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July 16 2017

A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands in the foreground holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand, his eyes lowered in concentration. He wears a red dot on his forehead, white sacred markings on his forehead and upper arm, multiple strands of rudraksha beads around his neck and a beaded wrist band. Behind him, several people in orange and white clothing, some with white headbands, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains.

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January 07th 2015

A shaved-headed man in orange and maroon robes stands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, with a white cloth beneath it, while a metal vessel rests in his other hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and white ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders, with a red bindi. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in orange robes and white forehead markings sit with hands folded, some with rudraksha malas, indoors on a wooden floor. A small framed image and colourful items sit at the lower left. The scene suggests an aarti or puja performed before a seated assembly.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in a bare-chested devotional posture, wearing a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a white-pale sacred ash marking across his forehead with a red dot at the centre. He touches the bridge of his nose with his right hand while his eyes look downward. Behind him, several other bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit or stand, and a man at the right in an orange garment holds a silver tray. Background figures are partly blurred. The setting appears to be a group ritual gathering on a patterned mat.

A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in an orange saffron robe with a red border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red-brown rudraksha bracelets, holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand while a small vessel rests in his left. He sits on a red mat among seated devotees in white ritual clothes with tilak markings, several with hands folded in anjali and rudraksha malas. Behind him, a man with palms pressed together and a bare-chested man in white are visible. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering with the lamp offering as the focus.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl sitting with eyes closed in a meditative posture. He wears a red bindi, white horizontal tilak stripes across the forehead and shoulders, long rudraksha mala beads and a pendant on a chain. Behind him, blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit in rows in a bright hall. The man's shaved head, plain ritual white and orange clothing and adornments do not establish an identity, so he is described only as a participant in orange robes.

April 24 2013

A photograph of a seated, shaved-headed man in saffron-orange draped robes and a long rudraksha mala, with rudraksha bracelets and a copper pendant, sitting cross-legged with hands in a meditative mudra on a colourful striped mat during a satsang-style gathering. Behind him, many men in white kurtas sit on the floor with tilak marks, some wearing name badges. A copper water vessel stands at the left edge and a bag lies nearby. The photographer's lighting is bright, and pale walls and a framed painting appear in the background.

April 14 2013

A 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.

A shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange monastic robes stands centrally, holding a small brass handbell in his right hand and a wooden-handled ceremonial fan or chamara-like implement in his left. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several dancers or devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and orange robes move with raised arms in an indoor hall with pale walls, framed devotional pictures and wall-mounted air conditioners.