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A close photograph of a young bare-chested man with short hair and a light beard, wearing a red bindi and white sacred marks on his forehead, smiling while raising his right hand in a mudra with turmeric-stained palm. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a pendant, bracelets, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a child with a red bindi in an orange shawl sits beside yellow and maroon drapery and glass vessels.

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January 01 20192019-01-01A shaved-headed man stands bare-chested in the foreground at a gathering, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange sacred cord across his chest, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a small pendant at his neck. Behind him, several people sit close together, including a younger boy with white and red ash markings and a woman with a red bindi and dark hair. Some attendees wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha beads, and a shelf of framed photos is visible in the background. The man shows no clear cues of the a person presentation and is described only by role.2016-12-18Close photo of a bare-chested man in orange cloth sitting in a ritual setting, both palms raised and smeared with yellow turmeric paste. He wears a rudraksha mala, a red pendant, a white and red forehead marking, and glasses, and smiles toward the camera. Beside him, another man in orange cloth with white and yellow markings sits at left, and a yellow fabric hangs in the background.2019-01-01A smiling man with slicked-back hair, wire-rimmed glasses, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark on his forehead sits with both palms raised toward the camera. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, plus gold bangles and a black wristwatch. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth with a white forehead mark sits in front of a yellow draped backdrop. Identity is not established from the face; the figure is described by role and attire only.2019-01-01July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30May 18 20192019-05-18A photograph of a shaved-headed young boy in an orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloth, with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti band with a red dot on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised with fingers spread, as if in chanting or prayer. Behind him, several other young boys in maroon cloths and white forehead bands sit and chant or gesture similarly, one with hands folded at the right. The setting appears to be a group ritual or satsang with boys in ashram-style attire.2013-04-06 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange sash, with rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, seated on a white cloth during a ritual. He has white tripundra markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and holds a brass oil lamp on a tray in one hand while a small brass bell is in the other. Behind him, another man in white clothing sits, and orange and red cloths and mats lie on the floor.2014-07-24July 22 20132013-07-22