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Photograph inside a hall with a concrete floor and plywood-panelled walls. Brass bells, copper kalasha pots and small brass pots are arranged on cloths on the floor, with colourful wrapped bundles and round dark stones with white markings laid on a red cloth in the foreground. A bald man in a saffron robe stands bending over the objects with his hands near them. Beside him, a man with long hair wears a saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style red garment and gestures toward the items. Other saffron-clad men and a person in white stand behind. A man in white with a green-and-orange printed cloth stands at the right edge. Ritual objects and ashram setting; the page suggests a Hindu ceremonial preparation.

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Indoor photo in a concrete-floored hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a long rudraksha mala, wearing orange robes, stands beside a bald older man in orange robes and a second orange-clad figure. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala match the page's claim, but the face is not used for identity. On the floor at left, rows of copper and brass kalashas, bells and brass ritual vessels rest on coloured cloths, and a red cloth holds several dark polished shivalingams marked with white three-line tripundra. Other people in white and saffron stand at the right edge and in the back.2007-08-09A photograph inside a plain room with a pale wall and bare concrete floor. On the left, a row of brass and copper pots, kalasha-style vessels, bells and small brass lamps sit on a floor covered with coloured cloths. In the foreground, several dark polished shivalingam stones with white tripundra markings rest on a red cloth. A bald man in orange robes with a saffron shawl stands in the centre, looking down at the stones. To the right, a man with long dark hair, orange garments and a rudraksha mala points toward the objects, and another man in orange stands beside them. A person in white dhoti stands behind the group, with a wall of wooden panels behind them.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph inside a hall where a bare-backed man in a rust-orange dhoti and a long, loose black-haired style stands with his back to the camera, gesturing toward a table of brass and copper kalashas, bells and ritual vessels arranged on a cloth-covered floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange head wraps stand facing him, with others in white and yellow clothing beside them. In the foreground rows of dark smooth stones with white painted markings rest on a red cloth, possibly shivalingas or sacred stones. Packets of coloured powder and white cloth bundles are laid out on the floor among the vessels.2007-08-09Photograph of a group inspecting ritual items in a hall with a concrete floor. On the left, a man in orange robes with an orange head wrap gestures with his hands pressed together while speaking. Beside him, a man in a yellow dhoti and shawl with long hair and rudraksha beads holds his hands together. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a red-orange robe, rudraksha mala and red tilak holds an open book. Behind them, other men in white and orange clothes stand watching. On the left table are copper and brass kalashas, brass lamps and pots, and colourful cloth bundles. A red cushion lies on the floor in front with stones on it.2007-08-09A photograph inside a long, plain ashram hall with a concrete floor and white walls. Several saffron-robed sadhus and a few white-clad devotees stand in a line, some barefoot. A tall man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala gestures upward with one finger, drawing attention. An older bearded sadhu in saffron leans over a low stand holding a white cloth above black stone objects. Behind them hang orange curtains, and on the left are a brass trident, a framed painting and a deity figure. Eleven visible people are standing in the scene.2009-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph inside a thatched, open-sided shed where a group stands among stone and bronze sculptures on a concrete floor. At left, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and smiles as he looks down at the sculptures. Beside him, a figure in orange and a yellow garment stands near a wooden post, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe gestures with one hand. Behind them, bearded men in orange robes and orange turbans stand with men in white shirts and dhotis. At right, a bearded man in a white robe with an orange shawl and a mala stands with hands folded, while another man in white with an orange scarf stands further right. Carved stone figures and fragments lie on the floor in the foreground, with a bronze figure at lower left.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09