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March 29 2009

Interior of a whitewashed ashram room with a ceiling fan and a hanging light. Framed portraits of saints hang on the walls, including a robed figure seated in meditation on the left and a standing figure in ochre robes at centre. A deep maroon cloth banner with gold trim hangs on the left wall, bearing Hindi text and a gold Shiva lingam emblem. Beside it is a framed gold-bordered yantra with an Om symbol above a numbered grid. A small wooden door is on the right. In the lower left, a seated man in ochre robes and a white cloth sits near a low table. At the bottom centre, the top of another seated person's head is visible.

A photograph of a wall in an interior room with a row of framed printed portraits hung along a dark wooden rail. The framed pictures show standing and seated male figures in orange and saffron robes and turbans, plus a group scene at left. A partially visible man in the lower left corner wears an orange turban and dark-rimmed glasses. The pictured figures are printed portraits, not physical people in the room, and no individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person in the scene.

A blurry photograph of an indoor shrine set against a pale green wall, with no people visible. A large poster at the top shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, its edges draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Below, a framed image shows a figure in white robes seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion. A smaller framed copy of the same throne image sits to its right, and a framed photo of a man in a yellow turban and blue ornate garment stands at the lower left. A framed orange-robed portrait is at the lower right, with a brass plate, a small white cup and a red-and-gold decorative arrangement on the floor. A date stamp reads 29 10 2006.

A photograph of a wall in a room with a white-painted ceiling of wooden planks, hung with several painted portraits of bearded ascetic sages. On the left, a sage sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with a mala beaded necklace and gold chain. The central portrait shows a bearded sage with a tall topknot, halo, rudraksha beads, a white sacred thread, orange lower garment and a palm raised in blessing while holding a book. On the far right, a sage with a halo sits astride a tiger in a mountain landscape, holding a golden object. Below the portraits in a small arch niche, a framed screen-like picture shows a man in red with raised hand beside a deity murti. Other small framed images hang nearby, and a partly visible person's head appears at the lower right edge.

August 03 2008

A photograph of a wall display in a room with a white-painted ceiling of wooden planks. Several framed painted portraits hang in a row: a seated bearded ascetic in saffron-orange robes with a matted topknot, another bearded ascetic in orange with a rudraksha mala and sacred-ash markings, a bearded figure in saffron riding a striped tiger in front of a blue mountain landscape, and a richly gilded-frame portrait of a shaven-headed seated figure in pale pink-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead. A small framed picture of a deity sits lower on the left, and a framed portrait of a man in red clothing hangs at the bottom right. A small photograph in a niche shows a man in red raising one hand beside a deity figure. These are painted and printed images on the wall, with no physical people present.

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A small shrine room with white walls and a shiny tiled floor scattered with rose and jasmine petals. Behind a draped red satin cloth stand three framed black-and-white portraits of men in robes, each garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. To the right, a larger gold-framed colour portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes with a red tilak mark, garlanded with white flowers. In front, a linga-shaped object stands on a maroon cloth with gold border, decorated with garlands. A small deity figure sits on a low platform at right, decorated with flowers. The scene is a padapuja-style display with no people visible.

A shrine room with a red satin draped altar holding three black-and-white framed portraits of men, each garlanded with white and pink flower strands, and a large framed color portrait on the right showing a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, also garlanded. In front, a covered object wrapped in red and gold-bordered cloth with a flower garland sits on the tiled floor, scattered with rose petals. Walls are white with decorative plaster columns and a wall-mounted light. No people are physically present in the room.

Interior of an ashram hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. Framed paintings hang on the walls: a large one at left shows robed sages seated near water, and a central framed image shows a seated figure in orange robes within an arched frame. A small framed picture of a seated figure in orange sits at upper right, and small portraits are displayed on a shelf above the cream doors. Five people sit on a red patterned carpet. Most wear orange robes, while one at left wears white. A man in orange at right holds a string of beads. A rudraksha mala hangs on the left wall beside the door.

Interior photo of a bright white-walled room with framed paintings hanging on the wall. A person with long, loose dark hair and bare shoulders, wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, stands at left facing the wall. In the centre-right, a man in a white kurta with glasses faces the paintings. At far right, a woman in white with a shawl is partly visible. The four framed portraits show a seated figure in a glowing oval halo, a bald seated figure with a halo sitting in a meditation pose beneath a tree, a dark figure in a standing pose, and an elderly bald man in white robes seated on a wooden chair against a teal background. Recessed ceiling lights and a window at left complete the scene.

Three framed black-and-white portraits hang on a white-plastered wall under a covered veranda with a green painted bracket and bamboo trees beyond the open arches. The left portrait shows a seated man in white robes with a white turban, hands folded. The centre portrait shows a bare-chested seated man in meditation posture with a white cloth draped over his shoulder, hands clasped. The right portrait shows a smaller seated figure in a dark, veiled garment. Each frame has a wooden border with red and gold ornamental decoration. No living people are visible in the scene.