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A photo of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a beard, hands pressed together in namaskar near his face, praying at a small shrine. Rudraksha beads are visible on his wrist and neck. Beside him a framed painting shows a bearded sage with long hair seated in meditation posture against a dark background, labelled PATHANJALI SIDHAR. Below the frame sits a small copper altar with a lit oil lamp and white flower garlands, set against a pale stone wall with carved pilasters.

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A bare-shouldered man with a shaved-looking head and rudraksha malas on his wrist and chest sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, before a shrine niche in a cream stone wall. On the right, a framed painting shows a bearded ascetic seated in lotus posture with a rudraksha mala, labelled PATHANJALI SIDHAR. Below it, a copper-toned altar box is decorated with white flowers and a small oil lamp burns. The man's features are partly obscured and his appearance does not clearly show distinctive a person cues, so he is described only by role as a devotee at prayer.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A bare-shouldered man with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits in prayer with palms pressed together and head bowed, facing a small shrine. Behind him, a framed painting shows a bearded sage in meditation posture with a sacred thread, labelled Patanjali Siddhar, above a metal shrine box decorated with white flower garlands and a small oil lamp. The wall is pale carved stone.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-shouldered man in a stone temple praying with palms pressed together at a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala across his bare back and a dark cloth at the waist. Beside him a framed painting shows a seated, bearded ascetic with a rudraksha mala and a tiger skin, labelled PATHANJALI SIDDHA. Below it a small silver shrine holds white flowers and a lit oil lamp in a copper lamp holder. The stone wall has carved horizontal courses. The praying man's face is turned away and the scene shows no identifiable a person cues beyond a rudraksha mala and bare shoulders.2018-04-29A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a painted deity murti of Shiva in a niche. The murti has blue-grey skin, a dark topknot, a white and red tilak on the forehead and an orange garment. A rope garland with red and blue tassels hangs above the niche against pale stone walls, with a beaded curtain at right. The man's stance and posture suggest devotion, and the scene looks like a temple darshan.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple interior with pale stone walls and a dark beaded curtain on the right. A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks and rudraksha beads, hands folded in anjali, stands in front of a painted deity murti. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and a small heap of offering on it, looking toward the viewer. Behind them a carved statue with a tall topknot and white vertical tilaka marks is visible. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a shrine.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA person with long black dreadlocks, seen from behind and partly in the foreground, faces a small shrine niche in a pale yellow stone wall. Inside the niche, a framed painting shows a bearded, bare-chested sadhu seated in meditation pose before dark foliage, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a hand raised. Beside it, a smaller framed picture shows another bearded figure seated in meditation on a rock with rudraksha beads. Jasmine garlands hang over both frames, and fresh white flowers and a brass vessel rest on a ledge below.2018-04-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11716793