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Three people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at a whitewashed wall decorated with red painted lotus-scroll borders. On the left a woman with hair pulled back wears a white sari with a gold-striped border over a maroon blouse, with a beaded mala around her neck and hands folded near a polished silver kalasha-style vessel on a pedestal decorated with flowers. In the centre a man in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and in the right foreground a man in a pink polo shirt with glasses and a red wrist thread also pray with eyes lowered. A blue sign reads Silence please, and marigold garlands hang at the right edge.

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A photograph of devotees standing in anjali mudra with palms pressed together at chest level in a temple courtyard. On the left, a man in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala stands in front. In the centre, a man in a pink polo shirt and white dhoti wears glasses. On the right, a man in a white shirt with orange trim and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and beaded necklaces stands beside a silver vessel with flowers. Red and white lotus-like wall paintings and a blue sign reading Silence please are visible on the wall, with a framed notice above. Several people are visible, roughly four.2010-07-14December 02 20092009-12-02A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a metal railing, eyes lowered, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand a man in white ritual clothes with hands folded and a woman in a grey-blue sari. A wall sign with blue background lists rules in English and Kannada, and white and blue plastic chairs are stacked along the wall beside a blue curtained window and an orange lattice grille. The orange-robed man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a tilak, with his role as a devotee praying at the railing.2009-12-17Several men stand in a hall with wooden doors and a red digital clock showing 'eight' style numerals, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and red vertical forehead marks wears a white dhoti with gold border and folded hands; beside him a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands in anjali. Behind them a youth with a white tilak wears an orange garment, and on the left two boys in white dhotis with gold borders stand by. The right edge shows a figure in red. Appearance-based cues for a person are not sufficient, so no candidate is identified.2016-08-08December 26 20092009-12-26A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits on a red and gold throne-like seat, hands folded in namaste, while brass thalis with offerings and fruit sit before a gathered group. Probable Swamiji with long hair and saffron robe, seated on the throne as the receiving figure. Around him, devotees in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged with hands joined in prayer; a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels near brass plates, and a woman in a yellow shawl and a man in white sit nearby. Orange walls, a potted plant and a blue sign reading 'Silence please' complete the ashram hall setting.2010-08-03A photo of people arriving at an ashram entrance area with white walls and a wooden lattice gate. A monk in orange robes stands at right and touches the forehead of a man in a long white kurta with a marigold garland, who is the second visible from right. Beside him, another man in white kurta and grey trousers wears a garland and stands with hands clasped. A man in a white kurta with glasses and a garland stands at left with hands folded. A woman in orange robes is at far left edge. A blue sign reads Silence please. a person not clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-12-02April 13 20132013-04-13Three people sit in chairs singing into microphones during a satsang. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl and glasses sings with his hands near the mic. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and gold necklaces holds his palms together in prayer, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with an orange-red border and orange-red shawl presses her palms together, wearing gold bangles and a forehead mark. An orange and gold cloth hangs above them. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the listed appearance cues.2010-12-26December 02 20092009-12-02Photograph of two men standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a red curtain in an indoor hall. The man on the left is shaved-headed, wears a rust-red sannyasi cloth, a rudraksha mala with a pendant, rudraksha bracelets, and white ash markings on his forehead and arms. The man on the right has long swept-back hair, a small red bindi, earrings, a gold bangle and a white dhoti-style wrap with an orange border. A partially visible person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, and folded bedding sits at the left.2013-05-31August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copies