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A photograph on a red-painted veranda with a red metal railing and a potted palm. Two monastics in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand with their backs or sides to the camera, one with long dark hair swept back and a gold-bordered cloth. A bald monastic in peach-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a third in orange clothing stands at far right. At centre, an elderly man with white hair, white kurta and a red-bordered shawl sits in a wheelchair with folded hands, a red tilak on his forehead, while a younger man in white shirt and trousers leans over to attend him. Several more people are visible in the dim doorway behind.

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November 26 20112011-11-26November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor photo at an ashram-style building with orange-washed walls and a dark red door. A gray-haired older woman in an orange shawl and a black rudraksha mala stands centre with a white vibhuti line on her forehead. Beside her a man in an orange turban and orange robes with a black mala and a white name badge walks, and behind them other saffron-robed men carry a staff. On the left, a bald man in brown-orange robes wears a brown rudraksha mala beside a woman in a dark-haired braid, yellow-bordered wrap and a long beaded necklace. A corrugated metal wall stands at right. Several people in saffron and orange robes gather in the passage.2013-10-19A photograph in a bright tiled hall with bookshelves and a draped orange cot at the back. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe with gold border and walks forward. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in a saffron dhoti and a mala walks alongside. An elderly white-haired man in white kurta and trousers sits in a wheelchair, wearing a red-and-gold shawl, hands pressed together in greeting. A young shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white mala pushes the wheelchair. Two more people in saffron robes are visible at the left edge.2011-11-26A photograph of an elderly man in saffron robes seated in a wheelchair with a saffron cushion on his lap, hands pressed together in namaste, in a tiled hallway. Several saffron-robed monks, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand in a line behind him and one on the left bows with palms joined. Seated devotees in white and dark clothing, many with hands folded, line the wall on the right beside a white swing and chairs, and a cameraman in black kneels at the right edge filming. The scene reads as a visit or greeting.2010-01-28 +1 copiesA photograph of saffron-robed sadhus descending a white marble staircase beside a white balustrade, with a crowd of onlookers watching from a railing above. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and saffron wrap smiles and gestures downward. Beside him, an older bearded man in an orange robe with a green-bordered shawl walks down. Further down, a white-haired, white-bearded elder with a bare upper body and white dhoti is supported on the stairs. On the right, a man in a white shirt and an orange-robed attendant with long hair stand close by. Several men in white shirts and red-clad devotees line the upper railing.2010-02-02November 26 20112011-11-26Several saffron-robed monks stand in a covered courtyard before a brass oil lamp flame in the lower left, with a hanging orange cloth and red-and-white painted pillars behind them. The foreground monk in orange with glasses presses his palms together in anjali, and the monk beside him also has hands folded. A third monk in pale saffron stands further back, and an older bearded man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Garlands hang near the altar. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2009-12-30November 26 20112011-11-26May 22 20122012-05-22A photograph of a group walking through a red-framed doorway at an ashram building with red barred gates on either side. Several people wear orange saffron robes; one man in front has long dark hair, orange robe and a matching orange shawl, holding his hand near his face, with a second man beside him in beige robes and a cream shawl. On the right a figure in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at the threshold, and a woman in orange sari with red border walks on the left. Shoes are lined on wooden shelves at right, and a corrugated roof is visible overhead. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair and orange robes in the centre, consistent with the page's reference to a visit, appearance-based only.2009-12-11A temple hall with a corrugated roof and a shrine behind a red-and-white railing, where a deity murti with a red-and-gold backdrop and garlands is visible. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and a visible throne-style seat behind him, greeting a devotee in white dhoti who has palms pressed together. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. Devotees in white and yellow garments stand along the railing with hands joined in namaskar. Oil lamps and offerings are placed on the floor. The scene reflects a darshan or pada puja at a temple. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in orange with the rudraksha mala, identified by the orange robe, long swept hair and mala cues, while the attendant and devotees are priests and devotees.2010-11-02