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A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated roof and light blue walls, showing wax or wood-coloured sculptures of deities in the foreground. A tall man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long rudraksha mala, holds a sheet of paper and looks down at it. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl and mala holds a printed booklet, and a man in a striped shirt and a younger man in a white shirt look at the figures. On the right a seated deity figure holds a trident-like staff, and a smaller seated figure appears in the lower centre. Orange-robed figures stand at the left edge.

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Indoor photograph in a plain hall with pale blue walls, tube lights and a blue curtain with yellow trim. A young man in a saffron robe and saffron turban, with a long rudraksha mala, leans over a green table holding a small paper. Beside him a man in an orange robe and white man in white dhoti and yellow shawl look on. On the table stand brown wooden sculptures of a seated deity murti with a crown and a horse-like figure, plus a small golden figure. Men in white shirts and checked shirts and seated women in white saris watch.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain hall with pale green walls and a red double door. A standing man in an orange saffron turban and orange robes, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a small object and looks down at a magazine held by a bald man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl. Beside them is a large brown-and-silver clay or wax model of a seated deity with a tall matted headdress, arms raised, and a smaller silver figure in front of it on a green table. Several seated people in white sit along the back, and a white-clad attendant stands near the door.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a hall with blue curtains draped and garlanded with yellow marigold strings. In the foreground, several wooden and brown-toned statues of standing and seated deities stand on a green-edged platform. A tall man in a saffron-orange turban and flowing saffron robes, with long dark hair and a dark beaded rudraksha mala, stands barefoot on the concrete floor, looking down at the statues. Beside him, a bald man in white kurta and dhoti wears a yellow shawl, a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a few papers. Behind them, many women in white sit on mats, watching quietly.2010-02-18July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph of a room with a plain white wall and thatched ceiling where a row of brass and gold-toned deity murti statues are arranged on a white-draped table and floor. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, with long dark hair, gestures toward the statues; the orange-robed figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with distinctive saffron clothing and long hair. Beside him, a man in a red and gold shawl and red dhoti stands facing the statues, and another man in a red-and-gold bag stands behind. Three more men stand at the left edge in white shirts and green-striped shirt, one in a white dhoti.2006-12-20Photograph inside a hall with blue walls, a red curtain and marigold garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand on a striped floor mat. The central figure wears an orange turban and a saffron wrap with dark beaded rudraksha-style strands, holding a mobile phone and looking down at it. Two men in striped and white shirts stand nearby, one holding a booklet. Behind them a small shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands. In the foreground are carved wooden figures of horses and a seated figure, next to a blue container. Several people in white sit along the left wall. Count of visible people is roughly six to twenty.2010-02-18A photo taken inside a thatched, open-sided shed with a concrete floor and bamboo lattice walls, where a group of men in orange and yellow sannyasi-style robes stand among stone and clay sculptures and unfinished carved figures. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with rudraksha malas around his neck, faces a bare-backed man with long dark hair who is also wearing an orange cloth. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and a bearded man in white and an orange shawl stands at the right. A younger man in white dhoti and a shawl stands at the left. Several sculptures and carved stone pieces lie on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2007-08-09December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph inside a hall with pale blue walls decorated with yellow marigold garlands. A man in an orange turban, sleeveless orange robe and dark beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at left, holding a small card and looking down at it. Two local men in striped and white shirts stand beside him near carved wooden figures of animals and deity forms on a green table in the foreground. Behind them a shrine with a deity murti is garlanded with flowers. At right a cameraman in white dhoti and yellow shawl films the scene, and a person in orange robes stands at the far left edge. Floor mats in red and striped colours cover the floor.2010-02-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph in a large workshop with a corrugated white wall. In the centre a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a beard and vermilion forehead mark stands smiling beside a large bronze deity murti being lifted by chains. To the left a woman in a red and orange-striped sari with an orange shawl and bindi looks on smiling. On the right a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with a green border and gold necklace holds a small book. Other men in white dhotis and striped shirts stand in the background among bronze sculptures, a golden arch and a reclining bronze figure in the foreground.2014-10-12January 22 20082008-01-22