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July 08 20122012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A faded, blue-toned photograph of an elderly bearded sadhu seated cross-legged on dry straw inside a tent-like enclosure of pale draped cloth. He has long white hair and a full white beard, is bare-chested with a white cloth draped over his shoulders and lap, and rests his hands on his knees. Behind him, folded dark blue and pink cloths are piled on the ground, and a large metal pot sits at left. In the far right background, several people in light clothing stand near the enclosure. The print shows surface wear, spots and tears along its edges.Close photo of an older bearded man with grey, tousled hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing thin-framed glasses and wrapped in a white cloth over his shoulders. He sits looking downward in a hall with a draped table and coloured fabric behind him. No candidate clearly establishes a person from appearance, so the figure is described by role as a devotee seated in a hall.2016-01-01An aged, bare-chested ascetic with long white hair and a full white beard sits cross-legged on straw inside a triangular tent-like shelter of white cloth. He wears a white cloth draped over his shoulders and lap, and his hands rest on his knees. Behind him are folded dark and pink fabrics, and a few blurred people stand in the open area outside the shelter. Large clay pots sit at the left edge of the frame. The image is a faded, bluish-tinted print, and there is no readable name on the figure.A seated bearded sadhu with a topknot of matted hair and a red bindi with white vibhuti on his forehead sits on a pale yellow plastic chair. He wears an orange saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders and chest, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and gold bangles on one wrist, with hands clasped in his lap. He looks off to the side in a room with a plain wall and a tiled floor.2012-05-08 +1 copiesSide-profile photograph of an elderly man with long, untidy grey hair and a full grey beard, wearing rectangular wire-rimmed glasses and a white cloth draped over his shoulders and chest. He has white vertical marks on his forehead and sits in front of a plain cream wall, with a green and red striped cloth blurred in the background and a black chair edge at the right. He looks off to the side toward an unseen speaker or event, with a single seated figure visible.2016-01-01A photograph of an elderly man with long white hair and a full white beard seated cross-legged on a white floor covering in a wood-panelled hall. He wears a peach-coloured kurta, a rudraksha mala and a white bead necklace with a blue cord, and rests his hands in his lap. Behind him, a younger man in white kurta and a red-orange shawl sits in a similar posture, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. A partial bare foot appears at the left. The white-bearded seated man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, with cues of long white hair, a rudraksha mala and peach ceremonial clothing, though identification is uncertain. Four people are visible.2014-01-13Photograph of an elderly bearded man seated in profile, looking upward to the left, with long grey hair knotted on top of his head and a red-and-white tilak mark on his forehead. He wears a loose saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and is bare-chested beneath it. Multiple rudraksha beads hang on a long necklace across his chest, with red threads and a silver pendant beside them. Gold bangles are visible on his wrist as his hands rest folded in his lap. The plain cream wall behind him and a white plastic chair edge are visible.2012-05-08September 10 20062006-09-10A photograph of a small shrine corner with a red-painted wooden wall at right and a purple-and-white woven mat on the floor. Leaning against a stack of books in front is a faded, bluish printed photograph of a seated, white-robed elderly man with white hair and beard, sitting under a white cloth canopy; a framed dark deity print stands behind it. Brass vessels, a wooden stool, a plastic bag, green chillies and a small pen rest nearby. No people are physically present.A photograph of a bearded man seated on the floor in a white kurta with a green and gold patterned shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a peach-coloured turban and a long dark rudraksha mala. He is seated among others and a clear plastic water bottle is in the foreground. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti with a gold border sits beside a white wall. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role and marked unsure.2011-05-24