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A photograph inside a hall with white plastic chairs and a red carpet runner. In the centre, a person with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them, a bearded man in an orange shawl over white dhoti walks with a hand on the other's shoulder. Behind them, devotees in white sarees and white shirts press their palms together, and a man in a white shirt stands near the doorway. An arched window with green and orange patterned glass sits above the open doors, and a blue plastic chair is at left. Several other people stand or sit in the background.

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December 11 20052005-12-11Indoor photo of an ashram hall with pale walls and a corrugated metal roof, rows of white and blue plastic chairs, and small hanging decorations near the ceiling. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi walks smiling toward the camera while devotees on either side stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas, women in white saris with orange borders, and a woman with short grey hair in white clothing with a rudraksha mala stand with hands folded.2007-08-15A photograph of a doorway at an ashram or hall with a red carpet on the floor and painted decorative pillars in red, yellow and blue. A central man in an orange saffron robe and white flower garland with red blossoms stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind and beside him, four men in white kurta and dhoti stand, two wearing orange shawls and one wearing a red-and-gold rosette badge. The scene suggests a welcome or greeting of a visiting teacher. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long, swept-back dark hair and wears an orange robe and garland, which are the qualifying cues for an appearance-based candidate.2005-12-11Indoor photograph in a wooden-roofed hall with striped woven floor mats and red curtains. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe walks barefoot across the mats, smiling, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead; the robe's distinctive long hair and orange clothing make him a probable Swamiji. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with glasses and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stand nearby. At the right edge, a person in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste.2009-11-21Photograph of a person standing barefoot on a striped woven mat in a bamboo-screened hall, palms pressed together in namaste. The standing figure wears an orange-saffron turban, a sleeveless saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back. Behind and beside them, several people in white ritual clothing stand with hands folded, one holding a small metal vessel, and a bearded man in white stands at the right edge. A rolled woven mat and a red-saried woman appear at the left. Probable Swamiji is visible in this in-person scene; the figure's orange turban, saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala are the cues. A small logo appears at the top left and a pedia credit appears at the bottom right2004-06-30October 08 20062006-10-08February 27 20092009-02-27July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of a covered colonnaded hall where a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti bows deeply at the feet of a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around them, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands, one wearing a white shirt and a thin orange shawl. White plastic chairs stand at the right and a pillar-lined wall stretches behind.2006-11-09February 14 20102010-02-14A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall where people in white ritual clothes stand in two rows with palms pressed together in anjali. A figure in an orange-saffron robe walks down the central aisle with hands folded, toward a doorway where another man in white and a figure in light clothing stand. Plastic chairs line the right side, and a framed picture hangs on the wall at top right. Some attendees hold papers. The person in saffron has long dark hair and is walking away from the camera, matching the page's a person cue of a saffron robe with long hair, though the face is not visible and the appearance is uncertain.2006-10-08September 15 20092009-09-15