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Photograph of a small white-walled room with a door on the left. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown cloth with a dark rudraksha-style shawl and a white beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in a greeting. Beside him a bald, bespectacled man in orange-brown robes wears a gold beaded necklace and holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them a figure in an orange robe and red mala stands in a doorway, and a man in a light patterned shirt holds a phone at right.

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A photograph in a narrow white-walled corridor with a bright ceiling light. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown ochre shawl and a rudraksha mala with a silver chain, smiles and gestures with his hands as he walks toward the left. Behind him a bald man in dark-rimmed glasses, wearing an ornate gold necklace over an orange robe, holds a mobile phone and a striped wrap. Partly visible to the left is another figure in orange robes near a door, and on the right a man in a grey graphic t-shirt holds a phone. A camera lens is blurred in the foreground. Desc only; the swept-back hair and rudraksha mala are cues for a person, so the in-person candidate is noted as probable.2016-05-07Four men walk together through a narrow tent-like passage with white fabric walls. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, a bare chest and multiple heavy gold chain necklaces with bead and pendant ornaments wears a rust-brown dhoti with a gold border. On the left, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange knitted cap with a red tilak holds a saffron shawl. On the right, a man in orange robes and a beige knitted cap, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala, walk nearby. Behind them, further monks in orange robes stand in the passage.2013-02-07A doorway in a plain white-walled room. In the centre, a smiling man in reddish-brown sannyasi cloth with a gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a white necklace, holds an orange cloth and a small object, with white tilak marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him in the doorway, another man in pale ceremonial cloth stands partly visible. On the right, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and a dark bead mala holds a folded white paper and a bunch of bananas is visible at the edge. Two cane-backed chairs stand in the foreground.2012-05-22September 20 20152015-09-20February 07 20132013-02-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor corridor with white walls and a framed picture with flower garlands at upper left. In the centre, a bearded sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban with rudraksha malas talks animatedly. To the right, a man in an ornate red-brown robe with gold trim, a turban and layered gold beaded necklaces smiles broadly. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti with a brown shawl and gold chains. At left, a bald older man in orange robes and a woman in a teal patterned top look on. Several other people are visible in the background.2015-09-11Photograph in a hall at night showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange unstitched robes and a rudraksha mala, hands in a gesture of address, standing before two men in white shirts with palms pressed together in namaste; one has a lanyard and gold bracelet. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a gold necklace stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and a rudraksha mala. Orange draped fabric and floral decorations hang in the background. Several other people stand behind. The long-haired man with rudraksha mala and saffron robes matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so he is described as Swamiji (probable).2010-11-23Indoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus in a plain whitewashed room with a wooden door on the left. A man in a red-and-gold turban and maroon-gold dhoti, with a gold necklace and bangle, stands centre-left and smiles. Facing him is a bearded man with long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a white cloth. Beside them a man in orange and a pink shawl presses his palms together. Other turbaned sadhus in orange and red, one holding a silver trident-staff, stand around the room. A man with long hair in an orange cloth stands at right.2015-09-10November 11 20172017-11-11January 01 20082008-01-01April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with pale grey walls and a wooden door on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles and gestures toward the doorway. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak walks alongside. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white clothing move through the room, with a small table holding a lamp and offerings to the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas on the central figure.2012-01-03