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A photograph taken inside a plain room with grey concrete-block walls, a wooden door partly open, and a green-and-white striped bag on a bench. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a grey beard and a red dot on his forehead wears white clothes, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and holds a folded white cloth and a small object. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands barefoot in the doorway. In the centre, a smiling man in a white turban with red markings wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl. Colourful paper bunting hangs above the door, and a blackboard is on the wall. Several people are partly visible through a barred window on the left.

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A photograph of a doorway at a building entrance with a blue-green frame and a red ribbon tied across it. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead bindi, a white kurta and an orange shawl stands on the left holding a folded white cloth, smiling, barefoot, with a rudraksha mala. Beside him on the right, a man in an all-white kurta and white trousers with a dark beaded mala stands barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a group of people in white clothes, including a woman in glasses and a man in a white turban, look on among green trees. The doorway sign reads RAICH. Swamiji (probable): the bearded man with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala, presenting a cloth at the doorway, is the visible candidate.2007-05-04A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a bare concrete floor and barred windows. Two bearded men in white ritual cloth walk toward the viewer, one with a white shawl draped over his head and shoulders, the other in white with a sash. To the right, a man with a shaved head, red forehead mark, and orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace stands smiling. In the doorway behind them, more people in white and orange, and a figure in red and blue robes, are visible. A small brass plaque is mounted on the left wall. No a person candidate is distinguishable by the qualifying cues; the bearded men wear ordinary white clothing and the orange-robed man has no distinctive adornments beyond the necklace, so identity is uncertain. Approximately five to six people are visible.2009-08-06A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled corridor with a doorway and grille window behind. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands centre-frame, appearing to walk through. Beside him a younger man in white clothes wears an orange shawl. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-shawled attendant stand near the doorway, and a seated woman in a red sari sits at left near a table. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the centre figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2007-01-12A photograph taken at a doorway of a plain concrete building with a grey metal door and red ribbons tied at the top. A man with long dark hair, a grey beard and a red forehead mark wears a white dhoti and white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck; he holds a white cloth-covered tray with a metal object on it and smiles. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a white turban with red stripes and an orange cloth, while a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands at right near the door. Trees and foliage are visible outside. The man in the saffron shawl and mala has an appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2007-05-04August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a doorway of a plain stone building with a blue-painted door. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing white kurta-style clothes and an orange shawl with a beaded mala, holds a pair of scissors and a sheet of paper while a smiling man in white with a dark mala gestures toward a red ribbon stretched across the doorway. Around them, people in white clothes and orange shawls, including a woman in white with an orange wrap and a few men in white dhotis and shirts, look on smiling. Mango-like green trees stand behind the group. Swamiji (probable): the bearded man with long hair in white with an orange shawl and mala is the central figure performing the opening.2007-05-04A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a doorway. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears an orange shawl over white clothing, a red bindi on his forehead and a wooden mala, and holds a folded white cloth. Beside him a smiling man in white kurta with a dark mala and pendant holds a pair of scissors at a red ribbon stretched across a blue-grey door frame. Behind them a group of people in white and orange stands watching, including a woman in white with glasses and a woman in an orange shawl. Mango trees and a stone wall surround the entrance. The bearded man shows distinctive long hair, orange shawl and mala cues, so he is a probable Swamiji in person.2007-05-04A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with a whitewashed wall, a chalkboard and a wall poster behind the group. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala, standing beside a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a white turban with red edging. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a pendant stands at a small wooden table with a steel container and an orange cloth bag. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bows his head. Several men in white dhotis and turbans stand at the left and back, and a green-and-white paper bag sits at the bottom right.2007-05-04A photograph at a doorway of a plain concrete building with trees behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard, wearing white kurta and dhoti with a red border, an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and rudraksha beads at his neck, holds a folded white cloth. A man in a white shirt and black trousers, standing barefoot in the doorway, reaches to hand over or receive the cloth. Around them, several men in white clothes stand smiling; one wears a white turban with a red marking, others wear white kurtas, and one has a red tilak. Red ribbon hangs at the door frame.2007-05-04September 20 20062006-09-20September 19 20062006-09-19A photo at an outdoor doorway framed by green trees. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears white kurta clothing with an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and he holds a folded white cloth with a small object on it. Beside him, a man in a white shirt holds a pair of scissors or cutter and leans toward a red ribbon stretched across the doorway, as if cutting it to open the space. Another man in white shirt with a pen in his pocket stands at right, and several more men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them. Probable Swamiji (probable) stands at left, wearing an orange shawl, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, and is presenting the folded cloth at a ribbon-cutting opening.2007-05-04