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A bookshop interior at an ashram with a seated life-size statue on a red-draped platform garlanded with yellow and red flowers. The statue wears an orange-red sannyasi robe and red turban, sits in a meditation pose with raised hands, and is surrounded by framed photographs and dark wooden shelves of books and magazines. A framed photo above shows a large hall labelled Kalpataru, Malaysia, and another shows homa and kalasha rituals. No living people are visible.

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A seated statue or life-size figure in saffron-red robes and a red turban sits cross-legged on a red draped platform inside a room with cream walls. The figure wears rudraksha-style bead necklaces and has raised, open-palm hands in blessing. A garland of yellow and red flowers frames a carved wooden doorway behind it, and a flower-decorated altar tray sits in front. Framed portraits of similar saffron-turbaned figures hang on a shelf to the right, and bookshelves on the left display books and booklets. Framed photographs hang on the wall at top, showing a homa, a temple event and a large hall. Printed text on a sign reads KAILASA, St. Louis, USA and Kalpatarn, Malaysia, with a copyright line at lower right.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a display table draped with a purple cloth edged in gold figures, with a multicolour striped runner at the right. Behind it a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in red robes, red-and-gold rudraksha-style beads and a red turban, hands raised in blessing, framed by a floral garland of yellow, white and red marigold-type flowers over a wooden doorway. Shelves on both sides hold framed photographs and rows of booklets and calendars with saffron-turbaned portraits. The table holds brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha-style vessel, a brass ornamental pot, boxes and tins of products, a copper vessel and framed pictures. Wall frames above show a large auditorium and a gathering. No living people are visible.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a bookstall and merchandise display in an ashram hall with cream walls. Behind a purple table draped with gold-figure patterned cloth stands a seated statue of a robed figure in orange-red garments with a red turban-like head covering, bearing a hand gesture, set in a brown wooden niche framed by a marigold garland. Gold and brass ritual objects, bottles, boxes and books sit on the yellow and purple tables, and a bookshelf holds framed photographs and books. Photo panels above the display show the mission worldwide, a procession with decorated deities, and the phrase Reviving Hinduism. Printed copyright text appears across the lower photo.2016-12-06A photograph of a display hall with a wall of framed photo collages labelled "The Mission Worldwide" on the left and "Reviving Hinduism" above the centre. A seated person in red robes and a red head covering sits behind a table draped in gold, purple and striped cloths, arranged with brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels, books, small framed portraits and bottles. Shelves hold books, and garlands hang on a wooden doorway. A few other people are partly visible at the right edge. Whether the seated person is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a gold-draped table laid with brass and metal ritual objects, including a multi-branch brass lamp, small oil lamps, a brass trident-shaped stand, a copper water vessel, a silver bowl and a row of sealed jars of product. Behind the table is a bookshelf displaying booklets and books with portraits of a saffron-robed figure, and a large wall portrait of a smiling figure in red-orange robes seated in lotus pose with hands raised, adorned with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange head covering. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. No people are physically present in the scene.2016-12-06A photograph of a yellow-draped altar table set with brass puja items: a three-branched brass lamp, small oil lamps, a brass bell-shaped vessel, a trishul-topped stand, a copper water bottle, a brass cow-and-calf figure, a small Ganesha figurine and a carved light-coloured arch. Jars of product and a bottle of oil sit on the right. Behind the altar, a poster of a smiling man in saffron robes and a red turban sits in lotus pose with raised hands, with a shelf of books and booklets to the left and red and yellow flower garlands at the edges. The poster figure has distinctive red turban and saffron robes; he is a depiction, labelled probable Swamiji by appearance cues.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man seated on an ornate gold throne in a temple-like hall with pale yellow pillars and a blue arched doorway. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala necklace, a rudraksha headband with a gold crown-like ornament, and a red bindi. His arms are open, palms up, in an animated gesture as he speaks. Above him, a painted arched panel shows a multi-armed goddess seated on a lotus between two elephants, flanked by garlands. The scene suggests a teaching session at a Madurai Adheenam-style hall.2012-05-09