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A photograph of a tiled indoor hall where a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala necklace walks forward through a doorway, raising one hand in greeting. Behind him, other saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad attendants follow through the open doors. A tablecloth-covered table holds steel vessels on the left, a water dispenser stands on the right, and a blue striped mat lies on the floor. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the figure at the front, identified by long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala. A watermarked archive copyright notice appears across the image.

A photograph of a procession entering a doorway at an ashram. A central man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland, raising his hands in greeting and smiling. A bearded man in orange robes and beaded necklaces stands to the right with hands folded. A younger man in orange holds a long gold-tipped staff, and another man in orange stands behind them. Women in a blue top and a pink sari with white clothing stand to the sides with folded hands. Bright decorated umbrellas and a canopy are visible beyond the doorway.

A photograph of a long, narrow white corridor inside a building. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-orange vibhuti mark on the forehead, a dark rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe walks forward barefoot in brown sandals. Devotees on the left in orange shawls and white clothes press their palms together in anjali. A woman on the right in white with an orange shawl also holds her hands together. Behind the figure a man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks. A standing fan, a red cabinet with gold ornamental panels and wooden crates with brass fittings sit along the right wall. A printed portrait-style name appears on the shawl worn by the right devotee.

July 29 2008

Outdoor ashram scene under a corrugated metal roof with palm trees behind. A tall man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a long rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a patterned floor, hands clasped, stepping through a doorway. Beside and behind him, a bald man in saffron robes walks with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Along the left, a crowd of mostly women in white and pale blue saris and white clothes stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them stands a red-draped seat with a red cushion beneath a yellow-fringed canopy, with orange-painted structures and a small table to the right. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala matches the page's event listing.

August 01 2008

January 12 2015

A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a covered colonnaded veranda beside a plain cream wall and a row of black metal chairs. In the foreground a man with a saffron turban, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks forward with a slight smile, holding a mala in one hand. Behind him an elder with a shaved head wears a long orange robe and sandals, while a bearded sadhu on the left wears a gold pendant necklace and an orange robe. Several other men in orange and white dhotis follow along the walkway, and a green banana plant and a red-framed sign appear at the left edge.

November 25 2009

A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with pale grey walls and a wooden door on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles and gestures toward the doorway. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak walks alongside. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white clothing move through the room, with a small table holding a lamp and offerings to the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas on the central figure.

December 25 2009