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A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange sleeveless robe stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a long string of rudraksha beads over his chest and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards and a pendant, press forward near a white building with a metal grille window. Probable Swamiji in saffron turban and rudraksha mala greeting devotees, with the crowd in white clothing behind him.

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Photo of a doorway in an indoor hall, where a smiling man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands in the centre with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a long rudraksha mala and orange garment. Beside and behind him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and look on. Wall decorations with cut-out borders are visible on the left. Appearance-based label: the saffron-robed figure in the centre is a Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron robe, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph inside a plain hall with pale blue walls, ceiling fans and tube lights, with blue draped cloth and yellow garlands along the walls. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks across a red carpet; a person appearance with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, identity uncertain from appearance. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe and long hair carries a small red-covered book. Along both sides of the hall, men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a mat-covered floor is visible on the right.

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.

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A photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and matching saffron robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland over a rudraksha mala, walking through a decorated hall. Behind him, a younger man in saffron robes with long hair holds a silver tray of flower petals, while a man in white shirt and dhoti walks beside him. On the left, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl carries a silver vessel. Marigold garlands and red-and-white flower strings hang from the ceiling, and a deity murti in red and yellow cloth sits in the background. Several people are visible, including partial figures at the edges.

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July 29 2008

Photograph of two men walking through a plain white interior corridor toward a dark wooden doorway. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wrapped around the body and an orange turban smiles while looking to the side, with long dark hair visible at the back of his neck. He appears to match a person by the orange clothing and turban, though the cues are not strongly distinctive. Beside him on the right, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala walks with a serious expression. A blurred figure in white and orange stands at the left edge, and another partially visible figure is at the far right.

A smiling man in an orange turban with a blue-and-yellow pompom and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who have their palms pressed together in greeting. A bald man in orange robes stands at the right edge, and a red bindi and beaded bracelets are visible on the figure in orange. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in orange turban and shawl with a red bindi, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklaces, giving darshan to devotees at a satsang hall with purple drapery in the background.

A barefoot procession moves through a dim temple corridor at night. A central man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, a long gold-beaded necklace, gold armbands, and a red tilak on his forehead; he appears to be the focus of the group. Around him, men in saffron robes wear rudraksha malas, and a man in a white kurta carries a tall ceremonial staff topped with an ornament. Others in white dhotis and light shirts walk alongside, some with rudraksha beads and tilak marks, while a man in a teal shirt with a mala follows at right. The stone floor and pillars suggest a temple interior.