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October 18 2010

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A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a microphone stand, eyes lowered, hands resting in his lap. He wears a thick gold bead necklace with a pendant and a red bindi with white and red forehead markings. In the foreground, a blurred woman with light brown hair wears orange, and a blurred bald man in white marks sits at the right edge. Behind them hang dark red drapes beside a pale wall and a yellow pole.2010-10-18A close photograph of a shaven-headed man with eyes closed, speaking or chanting, wearing a saffron-orange sannyasi garment draped over one shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala beneath it. He has white horizontal sacred ash bands on his forehead and a red bindi dot. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothing with a gold chain stands, and another figure in orange is partly visible at the left edge, beside a golden ornamental pillar on the right. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or ceremony. a person: the man's appearance includes saffron robes, ornate gold beads and a rudraksha mala, but the shaved head and forehead markings are also consistent with a priest, so the identity remains uncertain.2010-10-26A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and draped shawl sits cross-legged before a silver microphone on a stand, eyes closed and speaking. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beads with a small framed portrait pendant, a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a red mark above the brow, and his head is closely shaved. Behind him hangs deep maroon drapery. In the foreground, a blurred woman in orange clothing and other audience heads are visible at the edges, with white papers on the floor before him.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange monastic cloth, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands, with white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms and a red bindi between his brows. He looks to the side with his arm extended. Behind him, other shaven-headed devotees in orange robes sit in a hall with red curtains and a white wall. The setting suggests an ashram satsang or ritual gathering. Appearance does not clearly establish whether he is a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-06-19April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl sitting with eyes closed in a meditative posture. He wears a red bindi, white horizontal tilak stripes across the forehead and shoulders, long rudraksha mala beads and a pendant on a chain. Behind him, blurred figures in white and orange clothing sit in rows in a bright hall. The man's shaved head, plain ritual white and orange clothing and adornments do not establish an identity, so he is described only as a participant in orange robes.2017-03-01A close photo of a shaved-headed man in a plain white dhoti with red-striped border, bare-chested and wearing a long gold bead necklace, with white sacred ash bands across his forehead and a red dot at the centre. He looks downward with eyes lowered during a ritual setting. Behind him at right, a woman with wavy light-brown hair and a white sari with green border and orange scarf holds pink flowers. A golden carved chair or throne is blurred at left against an orange wall.2010-10-30December 16 20102010-12-16A young man with a shaved head and white urdhva pundra forehead markings sits and speaks into a black handheld microphone with a teal band during a seated gathering in an orange-draped hall. He wears rust-orange robes, a long braided ponytail, a small gold earring and a bead mala, while white markings also appear on his shoulders and upper arms. Blurred figures in orange robes sit behind him, and a second person in orange is partly visible at the right edge.2013-07-14October 26 20102010-10-26July 14 20132013-07-14November 02 20102010-11-02