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Photograph of a bald, shirtless-to-saffron-robed monk seated with palms pressed together in prayer at his face, eyes closed. He wears a white sandalwood forehead mark, a long rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and wristwatch, and an orange-red garment with a gold border. Before him sit an oil lamp, a small brass plate with a cup and an offering on an orange cloth, and loose papers on his lap. Surrounding him, seated devotees and young boys in dark clothes with white headbands also fold their hands, and another monk in saffron sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering. A purple bird logo appears at upper left and a copyright credit at lower right.

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July 30 20132013-07-30A shaved-headed man in an orange-red monastic robe with a gold-edged border sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, hands raised palms-out in a chanting or blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. A printed sheet rests on his lap. Around him, boys and men with white forehead markings and orange or dark clothing are seated in a satsang or ritual assembly, some also with hands raised. The setting is a crowded hall with a blurred background of devotees. The man's appearance is a shaved-head monastic in saffron robes with rudraksha, but no distinctive a person cues such as long hair or crown are visible, so identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a monastic priest.2013-03-03Devotees seated in a row during a puja, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. The foreground figure wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, with white sacred ash lines on his forehead and white stripes painted across his bare upper arm and chest. Beside him, a second man in an orange wrap sits with eyes closed, and a row of others in orange clothing sits behind on a white cloth before ritual offerings and small lamps. A blurred crowd fills the background of this hall. No clear identity cue for a person is established by appearance, so the foreground devotees are described by role only.2017-01-12January 28 20132013-01-28A photograph of seated shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with white vibhuti stripes on forehead and arms, pressing palms together in namaskar during a ritual gathering. Behind them a seated audience in white, green, and purple saris watches, separated by metal stanchions and rope. The men appear to be sannyasi-style devotees or priests participating in satsang, not identifiable as any individual.2013-04-13Several shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloths stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a devotional gathering. The central man wears a dark rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white tilak, and a gold bracelet. Beside him a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch presses his palms together, and a young man in maroon with hoop earrings smiles. Blurred devotees in white and orange stand behind them.2013-06-14A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and long rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together at his chest, eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. He has white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, white paint on his arms, a gold bangle and wristwatch. Around him, several seated men and women in white clothes, some with white tilak and rudraksha malas, sit on a carpeted floor in a hall. A small bottle and green-and-gold items lie at the lower right.2013-10-03A group of devotees sits cross-legged in a hall with pale walls, many with bare upper bodies and hands pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange cloth wears a broad white vibhuti stripe on his forehead, a red kumkum dot, a long rudraksha mala and a green wrist cord, and holds his palms together. Beside him a man with a bare chest and rudraksha mala holds his hands in prayer, and another in an orange wrap and green lower cloth sits at right. Others in white and orange cloth sit behind them in devotion.2017-01-04 +1 copiesA large group of people sits cross-legged on mats in a hall during a puja, with many in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange-brown robes with a gold-framed ornament and rudraksha necklaces sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a red bindu and white tilaka marked on his forehead. Beside him, a white-haired man in a white dhoti and rudraksha malas also sits with folded hands. Brass lamps, offering plates and small bowls lie on the mat in front, and the blurred crowd of seated devotees extends into the background.2017-01-08June 02 20132013-06-02October 07 20132013-10-07January 08 20172017-01-08