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A group of seven men in saffron-orange robes and saffron turbans sit in white plastic chairs in a pink-walled room. Behind them hangs a large bronze Nataraja, the dancing Shiva within a flame arch, draped with a white flower garland, flanked by two brass oil lamps. To the right a blue backdrop shows a painted temple tower with a golden kalasha surrounded by orange flowers. Most seated men have shaved heads or white hair, and several wear rudraksha malas. Two men on the right converse face to face while the others listen.

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August 09 20072007-08-09Four men in saffron-orange robes sit on white plastic chairs on a tiled floor in an indoor room. The man second from left wears an orange turban and gestures with his hand toward the central seated figure, who has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, and holds his hands together in his lap. The man at far left has a grey beard and orange shawl, and the man at right wears orange robes with a beaded mala and glasses. A standing man in a white shirt and yellow-and-orange dhoti stands at right facing them. Behind them a glass display case holds a golden Om symbol, and a brass lamp stand and a large ornate circular metal artwork of a dancing deity hang on the wall.2007-08-09January 13 20152015-01-13August 09 20072007-08-09May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesIndoor photo of an ashram office room with orange tiled floor, red office chairs, a white wall air conditioner and whiteboards. Several saffron-robed monks and swamis sit in conversation. A man in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti with long hair and a gold-bordered cloth sits centrally, smiling. On the right, a swami in orange with a rudraksha mala and orange turban sits with a walking staff, and an older bearded swami in orange sits on a gold-framed orange sofa. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange stands on an easel at the right; it is a depiction, not a physical person. Several participants wear name badges.2013-10-19May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a seated group of saffron-clad sannyasis on a stage with a red curtain and white drape behind them. On the right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala sits smiling, appearing to be a probable Swamiji candidate by his turban, long swept-back hair and rudraksha cues. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with white forehead markings speaks into a microphone, and a seated man in a red-and-orange kurta wearing spectacles sits in the middle row with a man in white beside him. Chrome-framed chairs with red cushions line the stage.2010-01-30A group of five people sit and stand in a bright, plain hall with white tiled floor and white plastic chairs. Four seated men wear orange and saffron robes and orange headwraps; one has a long beard and a mala, another gestures while speaking, and a woman in a salmon-pink sari with long dark wavy hair sits between them. A standing older man in a white shirt and cream dhoti holds his hands together. Behind them is a bronze Nataraja statue draped with a garland, and a glass case holds a golden Om symbol. The seated figure in the middle with a long-haired, dark appearance and orange robes shows no distinctive presentation cue sufficient to confirm an identity, so the candidate is left unsure.2007-08-09Three seated men in orange and saffron robes sit in orange upholstered armchairs on a light tiled floor in a hall with red curtains. The man on the left wears an orange shawl over his head and a rudraksha mala, and sits barefoot. The centre man is bald with a rudraksha mala and orange robes, hands folded in his lap. The man on the right has a grey beard, glasses, a red tilak, a pale saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles and rings. Several children in orange clothing sit on the floor behind them, and a few adults in white sit in the background near the doorway.2013-10-20 +1 copiesPhoto of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis standing together under a decorated tent at a ceremony. In the foreground, a brass lamp with a bird-shaped top, decorated with pink and orange flower garlands, holds lit flames. Behind it, a man in saffron robes and a shawl stands at the front with his hands clasped in greeting, another in orange robes stands beside him, and a bearded man on the right in saffron robes with a white beard presses his palms together. Marigold and orange garlands hang along the purple drapes of the tent.2007-08-09