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A photograph of a dimly lit indoor hall with bare wooden walls and blue plastic chairs. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans crowd together. A central figure with long swept-back grey hair, a yellow-orange robe and a gold-coloured shawl holds two green limes in his hands and smiles. Beside him a younger man in an orange turban and robe presses his palms together in greeting. Other men wear orange and white clothes, several with white tripundra marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. a person appears in the centre, identifiable by long hair, ornate gold-trimmed saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Two-thirds of visible people in the crowd are in saffron robes.

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February 19 20072007-02-19Photograph inside a dim, dark temple room with corrugated walls and a small brass oil lamp on the left. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand close together with white sacred ash on their foreheads. One man in the centre wears an orange turban and a white mark on his forehead, with long hair visible on the right; another in an orange turban stands at the right edge, smiling. A bald man in orange with a red bindi and white marks is at left-centre, while a man at the front centre leans forward in orange with a gold chain. A man in the foreground at lower right has grey hair and orange cloth. Devotees in white and orange crowd the edges, and a silver vessel sits on a small wooden shelf in the background. a person cues are not clearly established here, so identification is uncertain.2007-02-19A dim interior with a brass oil lamp (deepam) at left. A central man with swept-back grey hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, an orange silk robe with a gold-bordered shawl and gold necklace is joining his hands in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed men in orange turbans and white forehead markings gather, one with a rudraksha mala. At right, a grey-haired devotee in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together, and a man in white dhoti stands behind. Candid ritual gathering, possibly a temple visit.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A dim, wood-panelled room with a barred window and a small electrical box on the wall. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit closely together on plastic chairs and on the floor. A bald man in orange on the left holds a mobile phone. Two men in the centre, one with a long white beard in orange, and another in orange with white tilak and a rudraksha-style necklace, smile and clasp hands. A man in an orange turban sits on the right, and a man in a white kurta stands in the background among other standing men in white and pink dhotis. The mood is relaxed and sociable. a person: the smiling figure in the centre-right wearing an ornate gold necklace over orange robes with a shawl, has long hair swept back and white tilak, matching the page's a person reference.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A photograph in a dim, dark interior with wooden walls and a grilled window, showing a crowd of men around a central seated elder. In the centre, a white-bearded elder in saffron robes sits on a blue plastic chair, with tripundra marks on his forehead, his hands folded at his lap. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with red and white forehead markings bends forward, while a man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala gestures with an open hand and holds a book. Others in white dhotis, pale pink and striped shirts stand around, some wearing white forehead marks.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19Photograph inside a dim temple hall with dark walls and a dark pillar, lit by a few small lights and barred windows. A group of saffron-robed men stands behind a metal railing, several with white and red forehead markings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold necklace and holds a green fruit or lime. Beside him a man in an orange turban wears a rudraksha mala, and to the right an orange-clad man with a shaved head holds a green fruit. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the man with long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace is a candidate for Swamiji, though appearance alone is uncertain.2007-02-19Photograph inside a small, dim temple room with wood-panelled walls, a framed portrait hung high on the left, and a barred window. A large group of men in saffron and orange robes sits and stands closely together, many with white sacred ash on their foreheads. A bearded man in a light orange robe sits in front, and a central saffron-clad man with white hair and a white beard smiles while holding a small fruit. Next to him a man wears an orange cloth wrap and a rudraksha mala, and a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe sits to the right. Men in white and light shirts stand behind and at the left edge, one in a white dhoti holding a paper. Several seated men hold small green fruits, possibly limes, in their hands. A framed portrait is visible on the wall, labelled in print on its frame only as a photograph, and no caption is readable.2007-02-19Photograph inside a dim, dark-walled room with a small wooden shelf holding a metal vessel and a lit lamp at upper right. Several men in saffron/orange robes crowd together. A bald man in orange at left gestures with his hand near his chin, another bald man in orange with white tilak behind him raises an arm. A man in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands centre, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe at right smiles. Other men in white shirts and grey-haired onlookers fill the frame edges. a person figure, a man in an orange turban with long swept-back hair, appears among the crowd; the image shows the crowd in a close devotional gathering.2007-02-19