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Indoor photo of a sitting room with wood-panelled walls, a wall clock, a framed picture, a television and beige leather sofas with red-patterned cushions over a patterned rug. A bald, elderly man in orange robes walks barefoot across the room, while a woman in an orange sari with a matching orange head covering smiles beside him. Behind them, a bearded man in orange stands near a man in an orange turban holding a booklet, and a man in orange with a folder stands by the door. On the left, a man in a white shirt holds a metal pot, another man in orange stands nearby, and a white-bearded elder in orange sits on the sofa holding printed pamphlets. A cream-clothed hand is visible on the lower left. Seven people are visible, and the ritual role of the moment is unclear; the elder in front wears plain orange robes with no visible crown, malas or other distinctive regalia, so the identity of the bald figure remains uncertain.

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Indoor photograph of a formal meeting in a wood-panelled room with a wall clock, a television and a sofa with a patterned cushion. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair and an orange turban-style head covering clasps hands in greeting with a bald man in an orange robe. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left smiling, another man in orange kurta faces away at centre-left, and an elderly man in orange with an orange head wrap sits at right on the sofa. Five people are visible in the room.2008-02-17October 29 20082008-10-29February 17 20082008-02-17October 29 20082008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29A photograph of an indoor room with wood-panelled walls, a beige leather sofa, and a green patterned rug. A standing person in a long orange robe and orange turban bends forward and hands a booklet to a seated person in orange robes and an orange turban, who receives it on a patterned cushion. A television sits on a wooden stand behind them, with a framed picture on the wall and red velvet furniture and a vase of pink flowers in the foreground. Two more people in orange sit at the lower left, one holding small books. Attribution to a person is not established by appearance, so no identity is asserted.2008-02-17Indoor room with wood-panelled walls, cream sofa and a green patterned rug. A bald man in saffron robes sits in a carved wooden chair with red upholstery at right, hands clasped, with flowers beside him. Two women in saffron with saffron head wraps sit on the sofa; one bends forward with hands pressed together. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows at left, and three men in saffron and rust-coloured robes stand in the background. A framed portrait of a bald saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall, and a painted deity face appears above the seated man. A television and a small table with a silver tray are at left.2008-02-17Indoor photo in a wood-panelled room with carved wooden screens and a patterned rug. A bearded elder seated at left, bare-chested and wearing a pink and gold wrap, extends his hand to receive papers from a standing man in an orange turban and orange robe with long dark hair and a gold necklace. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes and a man with white forehead marks stand watching, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. The arrangement suggests a formal meeting or presentation of documents.2008-10-29December 11 20092009-12-11Photograph of an indoor reception room with reddish-brown wood trim, a pink floor mat and framed pictures on the walls. A man in saffron robes stands at left with his hands together, facing a seated sannyasi in a red turban and orange robe who sits with palms pressed together on a leather armchair. Behind them a bearded man in saffron and white stands with arms folded, another in orange robes stands near a sofa, and two men in white and striped shirts raise cameras. A saffron-robed monk at right holds a green-leaved offering near a wall framed with a painted mural. Saffron and orange robes dominate the scene.2008-10-29March 27 20082008-03-27October 29 20082008-10-29