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A close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl, palms pressed together in namaste at the chest while he speaks into a headset microphone. He wears white tripundra-style forehead markings with a small red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with gold-toned bead ornaments. Blurred figures in orange robes sit behind him against a red and white backdrop. The speaker's cues are a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala without long hair or a crown, so identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a sannyasi addressing a satsang.

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Close side-profile photo of a shaved-headed man in orange robes speaking into a small clip-on headset microphone, with a red tilak mark and white sacred markings on his forehead. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-and-bead necklace over bare shoulders wrapped in orange cloth. The background is blurred green with orange fabric at left. Whether this is a person is uncertain: the shaved head and white ritual markings do not establish identity from appearance alone.2013-02-16 +1 copiesApril 29 20132013-04-29Close profile photo of a shaved-headed man in orange robes wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-toned ceremonial pendant, with white vertical markings on the forehead and a red bindi between the brows. He wears a small headset microphone near his mouth and looks down toward something below frame, against a deep red background with a white pillar at right.2013-02-16 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A shaved-headed man in profile speaks into a handheld microphone, hands gesturing, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold-edged rust-red shawl and a small hoop earring. Behind him, several seated men in orange robes listen, and blurred figures in white and red sit in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering during a Maheshwara Puja; the speaker is a priest or disciple, not identifiable from the image.2016-02-23November 23 20102010-11-23A 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.2013-07-14A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange garment sits with eyes closed and palms raised outward, mouth open as if chanting. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with large brown beads and an orange sash over one shoulder, a red bindi on his forehead, and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist. Someone in the background wears an orange-red shawl. The man appears to be a person given the saffron clothing, long rudraksha mala and orange sash, but this is an appearance-based label only.2013-05-31November 23 20102010-11-23A photo of devotees in prayer during a ritual, with a shaved-headed man in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. He has three white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead, eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Behind him a second man in white clothing with a yellow-edged cloth also holds his hands in prayer, and several more people in orange robes are blurred in the background. The warm dim setting suggests an evening puja or satsang gathering.2010-11-23