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Several saffron-robed sannyasis and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand in a doorway of a whitewashed building with a green corrugated roof and a red-painted wall. In the foreground a bald monk in a pale orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Next to him, a smiling monk in an orange cloth with a vertical red tilak holds a small card, and beside him an older bespectacled monk in orange smiles with hands folded. Behind them more monks in orange and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl are visible, and a shrine area with a red-framed doorway and garland decoration is in the background.

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December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph at a doorway of a cream-coloured building with panelled doors. A bald man in saffron robes with a matching orange head covering and a gold bead necklace walks barefoot, his hand raised to his face, while a man in white dhoti and shirt guides him. Behind them a long-haired man in orange robes smiles and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks at right. Several other men in white and grey shirts stand in the dark interior behind. Two red-and-white items are visible at the left edge. The saffron-clad bald man is an appearance-based candidate for a person, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2009-12-20Indoor photo of a corridor in an ashram-style building with cream walls, a wooden door framed by marigold garlands, and a window with wooden slatted shutters. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the foreground, one with a shaved head and white tilak on his forehead, the other shaved-headed as well. Women in white and orange-trimmed saris and a man in a white dhoti with a red border stand beside them. A man in white with a red-bordered cloth and a wristwatch is at the right, speaking with his hands together. A person in an orange turban stands further back near a staircase grille.2007-02-02Outdoor photograph on a dirt courtyard beside palm fronds and a shrub bed, with strings of orange flags overhead and a red-and-white striped canopy behind. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl bends forward with her hands near a monk; a figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around them several saffron-robed swamis stand, one in a pale peach robe with a shaved head, another in a bright orange robe with grey beard. Further back, people in white kurtas and a man in dark clothing stand beside rows of white chairs under the tent. No identifiable a person depicted by the presentation cues shown here; the figures are presented as swamis and devotees.2007-08-09Outdoor courtyard scene in front of a pink building with a doorway decorated with a yellow and white flower garland and banana plants. A long-haired figure with bare upper body wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a red-beaded rudraksha mala stands centre, palms pressed together in greeting, facing an elderly bearded man in orange robes. Around them, several monks in saffron-orange robes and devotees in white dhotis stand on a floor with colourful rangoli kolam patterns. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a man in orange with a shaved head is at the far right. A bright sunlit setting with a banana leaf plant and a green gate at left.2007-08-09Photograph of a nighttime gathering under a tent with yellow scaffolding and a colourful cloth canopy. At centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash walks toward the viewer; another saffron-robed monastic stands behind him. A man in a red-and-gold shawl and several people in white ritual clothes stand with hands folded in namaskar near an open doorway decorated with marigold and leaf garlands. In the foreground at right, a saffron-robed monk with a tilak on his forehead stands in profile. Beside the doorway, a black speaker and white plastic chairs are visible, and an altar with a seated deity murti is partly visible at right.2005-07-21September 04 20082008-09-04February 02 20072007-02-02Photograph of a doorway opening onto a room with a golden trishul hanging on the wall. A bald elderly man in a peach-coloured dhoti and rudraksha mala stands barefoot on a doormat, with his hand raised near the frame. Around him, several men in saffron/orange robes stand close; one with long swept-back hair and an orange turban faces away from the camera, and another in an orange dhoti holds a mala, while a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands nearby. Colourful paper streamers hang overhead and a floral rangoli is on the floor.2007-12-30August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis in an ashram courtyard at a Bidadi event. A central bald man in orange robes holds a small yellow flower or offering and faces a turbaned man in orange at left. Behind them a man in orange and white carries a tray of yellow flowers, and a bearded older man in orange stands nearby. At right, a long-haired sannyasi in orange with an orange turban is seen from behind. A silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with multicoloured flowers sits in the foreground. A white wall, a black board listing names, and garlands hang in the background. Identity of the central figure is not established from appearance alone.2008-12-30Indoor photo in a temple-style hall with framed pictures and a wooden cabinet behind. A woman with grey-streaked hair in a white sari with gold border, hands pressed together in namaste, smiles at an older bald man with glasses in an orange saffron robe, hands clasped. Beside him stand two men in orange and saffron robes, one holding a stack of white booklets and a small book. A man in a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-coloured robe with a forehead tilak stands behind the group. A camera lens is visible at the lower right. Copyright and source credit appear on the image.2013-11-21