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Indoor photograph of a monastic training hall with a seated young monk in saffron robes at left, bare-shouldered with a saffron shawl, holding a stalk of grain above a large round steel tray of white rice. In front, a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and handles stalks of grain beside the tray. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti and saffron shawl wears a rudraksha mala, and several saffron-robed monks and a woman in white stand by a pile of folded orange cloth. An easel, white cloths and a purple mat are visible. a person is not clearly identifiable here.

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A photograph of a monastic training ritual indoors. A bare-chested man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a white-draped platform in saffron cloth, his back to the camera, facing a large round silver tray of white offerings and a small bottle. Beside him a kneeling man in white clothing with an orange cloth ties or arranges a bundle of orange-wrapped cloth. Standing behind them, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala, and young people in orange and white clothes sit and stand near a stack of folded orange cloth. A woman in white sits on a purple mat at the right. A poster of a violinist hangs on the wall behind, and a small easel stands at left.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph inside a hall during a monastic training event. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised wooden platform at left, hands resting on his lap, with a whiteboard easel and a steel tray of white grain beside him. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold border kneels and bows, touching a pile of folded orange cloth with his hands. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white garments stand near a doorway, some holding orange cloth, and one woman in a white sari with gold border stands at centre. Orange fabric is piled on the platform, and a bottle and white cloth sit at the lower left.2006-08-17A photograph inside a hall at a monastic training setting. On the left, a seated man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over an orange garment and rests his hand on his chest, sitting before a white-draped table holding a large steel tray of rice and a folded white cloth with gold border. In the foreground, a young woman in a white sari with gold border kneels on a mat, binding bundled sticks and handling orange cloth. Behind her, several people in white and orange garments stand near a white board and wooden poles, with orange fabric heaped on the floor. A white-clad attendant with long hair stands in the background. Flowers and a water bottle sit at the lower left.2006-08-17A photograph of a monastic training ceremony in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark hair and an orange wrap sits cross-legged on a raised red platform at left, with a round silver tray of white offering before them and bundles of sticks on the floor. In the foreground a young man in white clothes kneels with his hands joined in reverence, holding a bundle of orange cloth. Behind him several people in orange and white garments, some with orange shawls, move through the hall. A large portrait of a woman playing a violin hangs on the back wall beside a speaker, and a standing person in white is at the far right. Several people are visible.2006-08-17Indoor monastic training ceremony. A young woman with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in white kneeling before her on a white cloth. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl holds a thread or cord, and several young people in orange robes stand in a line. On the right, a seated woman in white watches beside a purple mat, and a large portrait of a woman playing violin hangs on the wall. A silver tray with incense sticks and a bottle of water sit on a white-draped table at the left.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a monastic training session indoors. A man with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and an orange cloth around his waist, sits smiling on a white-draped seat with a white board on an easel behind him. In front of him a round metal tray holds a pale grain or powder, and bundles of thin bamboo sticks lie on a red cloth. A young girl in white robes kneels on the floor working with the sticks, while other people in white and orange robes stand or sit in the background, one folding orange cloth. The setting includes a wooden lattice screen and a flower arrangement at the edge. a person: the seated man has long, swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a visible appearance cue matching the page's claim that he is present.2006-08-17