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A photograph in a small whitewashed room with a red-framed window. A person in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with a dark beaded necklace stands at a counter, smiling and handling items on a tray beside a stainless steel pot and a brass pot. Behind them a man in white clothes with a white shawl stands near the bright window. At the right edge, a person in orange clothing holds a small metal vessel.

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A photograph of a homa or fire ritual at an indoor station. In the foreground, a brown clay fire vessel holds burning wood, with a silver pot placed on top and kindling sticks lying beside it. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at the altar. The person in the centre wears a saffron turban and a sleeveless saffron garment with a row of dark beads down the front, and holds a small black ladle or spoon over the fire. The person on the right, partly cropped, wears a loose orange robe. A red wall panel is behind them. A white-painted wall fills the left side.2010-02-18A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban standing at a dark counter, arranging wooden sticks on a small clay stove with a steel pot on top. A red-framed window is open behind them, and a partial figure in white holding a metal vessel appears at the right edge. A plate with flower petals sits at the bottom of the frame.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala smiles while holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) lit with flame, with yellow and white flower garlands at its base near a small deity murti on a shelf. Behind him a man in white clothes holds a tray, and on the right two men in white and orange stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests a puja or aarti inside a newly built room. The man in orange is an appearance-based a person candidate, but the page does not place a person at this event, so the identification is uncertain.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.2008-07-28Indoor photograph of a kitchen-like room with red-trimmed walls and a red-tiled floor. Four men stand in an open doorway and nearby, all in saffron-orange sannyasi clothing. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at left in the doorway. A man with long, curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange wrap and stands centre. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands with his back partly turned. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands with folded arms near a steel counter. A white refrigerator, a stainless steel sink and kitchen equipment fill the background. Four people are visible.2007-08-09Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden panelled door at left. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and reaches toward a brass pot topped with a green leaf, a kalasha-type vessel, held by a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Another man in orange with long hair stands nearby, and a tray of flowers is visible at right. An older man in white shirt and dark glasses stands at left with a tilak. Traditional welcome ritual setting.2008-07-28A photograph of a saffron-clad sannyasi standing in a narrow whitewashed corridor beside a red-framed doorway. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala, and his long hair falls to his shoulders. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and red-and-white checked apron stands in an open doorway beside a metal bowl. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall.2006-10-10A photograph of a utilitarian kitchen with white walls, a barred red-framed window and steel cooking vessels on gas burners. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a counter holding a platter of food. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand at right near a doorway: one older bearded man with a mala and a shawl, and a younger figure with long swept-back dark hair in an orange robe, smiling and gesturing. Steel pots and an orange gas cylinder sit on the floor. a person cue is the long swept-back hair and saffron robe of the younger sannyasi at right, who appears to be the a person candidate.2007-02-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial event under a decorated tent with orange and purple drapes, white curtains and strings of orange triangular flags. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless garment and long dark rudraksha mala stands at left holding a silver tray, smiling. In front of him, a figure in orange robes with a white flower garland on the head faces away from the camera, bending toward the tray. Two seated attendees in orange and white appear at the edges, with a few other people partly visible.2010-01-30A photograph of an indoor ashram dining or serving hall with terracotta floor tiles, a white wall, red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, with long hair and a bare shoulder, gestures with an open hand toward a second man in orange who holds a brass bowl of fruit. A third man, bald and in orange robes with a draped shawl, stands at right beside a counter stacked with steel plates and bowls. Behind the counter sits a framed portrait. The orange-robed figure with the turban has distinctive long hair and an orange turban, a person candidate, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2010-02-01A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.2010-02-18Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a barred window showing green trees. A man in a saffron-orange turban with pink flowers, saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with red-and-white beads stands centre, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes holds a metal pot wrapped in a flower garland, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another man in a checked shirt stands behind, and a seated man in orange clothing sits at left. Partially visible heads of other people appear at the right edge, with flowers near the bottom.2008-07-27