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A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands before a carved grey stone pillar with ornate relief sculpture and gilded metalwork at right. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant, a small earring, and white tripundra-style marks on his forehead and arms, with his right hand resting on his chest. Behind him are a maroon drape and blurred greenery. The image is a photograph of one person, and the appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the role is given as a devotee in saffron robes.

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A young boy with a shaved head wears an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. He holds a small object in one hand and looks down with eyes lowered. Behind him, other saffron-clad monastics and seated devotees in white fill a hall with white pillars and draped red fabric.2013-07-13Close photo of a shaved-headed young man in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala around his neck, wearing a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead and a small gold earring. He sits before a golden deity image at the top left and a lit oil lamp, with flower petals and metal bowls in the foreground. Background is dark. The person is not presented with cues qualifying as the a person candidate, so the role is given as a priest or devotee.2013-06-19A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in meditation, wearing an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. White vibhuti lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between the brows and small gold earrings. A brass vessel rests near his knees, and a seated person in red clothing appears blurred in the background.2013-04-10A young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange garments with a red sash sits before a red drape, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. He wears a white horizontal tilak across his forehead with a red dot, long dangling earrings, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads that hangs across his chest. Behind him, a seated devotee in white clothes and a golden ceremonial rod are partly visible.2013-09-06April 09 20132013-04-09April 09 20132013-04-09 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing beside an ornately carved stone pillar in a temple, looking upward with a slight smile. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist, with a red kumkum dot on his forehead and his hair swept back. He rests one hand on his chest. Behind him is a blurred red and orange interior with a stone platform in the foreground.2011-11-08April 12 20132013-04-12April 10 20132013-04-10April 13 20132013-04-13A young shaved-headed boy in an orange saffron garment sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other people in maroon and orange robes sit in a seated gathering.2014-04-25