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October 28 2013

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Close-up photograph of a navy blue cloth-bound book with gold filigree border and gold tassel cord resting on a brown plush cloth. A hand with bare fingers rests on its cover at left, beside a hanging strand of rudraksha beads. In the blurred background at right, a figure in a dark red-brown robe with long hair sits, out of focus, with no clear identifiable features. Warm golden background tones.2014-03-24Close view of a hand holding a pen over an open book with a black-and-white portrait photo of a young woman on its cover page, which has Tamil script in a dark header band. The book rests on a red cloth, and a stack of blue-covered books sits at the right edge. A second hand holds the page edge at top right, and an orange garment appears at the lower left. Only hands and the book are visible; no full face is shown.2009-02-28April 04 20162016-04-04 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13May 07 20162016-05-07A photograph of a crowd outdoors in front of green bamboo and a red building wall. In the foreground a hand raised above the heads of onlookers holds a small red-and-grey booklet with a painted figure of a deity on its cover. Several people are visible, including a young man at left and a man in a grey shirt at right, with a yellow thread tied around the raised wrist. Some are holding white papers. Printed copyright text appears at the lower right.2017-05-10A man in saffron-orange turban and ornate saffron robes stands at right, wearing a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads and gold armbands, holding a white book and speaking to a group of women. Several women with folded hands and pressed palms surround him in a bright pink-walled hall; the woman in the centre wears a green patterned sari with gold earrings and a nose stud. Behind them shelves hold figurines and framed portraits in saffron tones. A fully visible man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala is a probable match for a person, going by these cues, though identity is uncertain.2013-07-08May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two pairs of hands exchanging a small card. One hand, in the upper centre, holds a red card with an orange flower on it. A second hand on the left wears a silver ring on its finger and reaches toward the card. Below, a bundle of folded papers or leaflets with yellow and orange tones is tucked near a white garment with blue printed lettering at the lower right. The background is a plain grey wall.2010-02-22A photograph of a ceremonial exchange on a stage before deep red velvet drapes. A man with long swept-back hair and a long-sleeved white garment with an orange shawl stands at right, smiling and receiving a framed photograph and a cellophane-wrapped gift bundle. Facing him at left, a man with a shaved head wears a brown and gold wrap and an orange shawl, holding out the framed picture. Between them, two saffron-robed monks with white tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a dark cushion tray. Hands at the edges of the frame are raised in applause. Four to five people are visible in the scene.2013-10-20 +1 copiesJuly 09 20152015-07-09