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October 11 20112011-10-11A young boy with short dark hair stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He is bare-chested except for a white shawl with gold borders draped over his shoulders, and wears rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on both wrists. A white vibhuti line and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him, a blurred figure in white stands near a parked vehicle, and a gold and red ceremonial object appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be an outdoor ashram or temple gathering.2013-02-26A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold border stands with palms pressed together in anjali before a microphone. He wears white tripundra marks on his forehead, rudraksha malas around his neck, and a gold bangle on his wrist, and his eyes are lowered. Blurred red and blue fabric and an orange building wall fill the background.October 15 20112011-10-15A man stands in profile outdoors before a blurred backdrop of large tree trunks, with pinkish architecture faintly visible at right. He wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha-style beaded mala of orange and green beads with a gold ornament. He has a white sacred ash line and a red dot on his forehead, hair tied back, and his palms are pressed together at chest level in anjali mudra while he gazes upward. No visible identity cues beyond ordinary ritual attire, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a shaved-headed man with eyes closed in meditative stillness, against a blurred green foliage background with pale flowers. He wears white ritual cloth with a red border draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and shoulder, and a red kumkum dot on his brow. The clothing and shaved head do not show distinctive a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-14A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small brass plate with a red-tied bundle of offerings in both hands. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a round pendant, a gold bangle, and a red bindi. Behind him, young boys in maroon and gold-bordered garments sit in a ritual gathering. On the lower left, an oil lamp and a small metal deity murti sit on a brass tray.2013-01-21A man with shoulder-length black hair stands outdoors in front of blurred green trees, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, an orange-red rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck, gold and beaded bracelets on his wrist, a gold ring, and a rust-red cloth draped over his bare shoulder. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown in prayerful pose.2013-03-13Devotees seated in a hall during prayer. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits with eyes closed and hands held in a mudra, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders. Beside him, another man in a white dhoti with gold trim presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, a row of seated men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in western clothing listen in a satsang-style gathering, with a metal stand and chain at left.2012-10-09A photograph of a man standing outdoors among trees with eyes closed in a calm, meditative pose. He wears a white dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, with a golden-yellow border, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and gold pendants, rudraksha bracelets on the upper arms, and a tilak mark on his forehead. His hair is swept back into a knot. Behind him on the right, a blurred figure in orange-red clothing stands in the background, and a dirt path and a building are visible through the blurred greenery.2012-04-15October 14 20112011-10-14September 21 20112011-09-21