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October 24 2013

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October 24 20132013-10-24April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesFebruary 04 20132013-02-04January 28 20132013-01-28October 06 20142014-10-06A shaved-headed man in an orange-red monastic robe with a gold-edged border sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands raised palms-out in a chanting or blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. A printed sheet rests on his lap. Around him, boys and men with white forehead markings and orange or dark clothing are seated in a satsang or ritual assembly, some also with hands raised. The setting is a crowded hall with a blurred background of devotees. The man's appearance is a shaved-head monastic in saffron robes with rudraksha, but no distinctive a person cues such as long hair or crown are visible, so identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a monastic priest.2013-03-03Photograph of a bald, shirtless-to-saffron-robed monk seated with palms pressed together in prayer at his face, eyes closed. He wears a white sandalwood forehead mark, a long rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and wristwatch, and an orange-red garment with a gold border. Before him sit an oil lamp, a small brass plate with a cup and an offering on an orange cloth, and loose papers on his lap. Surrounding him, seated devotees and young boys in dark clothes with white headbands also fold their hands, and another monk in saffron sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering. A purple bird logo appears at upper left and a copyright credit at lower right.2013-03-03A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged with eyes lowered in meditation, wearing saffron-orange robes, a thick orange-beaded garland and multiple rudraksha malas. He has three horizontal white vibhuti bands and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and rudraksha bands on his upper arms. His hands are joined in his lap before a copper vessel and brass items with flower petals on a ritual table. Other figures are blurred in the background.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and long rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together at his chest, eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. He has white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, white paint on his arms, a gold bangle and wristwatch. Around him, several seated men and women in white clothes, some with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sit on a carpeted floor in a hall. A small bottle and green-and-gold items lie at the lower right.2013-10-03A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and chest, gold cobra-shaped armlets, a red bindi and white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him, rows of devotees in white clothes sit on red mats in a hall, several also meditating with eyes closed, one wearing a rudraksha mala and white tripundra ash. Brass ritual vessels and a small book lie in front of the central figure. a person: the central man wears saffron robes, layered rudraksha malas and gold snake armlets, consistent with the page's attribution of this satsang.2013-05-11 +1 copiesOctober 13 20142014-10-13October 31 20132013-10-31