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December 19 20102010-12-19November 02 20102010-11-02April AF 2012January 20 20132013-01-20October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21August 15 20172017-08-15Photograph of a man seated before an orange wall, speaking into a microphone held at lower right. He has short dark hair, a white ash line and a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a gold bead necklace with a white and red-bordered cloth draped over his bare shoulder. A red flower sits on a ledge behind him. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the candidate is only a speaker with ceremonial ornaments.2010-08-25Two shaved-headed young men sit before microphones on an orange-painted stage in front of an ornate gold carved throne back with red cushioning. The man on the left wears a white dhoti-style garment with a red-and-white striped border, a gold bead mala, a white tilak and a white arm marking, and sits with eyes closed in apparent chanting or recitation. The man on the right wears saffron-orange sannyasi robes, a gold bead mala, and a red bindi, looking to the side. Neither man is identified by appearance2010-11-01A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with red-striped border and a white upper cloth, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings. He holds a small glass lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. Behind him, another man in an orange-saffron robe and gold bead necklace sits near a microphone stand. Gold-ornamented panels and a red cloth are visible at the right edge, and a lit oil lamp sits at the bottom left.2010-10-19A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with thin red stripes sits bare-chested, wearing a long necklace of gold beads and a sacred thread, with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. He bends over a silver tray holding pink lotus flowers and small silver bowls, with his hands near the offerings. Beside him, a person in orange robes is partly visible at right, and a gilded carved panel and red cushion stand behind. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting.2010-10-30July 05 20172017-07-05