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A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands against a warm ochre stone wall, both hands raised in front of his chest in a gesture of blessing or mudra. He wears layered beaded rudraksha-style mala necklaces, a pendant medallion, a yellow-green cloth bracelet and a sacred thread across his shoulder.

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December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesA bearded, bare-chested man with light-brown hair stands before a rough sandstone wall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in a smile. His face and shoulders are smeared with white ash and he wears a dark red-brown tilak on his forehead. A rudraksha bead on a grey cord and a long black rudraksha mala hang on his chest, and an orange cloth wraps his waist. Partial figures are visible at the left and right edges.2018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with closed eyes and greyish hair stands with a hand pressed to his forehead, a ritual blessing or initiation gesture. He wears a pink cord with a rudraksha bead and an orange pendant; white ash marks his forehead and chest. Behind him stands another person and a blurred figure in orange robes on the right. Attribution to a person is not visually established.2016-01-02 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28A bare-chested man with a shaved head sits with both palms raised outward while another person's hand, with gold-rimmed fingernails and wearing a red-and-wooden rudraksha bracelet, presses a fingertip to his forehead. The man's forehead and right temple are smeared with white paste, and a red mark is visible at the brow centre. He wears a white sacred thread and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind him are a teal cloth, a gold-and-yellow draped fabric and a blurred golden deity murti. No distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron robes or a crown are visible, so the identity is uncertain.2017-09-27July 16 20122012-07-16A smiling shirtless man stands at the edge of water with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a namaste greeting. He has white markings on his forehead and face and wears a thin cord with a rudraksha bead and a small pendant around his neck, plus a gold bracelet on one wrist and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist. Behind him, a second person in orange robes stands on a concrete step beside a metal grate and a flowing water surface.2018-12-22A bald, bare-chested man with a white sacred thread (yajnopavita) across his chest stands during a ritual while a person in a rust-coloured garment applies a mark to his forehead with fingers. He wears several layers of brown rudraksha mala beads and a pendant on a chain. His palms are raised beside him, and yellow flowers are visible at the lower edge. Another person's bangled wrist, wearing rudraksha bracelets, is in the foreground. a person identity is not established from appearance alone, so no probable label is applied.2017-09-27Outdoor photo of a crowd of male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis, many bare-chested, gathered on stone steps beside a tall ochre wall with a small brass lamp stand at left. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and white paste smeared across his face and upper body wears a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread over his shoulder, holding his hands together near his chest. Others behind him stand or sit on the steps, some with towels and clothes draped on the railings. Clear blue sky above.2018-12-22