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A man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, stands at left beside a whitewashed wall with a blue plastic chair. In the open doorway of a dark interior, a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged wrap walks out, and several other men in orange and white clothing follow behind him inside a room with a striped mat. A small woven rug lies on the floor at the threshold.

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A photograph of a white-walled doorway opening onto a room with a striped runner on the floor. A woman in an orange saffron sari with a gold border smiles broadly as she steps out of the doorway, one hand resting on the frame. To the left, a bald older man in a white half-sleeved shirt and white dhoti stands on the open ground holding a mobile phone and looking toward her. Behind her, several people in white and orange clothing are visible inside the room. Two blue plastic chairs sit against the right wall beside a wooden post.2008-10-19Photograph of a whitewashed building wall with a doorway, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti stepping out smiling, with long swept-back dark hair and a red undergarment visible at the chest. Gold-bordered orange cloth. Another monk in orange stands in the dark doorway behind him. On the left edge, an older man in white clothing with a bangle stands partly visible. Blue plastic chairs and a wooden post sit against the wall, with wire mesh overhead.2008-10-19Outdoor photo beside a whitewashed concrete block wall with a doorway. A young person with long dark hair and a red bindi stands in the doorway, draped in a saffron-orange cloth over the shoulders and body, looking to the side. To the right, an older man in glasses wears a white dhoti and a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder, turned toward the doorway. A tree canopy is visible overhead and a red-lidded container sits near the wall.2006-09-19Indoor photo in a bright corridor with pale green walls and cream tiled floor. A man with short dark hair in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti walks at left, barefoot, looking toward the centre. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a dark jacket gestures with her hand. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a doorway opening onto green trees.2008-01-14A photograph of a doorway in a plain pale concrete building. A woman in a saffron-orange wrap with long dark hair walks out smiling, followed by a man in a white shirt and grey trousers and another man in white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, barefoot. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the left edge. A decorative lotus-pattern grille sits above the door. Four people are visible.2009-08-08A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with pale grey walls and a wooden door on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles and gestures toward the doorway. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak walks alongside. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white clothing move through the room, with a small table holding a lamp and offerings to the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas on the central figure.2012-01-03A photograph of an office entrance being opened, with a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking through the doorway, hands held together at the chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in, and another man in white shirt carries a tray. The doorway is decorated with a green leaf torana and a strand of flower garland. Two or three onlookers in light clothing stand outside a barred window on the right. Bare white-tiled floor and pale walls.2010-02-16A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls and a polished marble floor. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe with hands pressed together in namaste stands in front of an open glass-paneled door. Behind them, a woman in a green sari and another person in orange stand in the doorway. On the right, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a Ganesha murti decorated with garlands. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls on either side, with red-cushioned wooden chairs at left. Four people are visible.2010-02-16A man in a long saffron-orange robe, draped over one shoulder, with long dark swept-back hair, stands smiling in a tall carved wooden doorway. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks, with another man in white behind, all moving through an interior hall with a patterned tiled floor and a large ornate chandelier overhead. A hand from the left edge gestures toward the doorway.2006-11-10A photograph of a covered corridor in an ashram-like building with white walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron dhoti and matching shawl, with a red-and-orange turban, stands in a doorway. Two men in white clothes face away from the camera, one wearing an orange-and-white checked shawl over his shoulder, the other with a bare upper body and a white cloth. Sacks, a black plastic bag and stacked red-and-yellow mats sit on the floor in the foreground, with a table holding plastic containers and bags to the right. Three people are visible in the scene.2012-01-04A photograph of a covered veranda at a village relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on the right, bare-chested and with a swept-back hair bun and orange shawl, smiling toward the camera; his cues resemble the a person description, though the face is not used for identification. Seated villagers in plastic chairs, mostly men in shirts and dhotis, watch him. A monk in orange stands at left with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange stands by a doorway, and a man in white dhoti stands near a blue tarp. A decorated banner hangs at the right edge.2012-01-06A photograph taken inside a plain cinderblock corridor beside a tiled ledge. In the foreground a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with dark hair, holds a folded yellow-orange cloth in one hand and raises the other hand to his head. Behind him a woman in a grey top and light trousers stands near a doorway with dark carved wooden doors, holding black shoes. To the right a bald man in orange robes stands with hands folded against the wall, and another man in dark clothing stands near the doors. The image is slightly blurred from movement.2007-11-07