms pressed in anjali, smiling, with white and red tilaks and white ash marks on his arms. Behind him a tall man in a gold-bordered white shawl wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant. At left a man in white holds a rudraksha mala, and at right a young man wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak. Behind them, golden palanquins and a gold umbrella stand among other figures in white.2016-04-22December 18 20162016-12-18A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sits with eyes closed and face lifted upward, wearing thin wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a red bead pendant. Behind him, red curtains and blurred figures in white and yellow-bordered cloth sit or stand in a satsang or meditation hall. A purple-clad child sits in the background, and a green-purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-09A young man seated on a golden ornate throne in a hall with a deep red curtain behind him. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and long gold ceremonial chains, and a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A woman in a green and white sari sits behind him, and a golden elephant-trunk shaped armrest stands at left. A person in dark blue clothing is partly visible at right. Appearance is not confident enough to establish a specific identity, so he is described by role only.2017-07-08September 30 20162016-09-30April 22 20162016-04-22