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A photograph of a shirtless man seated outdoors on red stone steps in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. He has a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, long matted hair, and wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas, a rudraksha bracelet, a small red-and-gold pendant, and a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth. Behind him, other figures in white dhotis sit on the steps, and a dark stone shivalinga sits in the foreground beside brass pots, pink flower petals and a smoking incense stick. The setting suggests an outdoor puja or aarti, and this man presents as a person by his rudraksha malas, ornate adornments and ritual setting.

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A photograph of a bare-chested man seated on red stone temple steps with eyes closed and hands joined at his chest. He wears a white dhoti, long multi-strand rudraksha malas, a red pendant, and a white horizontal tilak with a vertical mark on his forehead; white paste marks appear on his upper arms. Behind him are black stone pillars, brass pots and an oil lamp, with other white-clad people seated higher up. A red and gold flag stands in the right foreground.2017-07-17January 06 20172017-01-06July 23 20172017-07-23September 30 20162016-09-30January 01 20172017-01-01January 06 20172017-01-06A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a white floor in a hall, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, long rudraksha mala beads across his chest, a blue cord with a small pendant, a silver bracelet and rudraksha bracelets on his arms. His eyes are closed as he performs a mudra with his right hand, and small brass vessels and pink cloth lie on the floor before him. Behind him, other seated participants in white dhotis are blurred. The appearance is ambiguous and no printed name is visible, so no identity is asserted.2017-01-06September 13 20122012-09-13A photograph of a shaved-headed man in the foreground, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, seated among a row of other devotees in white dhotis and bare-chested. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and bead bracelets on his wrist, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead, nose and arms. Several other men sit blurred behind him, some in white and yellow cloth. The setting appears to be a prayer or puja gathering with a soft, out-of-focus background.2017-01-01December 19 20162016-12-19December 17 20162016-12-17November 13 20102010-11-13