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A photograph inside a bookshop or display room with wooden shelves holding magazines and books, several with red covers showing temple images and a sign reading "Temple, Puja & Ritual" above them. A long red patterned cloth hangs at the right. In the foreground a person in orange robes with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a shawl walks beside a man in white clothes holding a tall gold-topped staff. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair, an ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, and is shown in person. Two people are visible.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A group walks through a long barrel-vaulted hall lined with wooden bookshelves stocked with books, DVDs and printed materials, with glass cabinets and a yellow-walled alcove at the far end. In the foreground, a man in white ritual clothing and a shaved head walks at the left, followed by several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, one with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned necklace. Other devotees in orange and brown clothing follow along the aisle, and figures in white stand near the right-hand shelves. Small decorative items such as brass elephants and figurines sit on a lower shelf at the left.2009-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks down a narrow hall with a curved corrugated metal roof and yellow walls, past tall wooden bookshelves stocked with orange-covered books. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl walks at the front on the left. Beside him, a long-haired man in orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and bare arms, and another man in orange wears a heavy gold necklace. A bearded man in a green robe and a white-clad figure stand among the group. Pendant lamps hang from the ceiling and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.2009-12-30Interior of a library hall with cream walls, maroon curtains and a ceiling fan. Glass-fronted orange wooden bookcases line the left wall, filled with books. A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare chest, with a rudraksha mala, walks across the pale tiled floor toward a blue-topped reception desk with a computer and monitor. Behind him another figure in an orange robe walks, and on the right a person in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands near the desk, with a shaved-headed monk in orange further right. The scene is ordinary ashram life. No a person candidate can be confidently identified by appearance, so the central walking man is described only by role.2017-03-26January 10 20092009-01-10 +1 copiesInterior of a bookshop or publication display room with an arched corrugated metal roof and yellow walls. Shelves on the left hold rows of orange-covered books and framed photographs of a figure in saffron. A group of about six men in saffron and orange robes stand in a cluster; one wears a garland of beads, another has a rudraksha mala and a long beard, and one bearded figure in orange holds a sheaf of papers. An older man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left near a framed portrait. Glass display cases line the right side.2009-12-30Interior of a bookshop with a curved corrugated metal roof and a yellow wall. Shelves on the left hold books and booklets, and a display stand on the right holds DVDs and printed material. On the wall behind are framed portraits and small deity murti figures on a shelf. A group of people in orange robes walk down the aisle; a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks on the left, and a man in orange with a long mala and beads walks in the center. Partially visible people in orange stand at the right edge, one wearing a beaded necklace.2009-12-30Photograph of a long, arched corridor-like hall with a corrugated metal roof and round paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling, lined on the left with wooden bookshelves full of books and pamphlets. A group of about a dozen people in saffron and orange robes walk down the centre aisle, most in ochre sannyasi garments with rudraksha malas. In the foreground on the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with maroon border and a large pendant necklace walks forward, and a long-haired woman in orange is among the group. Behind them a man in plain white robes stands at left, and glass display cases of items sit along the right side. A framed portrait and deity image hang on the yellow back wall.2009-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30