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November 28 2008

A photograph of an unfinished brick building with exposed red bricks and grey cement rendering, a doorway opening and a barred wooden-framed window. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead steps down from the doorway onto a stack of loose bricks, with orange sandals on his feet. Behind him in the dim doorway two men in light clothing stand watching. Loose bricks, gravel and rubble cover the ground.

Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand with their backs to the camera inside a pale stone temple hall with carved pillars and a barred window. The taller man on the right wears an orange turban over long dark hair and holds his hands behind his back; the man on the left has long dark curly hair and a rust-trimmed orange wrap. A small brick-edged basin sits at left. The page does not confirm which man, if either, is a person, and the figures' backs and distance prevent an appearance-based identification, so both are described by role only.

A photo of a man with long wavy black hair wearing a flowing orange-saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala of dark brown beads hanging across his chest. He stands in a bare white room, turned sideways and looking to his right, one hand holding the beads. Striped woven mats lie on the floor behind him and a steel tumbler sits near the mats, with a plastic-covered table at left. Only one person is visible. The wrap and mala are distinctive, but without the page confirming a person's presence, the identity is uncertain.

Indoor photo of a small room with brick-red walls, an orange curtain over a window, and a blue-patterned bed or mat against the wall. In the foreground, a person in orange robes with dark hair in a low bun stands with their back to the camera. At right, a raised hand holds green mango leaves and wears a red thread and a bracelet, while another person's hair is partly visible at the bottom right. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing of the room with mango leaves. Two physical people are visible.

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A photograph taken inside a bare, newly plastered room with white walls and a wooden shelf unit in the left foreground. Two men in orange saffron robes walk through an open doorway into a dark interior; the foreground figure with long dark hair and a full beard carries a small orange flashlight, and the figure behind him in orange wears a shawl-like wrap. A third person in white clothing stands at the right edge of the doorway.

A photograph of a single person standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat in an open-sided temple courtyard, seen from behind. The person has long dark wavy hair and wears a saffron-orange draped garment with maroon borders, wrapped in a dhoti-style lower cloth. They face a granite offering counter carved with ornamental motifs, on which sit brass vessels including a kalasha-style pot, brass lamps and bowls, a plate of sweets, and folded orange cloths. Orange curtains hang at the left and right edges, and orange-walled buildings with tiled roofs appear in the background. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja at the counter.

Outdoor photo under leafy trees with yellow flowers. A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, stands with hands clasped behind the back, facing a white-draped table. On the table sit a silver kalasha pot with an orange flower decoration and a silver tray with small cups. Dirt ground and a dark metal rail are visible at the bottom. The figure's back is turned, so the face is not visible.

A photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes standing on grey carpet in a plain room with a white block wall and a dark low platform behind them. On the platform sit white marble deity murtis with gold crowns. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a loose orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala, and stands on orange sandals. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with red borders and a red-banded shawl stands with hands folded, wearing glasses and a tilak. A white cloth lies in the foreground. A third orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge.