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A shaved-headed man in an orange-red monastic robe with a gold-edged border sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands raised palms-out in a chanting or blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. A printed sheet rests on his lap. Around him, boys and men with white forehead markings and orange or dark clothing are seated in a satsang or ritual assembly, some also with hands raised. The setting is a crowded hall with a blurred background of devotees. The man's appearance is a shaved-head monastic in saffron robes with rudraksha, but no distinctive a person cues such as long hair or crown are visible, so identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a monastic priest.

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A bald man in a rust-orange monastic robe and dark rudraksha mala sits with both palms raised and eyes lowered, apparently chanting at a satsang gathering. A white horizontal tilak marks his forehead above a small red dot, and he wears round glasses, a gold pendant and a gold bangle. Behind and around him, seated devotees wearing black shirts with white forehead markings raise their hands in a similar gesture. Two blurred shaven-headed monastics in orange sit in the foreground, and a laptop is visible in front of the central figure. The setting is an indoor hall with warm tones.2013-03-03March 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesJune 04 20132013-06-04Photograph of a bald, shirtless-to-saffron-robed monk seated with palms pressed together in prayer at his face, eyes closed. He wears a white sandalwood forehead mark, a long rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and wristwatch, and an orange-red garment with a gold border. Before him sit an oil lamp, a small brass plate with a cup and an offering on an orange cloth, and loose papers on his lap. Surrounding him, seated devotees and young boys in dark clothes with white headbands also fold their hands, and another monk in saffron sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering. A purple bird logo appears at upper left and a copyright credit at lower right.2013-03-03March 01 20132013-03-01January 28 20132013-01-28A 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.2013-05-31October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20132013-05-24July 18 20132013-07-18A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in a seated devotional setting. He wears a maroon-rust robe, layered orange-brown rudraksha malas and a rudraksha bead necklace, a small pendant medallion, and hoop earrings. White horizontal lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi on the brow. Behind him, blurred seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit in a red-seated hall. a person cues: ornate multi-strand rudraksha malas and saffron-orange sannyasi clothing, shown in prayer posture.2013-04-09 +2 copiesClose-up photo of a shaved-headed young male devotee in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon undergarment, wearing multiple rudraksha malas with silver spacers. He has a broad white vertical tilak across the forehead, a red bindi-style dot between the brows, and a white smear on the throat. He holds both palms raised and open toward the viewer in a devotional gesture, with a blurred row of other orange-robed devotees behind him. Plain setting.2013-04-10 +1 copies