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A photograph inside a bright, plain room with pink walls and a white tiled floor. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, walking toward a right-side altar. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near the open white door at left; one holds a brass tray of flowers. A third man in white and an elderly man in white dhoti stand at left. On the right, a framed portrait with a garland of yellow and red flowers sits on a white-draped table with flower offerings and a lamp. Through a barred window, several people are visible outside among trees, with a green garland strung across the top left.

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A photograph of an office entrance being opened, with a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking through the doorway, hands held together at the chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in, and another man in white shirt carries a tray. The doorway is decorated with a green leaf torana and a strand of flower garland. Two or three onlookers in light clothing stand outside a barred window on the right. Bare white-tiled floor and pale walls.2010-02-16A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16A photograph inside a bare, newly finished room with white walls and tiled floor. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a white jasmine garland and a long rudraksha mala walks forward smiling, with a red tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Around them, several men in white dhoti and shirt stand with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in a cream sari carries flowers and a plate. On the right, a white-clad elderly man stands beside a white-draped table holding a brass lamp, a bell, a plate and a flame. Marigold and rose garlands hang along the doorway and the window. A kalasha-style offering and a lit oil lamp sit on the table. Swamiji (probable) appears as the orange-robed central figure with long swept-back hair, garland and rudraksha mala, consistent with a visiting dignitary being welcomed at an office opening.2010-02-16July 28 20082008-07-28August 16 20092009-08-16Inside a bare, white-walled hall with a polished pale floor and barred windows, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala carries a silver kalasha-style vessel and a small silver lamp. Beside him walks a younger man in an orange saffron shawl with a gold beaded garland, long hair swept back, and a distinctive ornate gold necklace; this appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), walking in procession. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. At right, a person in orange robes is seen from behind, and a camera operator is partly visible at the edge.2009-08-16A photograph of an interior doorway in a cream-walled room with a tiled floor. A smiling figure in a full orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands in the doorway, with a line of other people in orange robes following behind along the hallway. A garland hangs over the doorway and a framed portrait with a white flower garland sits on the wall at right. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long dark hair, a saffron robe and a flower garland, and is the most prominent person in the scene. He is the central figure in the doorway. A shelf holds small decorative items.2010-01-10A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.2010-02-16A photograph inside a plain home room with cream walls, orange and white striped trim, and framed pictures on a shelf. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long multi-coloured flower garland stands centre, with a red bindi, while a younger man in orange beside him holds a tray of rose petals on an orange-draped low table. An elderly woman in a white sari with pink border presses her palms together at right, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Other people in white clothes are visible in the doorway behind, and a garlanded framed portrait sits near the wall.2010-01-21A photograph of a small room with pale green walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands near the centre, facing left toward a framed portrait draped with marigold garlands, set on a white-covered table with brass lamps. A second man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the doorway. Along the wall hang printed posters, including one showing a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a brass puja tray with bells and vessels lies on a striped mat on the right. Two physical people are visible; the figures in the portrait and posters are depictions.2010-02-15A ribbon-cutting at a doorway opening. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his arm holds scissors, about to cut a yellow ribbon across the door. Beside him an older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands watching, and an orange-clad woman holds a plate of flower petals. A floral garland hangs above the entrance, and a green-leafed tree and hills are visible outside.2010-02-16A photograph of a narrow white-walled passage inside a building with a barred window at right. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a forehead mark, stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a name badge stands near the wall. At right, a man in orange robes and a shawl holds a brass tray with a kalasha pot topped with red flowers, green leaves and fruit, offering it. A carved wooden pillar with gold motifs and a red panel stand to the right.2008-08-01