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A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in profile with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes and a dark rudraksha mala at the neck. White horizontal ash marks (vibhuti) are painted on his forehead and upper arm. Beside him at left, another seated person in white with a gold-bordered cloth also sits in stillness. A blurred figure with white forehead marks appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be a group sitting session in an ashram hall.

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Men in white dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged in meditation on a light floor, eyes closed. The central man has a shaved head, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and upper arms, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and hands resting in a mudra. Other seated men in white, one with white forehead marks, are beside him, and blurred spectators in colourful clothes sit behind. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.2011-10-13A close photograph of a young shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon border and a heavy multi-bead gold necklace of ornate gold beads. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him, orange cloth and a brass lamp or puja vessel are visible, and another person's shaved head appears at the lower right edge.2010-09-08A close photograph of a shaven-headed young man in white ritual clothing seated with eyes closed, chanting or in devotional recitation. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, a dark beaded mala around his neck, and a white upper cloth with red border. Another person in white sits partly visible behind him, and a pale floor and white backdrop fill the background.2011-01-17A photograph of several shaved-headed men seated side by side in meditation, eyes closed, in a row facing left. They wear white dhoti-style cloths draped over the shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or ash marks on their foreheads and arms. One man in front has a red undergarment visible beneath his white cloth. Their hands are resting in meditative mudra on their laps, and the background is softly blurred with other seated people and a pale wall.2011-01-29A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress with a maroon-bordered dhoti or shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. He wears a long necklace of large gold beads and a gold bangle, and has white and red marks on his forehead. Behind him, several other people in white clothing sit on a white floor, one wearing a purple top at the left edge. A small black bag and a white object lie on the floor at the bottom left.2010-08-26Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a maroon border, bare-chested and wearing a long necklace of large gold beads with dark bands. He has white horizontal forehead markings and a small red dot, and looks downward. A bald older man in white cloth sits at the right edge, and brass vessels and a red cloth are visible in the background. The man's role appears to be a priest or devotee at a ceremony; no appearance-based a person cues are clearly present.2010-09-08A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged with eyes lowered, wearing white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, a white vertical tilak on the forehead and a dark beaded mala around the neck. Behind him, other seated people in white garments are partly visible, and an orange-cloth altar with offerings sits on the floor in the background. The man's clothing is ordinary white ritual dress with no crown, saffron robe or distinctive adornments, so no a person candidate is established from appearance.2011-11-07A photograph of a young man seated in a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border draped over bare shoulders and a heavy ornate gold bead necklace with dark bands. He has white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and a small red mark between the brows. Beside him at left is a person in a yellow garment, and at right in the foreground a shaven-headed man in white clothing is partly visible. Behind them, brass ritual vessels and a red cloth are visible.2010-09-08October 03 20102010-10-03September 21 20112011-09-21Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30Several men sit close together in white ritual dress with reddish-maroon borders, bodies and arms marked with white ash lines. In the foreground two men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas press their palms together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Beside them a man with short dark hair and a gold bangle also holds his hands folded with eyes closed. Behind them another seated man in white is partly visible, and a blurred bald figure in orange appears at the lower right corner. Warm light glows at the left edge.2011-10-02