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A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-mat and corrugated roof. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-wrap smiles broadly, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a small object in one hand. Behind him stand a line of smiling devotees in white ritual dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing red-and-white threaded beads. A cameraman in white stands at the back right holding a video camera. A pedestal fan and a metal stand sit in the foreground, with a green cloth on the floor and a brass plate near the bottom edge. Through a grille on the left, a small shrine with lit lamps is visible. Several people stand in the background, and the scene reads as informal ashram life during the Maheshwara Puja period.

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A photograph of a covered ashram hall with a corrugated roof and a standing electric fan. In the foreground on the left, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron wrap holds a rudraksha mala in one hand and gestures with the other. Several white-clad men stand behind him, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a camera on his shoulder records the scene at the upper right. A woman in a white garment with an orange shawl smiles at the lower right. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial tilak, standing as the central presiding figure. A brass plate with offerings sits on the floor, and a teal cloth lies beside a bench.2006-11-20A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched and metal-framed shelter shows a smiling man at left wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes closed and laughing. Behind him stand several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange shawls, several laughing and smiling, and a person in white holds a video camera. A red-painted wall and bamboo blinds are visible in the background, with a small tray of offerings at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala) appears laughing at left, with devotees in orange shawls around him.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20October 19 20082008-10-19August 02 20092009-08-02September 18 20062006-09-18October 09 20162016-10-09September 15 20162016-09-15Indoor photo in a plain pale-blue hall with blue curtains and yellow marigold garlands along the walls. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and sits on an orange cushioned seat, leaning forward and gesturing with his right hand toward a seated group. Around him, people in white clothes and rudraksha malas stand and sit, including a young boy in a white shirt and a woman with a flower garland. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, facing the seated figure. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at the far left. Hanging lamps and tube lights hang from the ceiling.2010-02-18A dimly lit indoor hall with a wooden door, fluorescent light and a tall orange-and-patterned hanging above. In the foreground a smiling person with long dark hair and gold necklaces, wearing an orange blouse, sits beside a round wooden-rimmed object; a bowed devotee in orange shawl touches the floor, and another kneeling figure in a pink-and-orange sari leans forward. Around them many men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces stand and watch, some with lanyards. No individual is identifiable as the a person with confidence from appearance; the standing man in white kurta with lanyard is a devotee.2006-12-27October 09 20162016-10-09May 07 20122012-05-07