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June 24 2013

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June 24 20132013-06-24Close-up photograph of a person's cupped hands holding a small gold-rimmed plate laid with an orange folded cloth. On the cloth sits a heap of dark brown rudraksha beads topped with a bright red flower bloom. The person wears an orange saffron garment. The background is blurred, showing only orange fabric and a corner of a lighter surface. Only the hands and a portion of clothing are visible, with no face shown.2013-06-24April 09 20132013-04-09Close-up photograph of a seated person's lap draped in orange-saffron cloth, with a hand holding a long rudraksha mala of large brown textured beads separated by small gold spacer beads. Only a hand and forearm are visible in red and orange clothing; the face is out of frame. A soft blurred background of orange and white tones. Partial bodies appear at the edges.2013-07-13Close-up photograph of a seated man in saffron orange robes holding a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads with silver spacers in his right hand. His left hand rests on his lap over orange cloth, and an orange cushion sits beside him. A person in white dhoti with a red border stands at the left edge. Only partial bodies are visible, with no face shown. The scene suggests japa or meditation practice.2010-07-11Close-up photograph of a seated person's hands working a dark rudraksha mala. The figure wears orange saffron cloth draped over the lap, and the bead string hangs from the hand in the centre. Beside the arm, a gold-embroidered orange textile with ornate golden patterns is visible. The frame is tightly cropped to the hands, beads and fabric, with no face shown and no visible setting beyond the cloth.2010-09-03Close-up photo of a seated person in saffron-orange robes holding a strand of brown rudraksha beads with the right hand, the beads draped over the left forearm. Ornate gold ceremonial ornaments rest on the lap beside the fabric. The background is dark and out of focus. A rudraksha mala and saffron robes suggest a sannyasi, but the face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain.2010-09-20Close-up photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes holding a dark rudraksha mala with one hand, fingers working the beads, while the other hand rests on the knee. Thick rudraksha beads hang across the chest. Golden ritual items, possibly a lamp or puja vessel, are partly visible at the lower centre. The face is not shown, so the appearance-based cues are limited to the robes and malas.2010-09-20Close-up photograph of a seated person in saffron-orange robes holding a strand of dark brown rudraksha beads in one hand, with the beads hanging across the lap. Gold ceremonial metalwork, possibly a ritual vessel or ornament, sits in the lower foreground beside the orange fabric. The background is softly blurred dark brown. Only a hand, forearm and lap are visible, so no face is shown. a person candidate cues are limited to the saffron robe and rudraksha mala; the visible portion does not establish identity.2010-09-20Close-up photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes holding a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads strung on silver wire. The hand is raised at chest level, fingers working the beads. Gilded ornate metal objects, possibly a golden staff or ritual implement, rest on the orange cloth in the lower frame. The background is dark and blurred. Only arms and hands are visible, with no face shown.2010-09-20Close-up photo of a seated person in saffron-orange robes, hands resting in a lap, holding a long mala of dark rudraksha beads with silver spacers. Only the torso, arms and hands are visible; the face is cropped out. A red cushion sits to the right and a plain beige wall forms the background. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner. Strongly suggests a meditation or discourse setting. The figure's role is a devotee or sannyasi holding a rudraksha mala, and the cropped view gives no distinctive appearance cues.2011-02-14 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's hand holding a rudraksha mala of large dark brown beads, with the thumb pressed against the beads in a counting gesture. The wrist and forearm are covered by orange-saffron fabric, and a red background fills the right side of the frame. The image is cropped tightly to the hand and beads, with no face visible.2006-05-26