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A photograph of a young man seen from behind and slightly from the side, wearing thin-framed glasses and an orange saffron shawl draped over his bare shoulder, with a dark beaded necklace visible at his neck. He holds a thick stack of printed pages open in his right hand, reading from them. The background is softly blurred, showing a green-and-white surface and a dim interior.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged on a mat, wearing an orange saffron robe with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck, reading from an open book held in both hands. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Beside him are a brass lamp, small brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, marigold flowers, and an orange cloth on the floor. Two other men in white dhotis sit nearby, one partly visible at the left edge with a hand to his face. Coloured plastic containers and an orange-fabric bundle sit on the floor.2011-10-07April 26 20132013-04-26August 05 20092009-08-05A seated man in saffron-orange robes reads an open book on a white cloth-covered floor mat. He wears a red bindi, a gold ornate pendant on a beaded chain, and a red undershirt visible at the shoulders. Before him are a small wooden tray with a brass dish, an orange towel, and stacked books. Behind him are white bolsters and a white wall.2009-08-05April 19 20062006-04-19April 19 20062006-04-19Close-up photograph of a person's hands holding an open hardcover book with blue-edged pages, resting in the lap of orange saffron-coloured robes. The fingers of the right hand turn a page while the left hand supports the book from below. Pages show printed Sanskrit-style text and small illustrations of ritual objects. Warm sunlight falls across the orange fabric and the blurred green background. Only the hands and lap are visible, so no face is shown.2006-04-19April 19 20062006-04-19A man seated cross-legged on a white cloth-covered surface, reading an open book held in both hands. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top, a gold necklace with a red-stone pendant and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red bindi on his forehead. Two stacked books rest on the white cloth beside him, and a white wall is behind him. a person: the saffron clothing, gold ornate necklace and mala are consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the appearance is not fully conclusive.2009-08-05