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A photograph of a doorway at a concrete building where a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and onlookers stand. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and an orange sleeveless robe with a draped orange shawl gestures with one hand while speaking to a bearded sadhu in orange with a rudraksha mala. On the left, a bald older man in peach-coloured robes stands beside a man in a red shirt and blue lungi. On the right, another saffron-robed monk with long hair and a man in white stand nearby. The photo. a person cues are not clearly established for any single figure, so the subject identity is uncertain.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor photograph of a group of Hindu sadhus and devotees standing in a bare, whitewashed room with an open doorway at left. A bearded man in a saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, stands center-left with hands folded. A long-haired man in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala stands center-right facing a woman in orange robes. Other monks in orange and saffron robes, some with shaved heads, and a person in white stand around them.2007-08-09A group of about a dozen men in saffron and orange robes stands on a glossy tiled floor inside a bare, unpainted concrete hall with large windows. On the right, a man with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala raises his arm and points, while others around him listen attentively. A bearded man in a green shawl and white-clad attendants stand nearby. Several robed men wear beaded necklaces. The scene looks like an ashram visit or walkthrough.2009-12-30A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed hall with a metal-framed roof and an open doorway. A group of about fifteen men in saffron and orange robes stand in a loose semicircle, several with rudraksha malas and beards. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands with hands folded, appearing to address the group; the appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, but it is uncertain. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and white kurta with a saffron shawl and a mala holds a pink folder. Older men in white and a man in a maroon shirt stand at the right edge. A small framed picture hangs on the upper left wall.2007-08-09A photograph of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis standing outdoors on dirt ground beside multi-storey brick buildings under a pale sky. On the right, a figure with long dark curly hair in a sleeveless orange robe gestures with one hand while speaking to the group. Beside him stands a bearded man in a peach-coloured robe with grey hair. Around them, an orange-robed man wears a long beaded garland and another wears an orange turban. A bald elder in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the left, with other orange and peach-robed monks and onlookers behind.2009-12-30January 02 20092009-01-02August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of four men walking through a narrow, unpainted concrete corridor with a pinkish tiled floor. The man on the right, walking barefoot, wears a long saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and has long, swept-back dark hair; he is the most prominent figure, with a tilak-marked forehead. Beside and behind him, two men in saffron-orange robes walk together, one raising a hand toward a white door. Another man in white clothing stands at the far left edge. One saffron-clad figure in front holds a red object in his hand. A dark drum or bucket sits at the right edge beside a white wall. Long hair and saffron robes are visible, but the figures are not clearly identified by name in the scene.2009-11-16December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of five men standing outdoors in front of a pink building decorated with a doorway garland of white jasmine and orange and yellow marigolds. At left, a man in white clothes with a saffron shawl listens. Next, a smiling man with long curly hair wears a bare chest, an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha mala, holding a dark bag. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds the dark bag and faces away. At right, an older man in glasses wears an orange-brown robe, and a bald man in an orange robe and wrap stands near the wall. Another man in white is partly visible behind them. The scene shows casual conversation among sannyasi-style devotees.2007-08-09Photograph of a group standing in a plain, unfinished hall with pale walls, partition panels and a ceiling with exposed metal trusses. At centre, a man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his head and shoulders, wearing a beaded mala necklace, stands with his hands clasped and speaks with a smiling expression. Beside him on the right, a figure in a saffron robe with a bare shoulder and a mala stands with his back partly turned. On the left, a man in a white shirt and an older man with glasses stand near a woman in a yellow top and a woman with long curly hair. Several other people in white and saffron clothes are at the edges of the frame. The left-centre figure in saffron has distinctive adornments and a swept-back wrap, but appearance alone does not establish identity.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09