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A young man in white ritual dress with a bare right shoulder and a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl stands in a temple setting. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and orange-brown seed malas, a thin white sandal-paste tripundra on his forehead, and gold-band bracelets. He holds a small brass plate or dish in both hands and looks down at it attentively. Behind him a gold trishul stands against a red wall, and devotees sit in the background, including one in an orange garment at right. a person appearance cue is not clearly established here: the subject has shaved-looking hair pulled back with white tripundra and mala adornments but the features are uncertain, so the identity is unsure.

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A young man with a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in a temple courtyard, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a bare shoulder. He wears multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a small brown plate or vessel toward a woman in a red and blue patterned shawl and white blouse, who faces him from the right. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange sit, and a golden trident stands against a red wall. The scene suggests a ritual offering or prasad exchange.2016-08-13August 13 20162016-08-13Close-up photograph of a young man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a bare-chested ritual look with rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange beaded mala at the neck and a white cloth draped over the shoulder. He has white sacred ash marks across his forehead and is smiling with eyes lowered as he presses one hand to his cheek while holding a small wooden box or book in the other hand. The background shows a warm red wall and a blurred flame glow.2016-08-13August 12 20162016-08-12A seated man with closed eyes wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and white horizontal ash stripes across his forehead, chest and shoulders with a red dot between the brows. Behind him, several seated people in yellow, pink and striped shirts sit in a row, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or meditation gathering. The man's identity is not established from the image, and there is no legible caption naming him.2011-10-21A photograph of a young man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange garment with gold-bordered edging, layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned beaded necklace, and earrings. He holds a small rectangular card or photo in his right hand while looking down at it, wearing colourful wrist bands. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing and several children with white forehead markings sit in a temple hall with orange pillars and hanging ornaments. a person cues: long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha malas, shown while reading a card as a devotee-like participant.2016-08-04A young man stands bare-chested at a Shiva Deeksha initiation, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and white thread with a rudraksha bead around his neck. He looks down at a small palm-leaf style card with Sanskrit text held in his right hand. Behind him, shirtless and white-clad devotees and an older man in a blue top are seen out of focus at the Tiruvannamalai Adheenam setting.2018-01-13 +1 copiesA young man with swept-back dark hair sits outdoors reading from a small white palm-leaf or paper book held in his left hand. He wears a white garment with a gold border and a multi-strand necklace of rudraksha beads in brown and orange tones. A brass lamp stand with a golden stem stands beside him, and a wooden bench covered with rudraksha beads is behind him. Green foliage and a red wall are visible in the background. Another person in white clothing is partly visible behind him.2016-08-12A young man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala. A white tilak and a dark bindi mark his forehead. He holds a small white-framed booklet or card open in both hands and reads from it intently with eyes lowered. Behind him, several people in orange and red robes sit with similar booklets; one holds a small notebook with a picture. Bracelets of red and beaded strands are visible on his wrists. Two other seated people in orange are partly visible at the left and right edges.2016-08-14A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.2013-01-21Two shaved-headed young men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged reading from pink bound booklets, one reading aloud. Both wear dark rudraksha malas, rudraksha bracelets and white vertical tilak on the forehead. The man on the left has a small red dot on his brow and earrings; the man on the right has a small pendant on his mala. Brass lamp stands with lit wicks and white flowers stand behind them on a pink-walled background.2013-12-31 +2 copiesJanuary 18 20132013-01-18 +1 copies