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A seated man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha malas is tying together a bundle of dried golden grass stalks with his hands. He wears a gold necklace, bead bracelets, sacred ash marks on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses, and white ash is smeared on his upper arm. Behind him a blurred figure in white clothing stands near a blue tarp and green foliage. a person cues are the saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, though the face is not used for identification.

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A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with a gold border sits cross-legged on a striped blue and pink mat outdoors at dusk. He wears a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a small pendant, white tilak on his forehead and white paste markings on his upper arms, plus beaded bands on his arms and a metal bracelet. He wears glasses and a small ear microphone, and his hands are busy with a cloth or thread at his waist. Dark foliage and a blue tarpaulin stand behind him. He is a priest or devotee, identity uncertain from appearance.2015-11-18A man seated cross-legged on a patterned mat outdoors at night, speaking into a small headset microphone. He wears rimless glasses, has a shaved head, white horizontal forehead markings and white ash streaks on his arms and shoulders. He is draped in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth, with a dark rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ornamental pendant necklace, and wears brown beaded armbands. A brass vessel sits in front of him. Behind him, a blue cloth-covered table holds offerings and a second person in white clothing stands in the background. a person cues here are the saffron-red robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace while he gives a discourse.2015-11-18November 18 20152015-11-18A seated man with a shaved head sits on a cloth-covered floor with palms pressed together in namaste at his chest and eyes lowered. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, dark rudraksha malas on his neck and wrists, and a large gold ceremonial necklace with a central gold pendant. White tilak marks are on his forehead and arms. A brass vessel with a spoon sits in the lower foreground. The background is dark foliage and a blue cloth.2015-11-18October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste at chest level, eyes closed in prayer. He wears dark rudraksha malas and a large ornate gold pendant with a deity figure, plus a gold chain and a gold bracelet on one wrist. Horizontal white markings adorn his upper arms and forehead. A brass plate or lamp stands in the foreground on a patterned cloth, with dark foliage and a blue tent behind him at night. The figure is a devotee-style presenter; appearance cues such as saffron robes, several malas and gold ornaments are present, but identity is not established from the face.2015-11-18A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged, wearing many strands of orange and rudraksha beads, a rudraksha armband, and a pendant on a chain. He has white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a red dot, and white stripes on his arms, and holds a small brass spoon in his hands with eyes lowered. Behind him, devotees in white and orange sit in a hall. Appearance-based a person with rudraksha mala and saffron clothing; the scene suggests a ritual or satsang setting.2013-09-15June 23 20132013-06-23July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of a ritual scene in a dim hall. A priest in a rust-red turban with gold border and a rust-red dhoti with gold edging sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a long rudraksha mala and an orange-gold shawl, holding thin dry sticks in his hands. White ash markings are painted on his arms and forehead. Beside him is a polished silver bowl with a ladle and yellow flower garlands, and in the background a man in white clothes and a red beaded necklace sits near a gold-coloured cabinet. A second ritual participant in red and gold clothing is partly visible at left.2014-09-06A photograph of a bald man in a saffron-orange robe seated in front of a row of devotees in maroon garments holding small oil lamps. The central man wears a white vertical forehead mark with a red bindi, round-rimmed glasses, a long orange-brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a gold-toned pendant, hoop earrings, a gold bangle and a dark wristwatch, and his forearms bear white painted markings. He holds a small lit lamp in one hand and a shallow metal vessel in the other while speaking. Blurred devotees in maroon robes with lamps occupy the background. Appearance-based identification is probable: a person is seated centrally, performing a lamp ritual with cues including the rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.2013-06-12Two shaved-headed men in rust-red and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white cloth in an indoor hall, with curtains behind them. The man on the left wears dark-rimmed glasses and a long rudraksha mala over his shoulder, with a beaded bracelet on his upper arm and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead. The man on the right, also wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, has white ash bands on his forehead and arm, a gold-edged dhoti, and a gold wristwatch, and his hands are folded in his lap. Yellow marigolds lie at the lower left and a small white device sits on a wooden table at the right. A partly visible person in orange robes sits at the far right edge. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly established by the visible cues, so the identity is left uncertain.2014-01-10