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Photograph inside a tiled hall with a white ceiling drape and a hanging colourful textile panel at upper left. In the centre, a bearded man in a brown-orange sannyasi wrap with a yellow-edged dhoti stands on a tiled floor with a brown border line. Beside him, an older man with long white hair and beard wears a salmon-pink shawl over his bare chest and a pink dhoti, with a tattoo on his chest. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands by a table draped in orange cloth holding a tray of green leaves, and a man in saffron robes walks toward an open doorway at right. Left foreground shows an elderly man with white hair in orange robes with a red-and-gold border. Several saffron-robed figures and white-clad attendants move through the room.

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Photograph of a group of men in an indoor hall with white columns and a frosted glass wall, polished floor and dark armchair at left. A man at left wears rust-red and gold-bordered ochre robes, a multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, and a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. Center-right, an older bearded man in an orange shawl over orange robes, a white cap and a beaded bracelet, holds his hands together. Behind them, more men in dark red-brown robes walk, and a shaved-headed man at right wears a rudraksha mala and red-brown cloth.2014-01-12Photograph 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.2007-12-30A photograph of a bare-walled hall with a corrugated roof, where orange-robed figures walk in a procession. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban, with long dark hair and a beaded orange mala, walks beside a barefoot man in brown-maroon robes wearing a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in orange robes and a mala holds a yellow-bordered ceremonial banner on a pole. Electric fans, a wooden lectern-like stand and a table with clay pots sit against the walls, and a partly visible person in orange stands at the right edge. The orange-robed man in front has long hair and a crown-like turban with distinctive ornate adornment, but the appearance is not enough to confirm identity, so this is a general description of visible roles.2007-12-30Photograph inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red-painted posts hung with colourful tassel decorations. A bearded elderly man in a long saffron-orange robe stands centre-frame, hands folded at his waist, turned toward a bald man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti with a gold-beaded garland and a shoulder cloth, who is speaking. To the left, a shaved-headed man in rust-red dhoti with gold trim and a beaded necklace stands beside an orange-robed monk and another man in orange. Behind them, a row of seated people in white and red clothes and some children fill the floor, with a ceiling fan and electric lights overhead.2015-09-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants inside a decorated tent with red carpet and hanging festoons. Centre-left, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange wrap, seen from behind, faces an older bearded sadhu with vermilion forehead marks and an orange robe. To the right, a white-bearded man in orange robes and glasses, with tilak, gestures with one hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a flower garland, another in white with gold trim, and a figure in a red-trimmed white dress stand on the red carpet. A man at right holds a silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Decorations include coloured tassels and lamps overhead.2016-05-05Photograph of a bright, modern interior hall with white columns, a glass wall and a ceiling fan. In the foreground an older man with a long white beard, a white cap and an orange shawl over an orange garment walks briskly toward the camera. Beside him a younger man in a dark red-brown robe with gold trim and a gold-and-white bead necklace walks with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. Behind them two more men in red-brown robes with gold borders follow, and a partial figure in red-brown appears at the right edge. Blurred white flowers are at the lower left.2014-01-12Photograph at an ornate temple doorway with carved gold-and-brown wooden frames and a painted pillar with lotus capital in pink, green and blue. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at centre, with several men behind him: one in white dhoti with a sacred thread, a shirtless man with a white tilak, and a man in orange cloth at right. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks at left. a person (long hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) is the central figure, shown walking out of the temple entrance with attendants.2006-11-27April 28 20152015-04-28Photograph inside a temple hall with a white metal truss canopy and lattice windows. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes with a green-bordered shawl stands at left, and a camera is partly visible at the edge. In the centre, an elderly man in a red-orange robe and matching cloth on his head walks with a wooden cane, barefoot, along a yellow painted line on the concrete floor. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with orange shawls follow. At right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with an orange head wrap walks toward the same direction across a dark blue mat. A wooden chair, a plastic chair and a green-draped table sit against the back wall beneath an orange and white hanging banner.2006-12-31Indoor photograph of a kitchen-like room with red-trimmed walls and a red-tiled floor. Four men stand in an open doorway and nearby, all in saffron-orange sannyasi clothing. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands at left in the doorway. A man with long, curly dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange wrap and stands centre. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands with his back partly turned. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands with folded arms near a steel counter. A white refrigerator, a stainless steel sink and kitchen equipment fill the background. Four people are visible.2007-08-09A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14A photograph of several saffron-robed monks walking barefoot along a concrete veranda beside a white wall with a barred golden-patterned window and a red cloth hanging at the left edge. Five orange-robed men in the foreground and middle walk in a line, most with hands folded before them; the man at far right has long swept-back dark hair and a wristwatch, and wears a plain orange garment with a red border. Two people in white clothes stand behind them, and a few more figures are partly visible at the left. A potted plant sits near the wall. The camera is slightly blurred as the group moves.2009-10-15