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Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls, a wooden cabinet, a small table covered with white lace and a glass, and red upholstered chairs. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, smiles and bows slightly while another man in saffron robes with glasses and a beard stands at right with palms pressed together. A third saffron-robed man stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background. Framed pictures and a notice board hang on the walls behind them.

February 11 2008

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February 06 2009

December 30 2007

A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal-framed roof and an open doorway. A group of about fifteen men in saffron and orange robes stand in a loose semicircle, several with rudraksha malas and beards. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands with hands folded, appearing to address the group; the appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, but it is uncertain. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and white kurta with a saffron shawl and a mala holds a pink folder. Older men in white and a man in a maroon shirt stand at the right edge. A small framed picture hangs on the upper left wall.

Indoor photo in a pink-walled room with white window grilles. A central woman with long dark curly hair wears an orange saffron dress and stands among several men. A man in white kurta in the foreground faces the camera. Behind them, saffron-robed men wear rudraksha malas and striped turbans, one with a red turban and sandalwood forehead marks. A bald man in orange clothing is at the lower left, and a young man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a phone. A woven cane chair with orange cloth sits at right. Several people are visible in the crowded room.

December 11 2011

Indoor event hall with a red carpet and rows of white-draped tables and flower arrangements along the right. A man in a tall orange turban, long dark hair, and an orange sleeveless wrap speaks animatedly with a bearded man in orange robes at left. Center, a bald man with a red tilak and orange robes stands near a man in orange robes holding a small silver object, with a camera-operator behind them. At right, a man in orange robes with grey hair and glasses gestures with an open hand. Orange-robed attendees fill the background among decorative arches and banners. a person appearance is uncertain for the turbaned figure; he is described only by role.

A photograph in an indoor hall with framed portraits on the back wall. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces stands center-right, smiling and holding a decorated offering tray with greenery and a small kalasha-like object. A bald man in orange robes and gold beads faces him from the right foreground. On the left, several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and a man in a white shirt with a cross-body cloth and rudraksha mala stands among them. A camera is in the lower foreground. The people visible number about ten. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance-based cues: orange turban, orange garments, gold necklaces, presenting the offering, consistent with an in-person presence.

December 30 2009

A photo of a group in an indoor hall with maroon curtains. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-brown ochre cloth with a rudraksha mala and a shawl hands a yellow-wrapped gift bundle to an older man in white clothing, who receives a printed booklet in return. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans, one with a beaded mala, stand with bare foreheads marked with tilak, and onlookers in white shirts and orange sashes watch closely. The scene reads as a formal exchange of honours among sannyasis and guests.