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A photograph of a crowded indoor ashram corridor with a festive garland of orange and red strings overhead. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, stands beside an elderly bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti, a dark beaded mala and a white cord. To the right a man with long matted dreadlocks wears an orange robe and holds a mala-adorned arm toward a large sheet. Behind them devotees with beards and dark clothing crowd closely, and a video camera is visible above. At right, pink and clear plastic containers and a yellow cloth sit on a table.

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A photograph in a narrow corridor lined with display racks of books and CDs on the left. A bare-chested elderly man in an orange cloth wrap with a rudraksha mala stands at centre smiling, flanked by saffron-robed men. A bearded man in an orange robe stands behind him, and on the right a man with long greying hair, orange robe, layered beaded malas and a sandalwood mark on his forehead gestures toward his chest. A man in an orange turban on the left smiles broadly. Orange and white cloths hang on the wall at the right and a decorated cloth or wall hanging is visible above. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the role is given as a devotee among saffron-clad sannyasis.2007-12-30Indoor event under a white draped ceiling with orange-and-yellow tassels, with a brick wall and windows behind. 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