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A person in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red bindi stands at the front right of a domed open pavilion, hands raised in a palm-forward greeting gesture. Behind them, statues of seated and standing figures in red robes with gold trim surround a central Buddha statue in a meditation pose. Yellow, red, blue and white Buddhist flags hang along the pavilion's railing and a blue metal fence borders the stone plinth. A dark stone plaque in the foreground displays English and Pali text for the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, sermon at Isipatana Deer Park Sarnath. The setting appears to be the Sarnath site where the Buddha first taught.

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January 08 20062006-01-08 +1 copiesA young man with long dark hair stands in front of a tiled shrine wall, wearing an orange saffron robe, a red rudraksha mala with large beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. His hands are held together at his waist. Behind him sit three golden statues: two seated monk figures in orange shawls with gilded faces and chests, each with a green leaf offering before them, and a golden seated Buddha in orange robes with a raised right hand in abhaya mudra. Small brass oil lamps and dishes sit on the dark stone platform, which has blue and red striped borders with gold trim. The man is the only physical person present, and his appearance shows several cues matching the a person candidate: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so he is identified as a probable appearance-based candidate.2005-07-13A man in a temple shrine stands in front of a large golden seated Buddha statue in a yellow robe with a halo and a blue backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange wrap over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. In front of the statue are offering plates of flowers and rice, a brass kalasha-style vessel and flower arrangements, with ornate gold decorations and lamps around the shrine.2008-06-09A standing man in an orange saffron wrap and shawl raises one hand in greeting inside a temple shrine. Behind him sits a large golden Buddha statue in an orange robe with a halo of silver and gold radiating discs, set within a carved wooden canopy with gilded trim. Pink and white flowers and garlands rest on a gold-decorated altar ledge, with a lotus in a glass vase beside the statue. The scene is a Buddhist shrine interior.2008-06-09Interior of a Buddhist temple hall with a large seated orange-robed Buddha statue in front of a multicoloured circular halo and a red-and-yellow patterned wall. A standing woman with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe and smiles with her hands clasped at her waist. A smaller orange statue with raised hands stands to the right, and yellow marigolds in metal pots sit on a marble altar beside a yellow sign. A red chair and a partial statue at the right edge complete the scene.2005-07-13A standing man in an orange-saffron sannyasi wrap and dhoti, with a red bindi on his forehead, poses at the left of a shrine niche. Behind him sits a golden Buddha statue in an orange robe before a silver halo, flanked by ornate gold-and-silver panels. Offerings of flowers, a brass bowl and lotus-shaped lamps rest on the altar in front of the statue, and pink flowers sit in brass pots at the sides. Gold dharma-wheel and conch motifs decorate the lower panels.2008-06-09Outdoor photo at a brick-walled archaeological site under a pale morning sky. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a shawl-like wrap, standing beside a stone stupa-like structure. Two white-framed information boards with dark text stand on the left by low brick walls, with a reddish earth mound behind them. A few distant figures move across the grounds. A small pale-blue logo appears in the top-left corner, and a stamped 2006 date appears in the lower right.2006-01-09January 08 20062006-01-08July 06 20092009-07-06A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with his head uncovered and long dark hair stands barefoot at the left of the frame, holding a white lotus-shaped flower in his raised right hand, with his left hand at his side. Behind him is a large golden seated Buddha statue in a meditation pose with an ornate halo, set within a gilded wooden frame and a blue backdrop. Flower garlands rest on trays on the gilded altar, and pink flowers sit in vases at the sides.2008-06-09February 05 20102010-02-05Indoor photograph of a devotee gathering at night. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and stands with hands folded in front of him. To the right, a lifelike seated figure of a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a red cushioned chair raises one hand in blessing; this is a statue, not a living person. Behind them, numerous people in white kurtas and dhotis and saffron shawls stand close together, and a woman in orange shawl stands on the left. A red and gold canopy fringe hangs at the top of the frame.2007-01-27