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A night-time outdoor photograph of a seated young man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi, resting his chin on his hand while sitting on a white-draped cushioned seat with gold-trimmed edging. Behind him a bearded man in orange robes stands beside a framed picture garlanded with yellow flowers. To the left, women in white and orange garments stand near a thatched structure with bamboo poles, and a woman in a light blue sari stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be an open-air ashram area lit by dim light.

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A seated man in orange sannyasi robes sits on a white cloth-covered seat, resting his chin on his right hand and smiling. He wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a framed picture with a garland of yellow flowers stands on a white-draped table, with another person in orange cloth partly visible. Sugarcane stalks lean against the wall at left, and a coconut and offering items rest on a striped mat at right.2008-01-16A photograph taken at night at an outdoor ashram setting with a dirt floor. In the foreground, a young man with shoulder-length dark hair sits cross-legged on a white cloth, wearing an orange shawl over a pink top, with his palms pressed together in front of his chest. Behind him, a standing figure in orange robes with long hair holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow flowers, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at left beside sugarcane stalks. White cloths, a tin bucket and a striped mat lie on the ground.2008-01-16A seated man in orange saffron robes holds a silver microphone with a black cable in his right hand, speaking to an audience. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and rudraksha beads on his chest, and sits on a white cushioned chair with gold-bordered white cloth. To his left, a man with glasses and long wavy hair wears white dhoti and an orange shawl. Two more men in orange robes sit behind, one bearded. Colourful paper streamers hang on the wall. A woman's head is visible at the lower right corner, and a leopard-print mat lies on the floor.2007-08-15A photograph taken during a seated gathering in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and blue walls lined with framed pictures and notices. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron shawl sits on a red quilted seat draped with white cloth, one hand resting on his cheek as he listens. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on a mat in front, including a young boy in white and a bearded man, with a standing attendant in white at right.2008-01-03A man in an orange saffron robe and red undershirt sits on a white plastic chair, one hand raised to his cheek as he speaks, with a red vermilion mark on his forehead. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, holding papers and a microphone stand nearby. Several women with hair pulled back sit in the foreground, and more white plastic chairs fill the room behind them. The seated man appears to be the a person candidate in an orange robe; appearance alone is not a strong enough cue to confirm identity.2009-02-01January 02 20082008-01-02A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the body, hands pressed together in a namaste gesture, smiling with eyes lowered. Behind him is a white draped backdrop and a dark blue banner decorated with gold diamond-pattern trim and round gold sequin medallions, with colourful green, red and yellow fabric along the top edge. Blurred heads of onlookers appear in the lower foreground. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the role of a speaker or honoured teacher, with long hair and saffron clothing as cues.2008-05-19A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a white bed against a pale wall beside a sheer white curtain. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder, a gold chain necklace, and a red dot on his forehead. Behind him a framed photograph shows a man in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, one hand raised in greeting, in front of large tree roots. Gold ornaments sit at the lower left edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a gold necklace and a forehead mark, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2008-12-31A photograph of a seated figure on a white circular throne-like seat in front of a large black-and-white backdrop showing a smiling face. The central figure wears an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair visible at the sides. To the left stands a man in an orange robe with a wristwatch, one hand raised to his chin. In the foreground, several devotees sit close together: a woman in glasses and a teal sari, an older woman with grey hair, a woman with a hair bun wearing an orange-and-cream sari, and men in white shirts. The scene suggests a darshan or welcome gathering at an ashram.2008-07-28A photograph of a man with long, wavy black hair seated cross-legged on a white cushioned seat in a wood-panelled room. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap garment and has a red dot on his forehead, with his hands clasped at his shin. Two people are partly visible behind him on the left, one in white with glasses, and a red bolster rests beside the seat.2007-08-17August 17 20072007-08-17April 16 20082008-04-16