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A bare-chested man with short dark hair, round-framed glasses and a trimmed moustache and beard sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in a devotional setting. He wears a red and dark rudraksha mala, a chain necklace with a small dark pendant, a black wristwatch, a gold bangle and a gold ring, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and purple beads holds her hands in prayer. Blurred dark stone structures and red and orange decorations fill the background. No identifiable a person features are clearly established, so the identity is uncertain.

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A group of devotees sits in prayer during a ritual gathering, with palms pressed together at the chest. The foreground man has curly dark hair, a beard, red-framed glasses, a red rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, shirtless. Beside him a man with a shaved head holds his hands together, and others in white dhotis with bare torsos are seen in soft focus, with small oil lamps glowing in the background on pastel-coloured mats.2017-01-03 +3 copiesClose-up photograph of a bearded man with short dark hair and black-framed glasses, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala with red spacers, plus a silver pendant on a chain. The blurred background shows other people in a hall.2016-12-22Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man seated with eyes closed in meditation during a group session. He wears thin metal-framed glasses, a red bindi, white ash markings on his forehead and shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread. Behind him, other seated participants in white sacred threads and white-marked skin meditate in a blurred hall. On the left, a man with hands folded in prayer gesture. The scene suggests a Shaktipada meditation session.2017-02-26December 07 20162016-12-07December 22 20162016-12-22Devotees sit in rows with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a seated gathering in a hall with cream walls and blurred background figures. In the foreground on the right, a bearded man with curly dark hair and glasses, bare-chested, wears a red rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, eyes closed in prayer. Beside him a shaven-headed man, also bare-chested with a pendant, prays with hands folded. Further left, men in white dhoti-style cloth with bare upper bodies sit in prayer, and a figure with long hair tied back appears at the left edge. Flower petals and small lamps are visible on the floor mats. No one wears saffron robes or a crown, so no candidate is identifiable as a person.2017-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA seated ritual scene in a warmly lit hall with an orange floor covering. A bespectacled man with short hair and a red bindi wears a white dhoti and shawl edged in gold, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a steel wristwatch. He holds a small silver lamp in one open palm while looking down, a devotee-style presence at a puja. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border has a white forehead mark, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. Another white-clad figure sits at the edge. In front, a silver tray holds offerings, and a small lit oil lamp glows on the right, with incense smoke drifting through the air.2010-11-15January 12 20172017-01-12A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a polished floor in front of a small oil lamp and incense sticks, holding his hands together in his lap. He wears a white dhoti, a long rust-red rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a silver pendant necklace, and bangles on one wrist. Behind him, several young people in orange and saffron cloth sit in rows, some with white and red markings on their faces and bodies, in a room with pale walls and framed pictures. A cloth bag and a metal bowl sit near the lamp.2016-08-24A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged in a ritual gathering, holding a small gold handbell in his right hand and raising his left hand. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red pouch, a gold pendant, and a round gold-framed medallion with a portrait on his chest, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and clear-framed glasses. Around him, several shirtless men with white forehead marks sit in a hall, one in orange cloth at the left and another holding an incense stick at the right, with a brass puja implement in the foreground.2016-08-24