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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sitting on a carved wooden throne-style seat at an outdoor ritual setting, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a ceremonial gold chain with a pendant and a red-and-white sacred marking on his forehead and arms. A silver lotus-shaped bowl sits before him on a stone platform. To the left, two attendants in white dhoti and shawl with white marks on their bodies sit or stand nearby, one wearing glasses. Green foliage and a red-and-white striped wall form the backdrop.

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A seated man in orange-saffron robes with his palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. He has a shaved head with white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and white stripes on his arms and chest. A gold bead necklace hangs on his chest and a gold bracelet is on his wrist. Before him is a silver bowl on a tray. Behind him is a carved wooden chair and a wall with red and white vertical stripes, with green plants at the side. The chair and clothing suggest a ritual setting, but no visible cue establishes that this man is a person, so his identity is uncertain.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05December 16 20102010-12-16November 05 20102010-11-05Outdoor ritual setting under a white canopy at a Chandi Homa. A shaved-headed man in orange saffron robes with a maroon border sits cross-legged in meditation, hands in a mudra on his lap, wearing a gold bead necklace, a red forehead mark and white urdhva tilaka lines. Beside him to the left, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and a seated man in orange with glasses is behind him. A brass oil lamp with yellow flowers stands in the background, a potted green plant sits in front, and a microphone and fan are visible on the right.2009-09-25October 26 20102010-10-26April 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesSeveral men sit in a devotional setting with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The foreground man is shaved-headed, wears a saffron-orange shawl over a bare upper body, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold bracelet, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala also prays with hands folded and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Blurred figures in white dhotis and orange garments sit behind them.2011-10-17October 26 20102010-10-26November 23 20102010-11-23A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead necklace sits on a carved wooden throne-chair, holding a silver aarti lamp with a tall flame in his right hand. White vibhuti markings are visible on his forehead, arms and chest. A silver bowl rests in front of him, and a second figure sits partly visible behind the throne against a red and white striped backdrop. The setting suggests an evening aarti at a temple. a person: the seated man has a shaved head and saffron robes with a gold necklace, consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-11-05