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A shaven-headed man in glasses sits on a carved wooden chair wearing saffron-orange robes draped over his head and shoulders. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant and a bangle, holds a small orange object in his right hand, and has white and red marks on his forehead. Two people with dark hair are in the foreground, one wearing orange cloth, and a brass vessel with a tray and green leaves sits in front of him.

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A seated man in orange saffron robes with a matching orange head covering sits in a carved wooden chair, wearing glasses and a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold ornament at the chest and a gold bangle, and holds a small object in his right hand near his chest. Blurred figures in orange clothing are in the foreground, and a blurred green plant and a ritual tray are visible at the bottom. The man's appearance with the gold necklace and saffron robes is consistent with a sannyasi, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-09-27A shaved-headed man in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits in a carved wooden chair, wearing rimless glasses, a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold bangle, and a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on the forehead. He holds a small object near his chest in one hand, with a flower or offering visible. Behind him is a blurred open courtyard and a second orange-clad person is partially visible at the right edge, with another partial figure at the left. Appearance cues are a single seated devotee-like figure with gold beads and orange robes, but the features are not distinctive enough to confirm a particular identity, so the individual is described by role and clothing only.2009-09-27September 25 20092009-09-25Outdoor ritual setting under a white canopy at a Chandi Homa. A shaved-headed man in orange saffron robes with a maroon border sits cross-legged in meditation, hands in a mudra on his lap, wearing a gold bead necklace, a red forehead mark and white urdhva tilaka lines. Beside him to the left, a man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded, and a seated man in orange with glasses is behind him. A brass oil lamp with yellow flowers stands in the background, a potted green plant sits in front, and a microphone and fan are visible on the right.2009-09-25A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-maroon shawl draped over his head presses his palms together in namaskar with eyes lowered, reciting. He wears thin-rimmed glasses, a red bindi and white tilak marks, a wristwatch, gold bangles, and a long gold bead necklace with a pendant. He sits on an ornately carved wooden throne-chair. Foliage is behind him and a partly visible person in white sits at the left edge. The image is a photograph of a ritual setting.2009-09-26September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20092009-09-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-and-maroon turban sits cross-legged on a white platform edged with yellow marigold petals, hands folded in his lap. He wears thin-rimmed glasses, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and a long gold necklace with a round pendant bearing a small portrait. A handheld microphone on a stand is at his shoulder. Behind him, a figure in white and another in yellow stand near green foliage and a bamboo pole. Outdoor setting.2009-12-21A man seated outdoors in orange robes with a dark red border, a hood-like orange cloth draped over his head, and a gold bead necklace with a small framed medallion. He wears glasses, white horizontal tilak marks and a red dot on his forehead. He holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, performing a ritual before a low black platform decorated with yellow and orange flowers. A microphone stands at left, and a second person in orange and white sits partly visible at right near brass vessels. A white building with red-framed windows is behind them.2009-09-25 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon border and a matching orange head cloth sits before a yellow marigold garland arranged along a stone platform. He wears a long gold bead mala with a small framed pendant at his chest, has white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red dot, and wears thin-rimmed glasses. He holds a polished silver vessel in both hands while looking down. A microphone stands at the left against an orange cloth backdrop, and a bronze vessel sits at the right edge. Outdoors, with greenery and a white wall behind him.2009-09-25September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl draped over his head and shoulders sits behind a low dark platform strewn with yellow flower petals. He wears thin-framed glasses, a red bindi and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead, and a heavy gold bead necklace. His right hand rests on his chest with the index finger pointing, while his left hand is held palm-down over the platform, possibly over a smoking ritual fire. A small pendant with a portrait photograph hangs on the necklace. Behind him are green banana leaves and a red-framed doorway.2009-09-25