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A visitors' guest book lies open on a glass counter, its pages covered in handwritten blue ink in Tamil script. A hand holding a blue ballpoint pen rests on the left page. Beside it, a seated person in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala sits with hands clasped near a chair. Scattered on the glass are printed postcards and a colourful picture of a deity, plus a photograph of a sea and mountain scene. Only hands and torso are visible, so the seated figure's face and identity are not shown.

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January 12 20092009-01-12A man seated at a glass-topped desk writes with a blue pen in an open cream guest book. He wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and has a red tilak and white sandalwood marks on his forehead. Behind him a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at the edge of frame. Glossy brochures and small religious stickers lie on the glass beside the book.2009-01-12A photograph of a man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, with dark rudraksha beads along the edge, and a red bindi and white vertical markings on the forehead. He sits and writes with a blue ballpoint pen in an open large book, which rests on a table covered with colourful printed booklets and brochures. Behind him are cardboard boxes and a white plastic bag on a tiled floor. The person is described by role and clothing only; no identity is asserted from appearance.2009-01-12A close photograph of a person in an orange robe writing with a blue pen in a large cream-paged guestbook lying open on a white cloth-covered table. The writer wears a gold beaded necklace of the kind seen with ceremonial dress. Beside the book, a brass plate holds a small brass vessel, and a fringed orange-and-gold cloth lies at the left edge. A second hand rests on the table at the top left, wearing a white garment. Only hands, arms and the upper robe are visible, so no face shows. The handwritten entry is in an Indian script.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Close-up photo of a person in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala of brown beads across the chest, writing with a blue ballpoint pen in a small open notebook resting on a stack of books. A second hand, with a darker skin tone, holds the open book steady from the lower right. The visible figure is cropped to hands, arms and torso, with no face shown. The pages of the open book are white with a pink cover visible at the top right.2007-02-02 +1 copiesDecember 13 20072007-12-13A person in orange robes and a gold bead necklace signs a large open guest book on a white-draped table with a blue pen. Another person in white dhoti stands behind, hand resting near the book, and a partly visible orange-robed figure stands at the left. On a metal tray sit a brass pot, a copper vessel, an orange shawl and a small booklet. The image is a close crop showing only hands and torsos, with no faces visible.2009-01-14Close-up photo of a person in orange saffron robes wearing a long strand of dark rudraksha beads, holding a small paper and a blue ballpoint pen while writing. A second person in a white sleeve reaches in from the left, one hand steadying the paper. Only hands, arms and torsos are visible; faces are cropped out of frame. The setting is indoors with a plain light background.2007-12-13January 14 20092009-01-14November 23 20062006-11-23 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron wrap sits at a dark wooden desk, writing in an open notebook with a blue ballpoint pen. He has a red bindi on his forehead and short dark hair. Behind him are a spiral notebook, a small stack of papers, two brass cups, an orange towel and a framed picture with a floral garland. The setting looks like a quiet office or ashram room.2009-01-10