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Indoor photo in a bright white office-like room with a wall clock, glass-panelled counters, framed pictures and a flower arrangement. A figure in a bright saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head covering and long dark swept-back hair stands centre-right, facing left, as a group of men and a woman gather around. On the left a man in white clothes and an orange shawl wears a bead mala; beside him a man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace gestures. Others in white shirts and a red top stand nearby. The saffron-robed figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, so the appearance is only an uncertain candidate for a person.

A crowded indoor corridor in a white-walled room with a wall clock, ceiling lights and framed mirrors. Many men and a few women stand in a queue, several in white dhotis and shirts. A woman in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing, seen from behind. A man at right wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelet and holds his phone to his ear. Flower arrangements and water bottles sit at left. A man in an orange wrap stands near the doorway. The scene suggests an ashram or temple waiting area with devotees.

A procession moves through a whitewashed hall toward an open doorway framed by palm fronds. At the centre, a man in a plain orange sleeveless robe walks forward, one hand on a tall orange-wrapped metal urn decorated with strings of beads. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks on the left. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or red shawls follow, a woman carries a brass plate with a green leafy offering, and an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold chain walks in front of a line of onlookers. A wall clock hangs above the doorway.

Several saffron-robed sadhus walk across a marble-floored hall in a temple or mutt interior, a white wall clock and barred windows behind them. On the far left, a bald man in orange robes holds a folded paper and gestures while speaking to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a lanyard. At centre, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes and sandals walks beside another in orange. On the right, a woman in an orange sari and headwrap and an older bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala and lanyard walk together, and a turbaned bearded man in orange stands at the far right edge. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge.

Indoor photo in a marble-floored hall with a wall clock and a framed glass panel. Two men walk side by side at the centre. The man on the left wears a yellow silk dhoti and shawl with red-gold borders, long dark hair and bangles, and is smiling broadly. The man beside him wears an orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe, with a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and holds one hand over his heart. Behind them, a uniformed attendant in a white tunic with a red sash and a ceremonial headpiece stands, and other men in white shirts and grey trousers stand around. On the far right, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands with his hands folded. The appearance of the orange-turbaned figure is consistent with the page's description, so the label is given as probable.

Photo of a crowded indoor room with white walls and a round wall clock. In the centre, a long-haired man with a white vibhuti band and red bindi, wearing a red and green flower garland, gold necklace, and bare-chested orange cloth with rudraksha beads, walks forward smiling. Around him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with rudraksha mala and tilak, a shaved-headed man in orange with white forehead markings, and men in white shirts and a woman in a green sari with folded hands look on. Several devotees stand behind, and a gold-framed arch is visible at right.

January 02 2008

A photograph of a corridor inside an ashram building with white walls and a marble floor. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala walks forward smiling, followed by several men in white dhoti and shirt clothing and a few in saffron, one with an orange shawl. On the left, a man in a striped shirt and trousers stands at a display table with a red handbag, and a framed poster on the wall shows a seated figure with a haloed crown. The walking figure in orange fits the Swamiji (probable) cues of saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha mala, so he is described as a probable Swamiji in person. Around eight to ten people are visible.

Indoor photograph of several men walking across a tiled room with posters on the walls. In the centre, a young man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a red-marked forehead walks forward, while beside him a man in white ritual clothes and a saffron shawl walks with an elderly man in a peach-orange wrap holding his arm. On the left, an older man in white with a saffron shawl and glasses walks near red chairs. Behind them stand a man in an orange shawl and other attendants in white and saffron. Wall posters and a framed photograph of a robed figure hang behind them, and a red upholstered armchair sits at right. A copyright-style credit line is printed in the lower corner. The elderly man in the peach-orange wrap is a person by appearance cues, though the wrap and white ritual clothes alone are not enough to confirm identity.

July 13 2009

Indoor photo of an office or library-like hall with a tin roof, grey walls and tubelight fittings. A bald man in an orange robe and orange shawl, barefoot, walks across a pink carpet while a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala looks toward him. Around them, women and men in white with yellow or orange shawls and sannyasis in orange stand near wooden desks, bookshelves, stacked books, a computer monitor and a white-draped table. The bald man's appearance matches the page's a person cues only partially: he wears plain orange robes without distinctive long hair, crown or rudraksha, so identity is uncertain. Several people are visible.

October 29 2008