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A shaved-headed man in plain white robes sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rectangular wire-framed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold ring and a wristwatch. His mouth is slightly open as if chanting. Behind him is a pale floor and a red and orange striped curtain. A small badge reading Pada Puja is visible at the lower left edge. Identity uncertain from appearance; no candidate is confirmed.

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March 06 20142014-03-06Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man in thin wire-rimmed glasses and a plain white shirt, head bowed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Beside him, a person in white clothing wears a long strand of large gold beads. The background is a warm red-orange fabric.2010-09-03A close photo of a bald, bespectacled man in a white garment sitting with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. Another person's dark head is visible in the lower foreground, and white-clad seated people with bare feet appear behind him on an orange mat. The scene suggests a pada puja gathering.2010-07-27A photograph of two men seated on the floor in white ritual clothing, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The man in front is bald and wears wire-rimmed glasses and a plain white kurta. Behind him sits a younger man with a shaved head, glasses and a dark rudraksha mala over a white shirt. In the foreground are silver plates holding a red flower, a pink flower and a white offering, with a gold tray beneath them. A patterned sari or fabric edge appears at the left edge of the frame, and a red wall is visible in the background. No one in the scene wears saffron or ornate a person-style clothing, so no identity candidate is claimed.2010-09-03A photograph of devotees seated on striped red-and-blue mats in a white-walled hall during a satsang. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white kurta wears rudraksha mala and a red tilak, with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with hands raised in prayer, and another man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala sits to the right. A water bottle and a small booklet lie on the mat, and a green-and-grey cloth sits nearby. The page indicates a person session, but the foreground man shows no distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-13April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesJuly 29 20132013-07-29A close photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, seated with palms pressed together in namaskar at chest level. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle inscribed with text, a ring, thin rimless glasses and a red bindi with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and upper arms. A woman in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits partly visible at right, also with hands folded. Behind them is an orange wall with a red base, and a silver tray with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2010-09-25December 16 20132013-12-16September 10 20112011-09-10A shaved-headed man in rimless glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in a devotional ritual setting. He wears a white dhoti with red borders bared over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold-toned bangle and a silver ring, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. A silver plate with offerings is visible at the lower right, and a woman in white and orange is partly visible at the upper right. The setting resembles a paduka puja.2010-09-25January 22 20172017-01-22