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A photograph of a doorway inside a building with wooden panels and a white reception counter at left. A tall man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a green shawl with patterned border, smiles while walking through the door. Beside him a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe holds a white garland. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a lanyard gestures in welcome, and white-clad attendants follow behind. Outside, trees and white columns are visible. a person: the tall man in the orange robe and green shawl shows distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial dress, but the identification is based on appearance only.

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A photograph taken indoors at a doorway opening onto a sunlit green outdoor area with trees. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a green embroidered shawl, stands in the doorway with his hands extended in greeting; he is a person by appearance, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a shawl as cues. To his left, a man in a striped shirt faces him, and a woman in an orange sari and a younger man in saffron-coloured clothing stand nearby. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers gestures while talking, and a woman in a white coat and pink salwar stands beside him. Other people stand behind them. A white reception counter with a green cloth is in the left foreground.2010-02-18A photograph taken indoors in a light-walled corridor with a tiled floor and a wooden counter at left. A figure with long dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears an orange robe with a green shawl embroidered with dark patterns and walks forward smiling while holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a dark pendant necklace. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl and other people in white clothing stand in the doorway, and a group of people in white and pink clothing look through a barred window on the right. A small table with a patterned cloth sits at the far right.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a corridor with pale walls, a coffered ceiling and a tiled floor. A man in an orange robe with a green shawl, long dark hair and a red forehead mark walks smiling beside an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a lanyard. Behind them, men in white shirts and a woman in a white coat and pink salwar walk along; one wall-mounted screen shows a small framed photo of a group.2010-02-18Indoor photo of a corridor with pale walls and a tiled floor. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a green shawl with embroidered borders walks, holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a dark beaded necklace. The man in orange has a red mark on his forehead and long, swept-back hair and is smiling. Around them, several men in shirts and trousers walk, some barefoot, and a woman in a white lab coat and pink salwar kameez with an ID badge stands at the right. Blue display boards with newspaper clippings line the wall behind them.2010-02-18A group walks together down a marble-floored hallway inside a building with cream walls and a wall of framed photographs on the left. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a green shawl, holding hands with an older man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a pendant necklace. Beside them, a person in orange and maroon robes holds a white flower garland. On the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta wears a yellow shawl. Other attendees follow, including a man in a striped shirt and a woman in pink. The centre figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, but appearance alone is not sufficient for confident identification, so the role is described as a saffron-robed sannyasi.2010-02-18A photograph in a corridor of an office-style building with tiled floors, glass partitions and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a multi-strand garland of white jasmine and red roses and a rudraksha mala, walks forward smiling with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a striped shirt and grey trousers walks with his hands pressed together in greeting, and behind them a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl follows. Several people in orange clothing stand in the glass-walled rooms to the right. The probable Swamiji cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and rudraksha mala, and he is shown as a garlanded guest of honour walking through the office.2007-02-21A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled corridor with a doorway and grille window behind. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands centre-frame, appearing to walk through. Beside him a younger man in white clothes wears an orange shawl. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-shawled attendant stand near the doorway, and a seated woman in a red sari sits at left near a table. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the centre figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2007-01-12A photograph of people walking barefoot through a wooden doorway into a light-coloured building with a polished stone floor and a view of trees outside. The central figure wears an orange robe, an orange shawl and a long yellow-and-red marigold garland, with a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt walks with hands folded. Behind, another person in an orange shawl and white clothes walks, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a wristwatch stands on the right. Garlands in yellow and red line the doorframe. The central figure has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a garland, so an appearance-based candidate for a person is present but the cues are not fully distinctive enough to confirm.2010-02-17Photograph of an entrance doorway at a building with wooden-framed glass doors and white walls. Two figures in saffron-orange robes walk out: on the left a man with long dark hair in orange robes with maroon trim, and in the centre a woman with long dark hair and a red tilak mark in an orange robe with hands held out to the sides. Behind them a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside another man in white dhoti and shirt and a man in white with a yellow sash. In the foreground a person in white sits or kneels with their back to the camera. On the right a uniformed security guard in grey-khaki with a peaked cap stands beside white plastic chairs.2010-02-18A photograph of an interior doorway in a white-walled building with a wooden door and lattice windows. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-coloured flower garland stands in the doorway with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them another monastic in orange stands in the doorway, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible. On the right, a man in white shirt and trousers with sunglasses extends his open hand toward the doorway. Several people look out from a window on the left. Green leaves hang as a decorative toran over the door.2010-02-16Indoor photo in a bright corridor with pale green walls and cream tiled floor. A man with short dark hair in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks at left, barefoot, looking toward the centre. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a dark jacket gestures with her hand. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a doorway opening onto green trees.2008-01-14July 28 20082008-07-28