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Close photograph of a shaved-headed person in a maroon robe, seen from the side, holding a thick book with a red-brown cover with both hands near the mouth. The background is a blurred warm brown fabric. The book cover shows a faint pictorial design. No visible firewalk or fire pit appears in this frame.

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April 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.2006-04-19Close photo of a person in an orange robe holding open a small hardbound book with blue edges and a red ribbon bookmark. The page shows a printed bibliography section with lines of small text. Only the hands, lap and orange fabric are visible; no face or full figure appears, so no identifiable candidate is shown.2006-04-19Close-up photo of a person's hands holding up a red-covered book with small white Tamil-script text on its back cover, against a plain white background. One hand grips the book's side while the other, with a copper bracelet on the wrist, holds a white cloth or paper near the bottom edge. Only hands and a sliver of grey hair at the bottom are visible; no face is shown.2017-05-10Close-up photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe seated outdoors, reading an open book with a blue-edged hardcover. Both hands hold the book; the left hand's fingers rest on the pages while the right hand supports the spine. Printed text is visible on the pages but is too small to read. Warm sunlight falls across the orange fabric and the blurred green background. Only hands and lap are visible, with no face shown, so no one is identified.2006-04-19April 19 20062006-04-19July 02 20152015-07-02A person in white clothing holds open a large hardbound book with reddish-brown covers. The open page shows a printed photograph of a smiling woman in red and maroon robes wearing a rudraksha mala, seated before ornate orange and gold pillars with a golden decorative backdrop. The left page carries a heading and body text. A wrist mala of rudraksha and gold beads is visible on the holder's hand and wrist. Behind, a blurred table displays more printed material and a red chair. The shot is an in-person photograph of a book being shown.2015-07-02April 19 20062006-04-19January 05 20072007-01-05A photograph, rotated sideways, of a man in white traditional clothing standing at a bookshop display. He wears a white kurta, several rudraksha malas around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, and he is bent forward examining an open hardcover book with both hands. Shelves of books and a glass display case are behind him, with blurred figures in white at the lower edge.2015-07-02Close-up photograph of a seated person's hands resting on an open spiral-bound book or photo album on their lap. The person wears a red-orange (saffron) garment and a bright orange thread bracelet on the wrist. A braided cream cord and a patterned brown-and-cream fabric are visible. Blurred gold ornamental fabric or decoration appears in the background. The album pages show a photographic image partly obscured by the hand. No faces are visible.2014-03-11