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A busy indoor hall with cream tiled floor where a crowd of devotees queue and mingle. In the centre, a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a red and gold turban and a thick yellow flower garland, holds a white paper slip while looking down. Beside him a man in white dhoti with gold border and a woman in a red sari hold a small red cloth bundle. On the right a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a large rudraksha mala holds a red box of sweets and treats. Many women in white and pink saris and men in white kurtas stand around, with a red sari-clad woman at left and a blonde woman in white at lower left. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind, and tall stanchions guide the queue.

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A photograph of a long queue inside a bright ashram hall with pale tiled floor and framed religious artwork on the walls. A man in a red-and-gold turban, red garment and yellow marigold garland stands at the front holding a folded white paper, while a man in white dhoti and a woman in red sari attend beside him. Devotees in white and pastel saris and white shirts line up behind metal stanchions, and a cameraman films at the right edge. The scene appears to be a registration or darshan line.2013-11-14July 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesA photograph of an ashram gathering where a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand gold-bead necklace and gold earrings, stands at a red tray of bangles and offerings, holding a small white item in his hands. Around him devotees crowd close: a shaved-headed boy in orange robes with white tilak on his forehead, a young woman in red, a curly-haired woman in white with her palms pressed together, and a woman in a white head wrap and white garment with prayer hands. A man in the upper left and several others stand behind metal rail barriers, and decorative red, orange and yellow cloth hangings with fringe hang from the ceiling. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and ceremonial presentation are visible cues consistent with the a person candidate.2013-04-10November 15 20132013-11-15Indoor photo in a hall with white tiled floor and red curtains. A man in a rust-red turban and red robe, wearing red and white flower garlands and gold armlets, accepts an orange card from a devotee's hand while a woman in a maroon sari stands with palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white with white tilak marks on their foreheads, a sannyasi in orange with rudraksha mala, and onlookers watch. A small golden shrine image appears on the right wall. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned figure in red robes and garlands matches the page's Swamiji context through his turban and ornamented red robes, and he is handing back an orange card.2013-11-16A photograph of a hall with pink walls and ceiling lights. A man in an orange-and-gold turban and an orange-red robe with a gold border, wearing a gold-and-rudraksha necklace and rudraksha malas, stands in the centre holding a folded white paper, smiling. Several women in saris and salwar kameez stand in a queue with hands folded in namaste, one holding a phone. A man in white dhoti with an orange sash stands at right. A framed portrait of a deity pair hangs on the wall behind, with bookshelves and a counter beyond.2013-07-08May 17 20132013-05-17A photograph of a devotee line in a bright hall with a red carpet. A man in a maroon turban, saffron-orange shawl and layered rudraksha malas stands at the front, his right hand raised over a bowed devotee's head while he holds a small folded paper. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant wears white and gold dhoti-style cloth with rudraksha malas. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms joined in namaste, several wearing red and brown malas. Chairs and stanchions line the carpet, with a projection screen and red curtains in the background.2013-11-24A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested in a bright hall, holding a sheet of paper and reading from it while devotees with palms pressed together stand before him. He wears a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead with a red kumkum dot, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, and a gold-coloured bowl or plate of offerings sits on a tray beside him. Around him women in red, white and orange saris and men in white stand in a line with hands folded in anjali. The person is a priest or sannyasi; no clear identification of the central figure can be made from appearance alone.2012-09-13June 20 20132013-06-20November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesAugust 27 20112011-08-27