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A photo of a bearded man with long dreadlocks and a vertical white-and-red forehead mark, wearing a rust-brown cloth wrap over bare shoulders, sitting on a low wooden stool with his right hand raised to his cheek and eyes closed. Beside him sits a bare-chested young man with a beard and a sacred thread, and at left a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha malas sit in a crowd, and a stone pillar marked VC 10 stands nearby. A water bottle sits in the foreground. a person: the seated dreadlocked man in the rust-brown wrap is a candidate, with distinctive long dreadlocks and a forehead mark, but the page's claim cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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November 09 20162016-11-09A reclining man in a rust-red shawl rests his cheek on his hand, eyes closed, on a wooden chair draped with a red cloth. He has long dark dreadlocks, a red bindi and white sacred marks on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread sits on the floor. Behind them, people in orange and saffron garments stand near a carved stone pillar marked VC 10.2016-11-09A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange cloth reclining on a wooden chair with a pink cushion, eyes closed, chin resting on his hand. He wears a white tilak on his forehead with a red dot and a red thread bracelet, and his bare right foot rests on the chair. Beside him a shirtless young man in white dhoti with a sacred thread sits on the floor. Behind them, standing figures in orange robes and rudraksha malas, and a carved stone pillar marked VC 10 with red dots.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11A photo of a courtyard ritual. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red-orange shawl over his shoulders sits behind a large engraved copper vessel, with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he rests his arm on its rim. Beside him a bare-chested young man in white dhoti with an Om tattoo sits on the ground. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron stand watching, and a camera operator's lens intrudes at the left edge. A carved stone pillar and a stone slab stand nearby, with a red-walled background and a stack of stones at right.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA man with long dark dreadlocks and a full black beard sits on a stone step with eyes closed and head resting on his right hand, in a meditative pose. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned cloth wrapped over his body with a gold-bordered edge, a red tilak mark and white vertical lines on his forehead, and a white glove on his left hand. A folded red cloth lies on a small wooden stool beside him, with a stone pillar carved with red dots and a red-walled background containing a tree and clay pots. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in meditation with saffron clothing and dreadlocks.2016-11-09November 09 20162016-11-09Outdoor courtyard scene with a seated man in rust-red robes and a red-orange shawl, with long dreadlock-style hair, bare feet and a vertical tilak on his forehead, sitting on a low wooden stool with his feet placed in a shallow brass bowl of red kumkum powder. He holds a small stylus or brush. Around him, shirtless men in white dhotis with ash and sandalwood markings sit on the stone floor, one with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, while women in orange saffron garments with rudraksha malas sit at right. A metal refrigerator-like cabinet, a standing fan, a pink water bottle and a small table with papers and cups form the background. The scene suggests a foot-anointing ritual (padapuja) with kumkum.2016-11-09November 11 20162016-11-11A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red-brown ochre robe, seated beside a large engraved copper vessel, his hands resting on its rim and his eyes lowered with a faint smile. A red bindi and white markings are on his forehead. Beside him a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread and an Om tattoo on his chest looks on with wide eyes. Behind them a stone pillar and a figure in orange robes stand in a temple-like setting.2016-11-11