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Indoor photo in a whitewashed room with a barred window showing parked vehicles outside. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain is walking forward, appearing to lead the group. Beside him, an older bald man with white-and-red forehead markings, wearing a white dhoti, a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace, holds out a small orange cloth. To the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a garland of white and yellow flowers. Women in white saris, one in purple, and onlookers stand in the background, and rows of sandals are lined up along the wall.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a group descending a stone staircase inside a building with barred windows, shoes scattered on the steps below. In the centre, a barefoot person in a deep red-maroon robe with gold-edged bands and a red turban walks with a wide smile, wearing a brown beaded necklace and many marigold and beaded garlands. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold pendant around his neck, and a man in black T-shirt holding a yellow-orange flower garland. Around them are saffron and orange-robed sadhus, one with a purple vest and long white beard, and older women in saffron and white shawls. Whether the central figure is the a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2015-09-11A photograph taken indoors on a polished dark tile floor beside large windows showing green foliage. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, a red-and-white tilak on the forehead, and has long swept-back dark hair; he stands with hands folded in front of him. Around him stand several men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a pink shirt and grey trousers on the far left with arms crossed, and a younger man at right in white with an orange shawl holding an orange cloth. A shaven-headed man in saffron with a rudraksha mala stands beside the central figure. An older man at right in white with glasses presses his palms together.2012-09-24A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus descending a white marble staircase beside a white balustrade, with a crowd of onlookers watching from a railing above. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top and saffron wrap smiles and gestures downward. Beside him, an older bearded man in an orange robe with a green-bordered shawl walks down. Further down, a white-haired, white-bearded elder with a bare upper body and white dhoti is supported on the stairs. On the right, a man in a white shirt and an orange-robed attendant with long hair stand close by. Several men in white shirts and red-clad devotees line the upper railing.2010-02-02A photograph of a group walking barefoot up a step at an open courtyard with white chairs and green lawn behind. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long yellow and green marigold garland and walks with hands joined in front. Beside and behind them, a second person in orange robes with hands folded follows. On the left, several women in sarees and salwar wear red, green, and patterned tan clothes, and on the right a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks near them. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background among palm trees.2010-02-16A photograph in a bright white-walled room of a man in an orange-saffron robe with a tilak on his forehead, wearing a long white-and-red garland and a rudraksha mala, receiving greetings from an elderly man in white clothes who holds his hand. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a younger man in orange robe on the right holds a tray draped in orange cloth with a brass object on it. Other devotees in orange and white clothes stand behind, and the bald figure at far left wears an orange robe and mala. a person cue is present on the central robed man: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala with saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference; he is an in-person candidate. Several people are visible.2012-09-12Indoor photograph in a pink-walled room with a black marble pillar and barred windows. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red shawl, sacred ash and beaded necklaces holds folded paper with his hands together, standing beside a woman in orange robes. Nearby, a man in an orange-red robe with a saffron shawl presses his palms together, a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind him, and a man in a yellow garment stands near the back. Several men in white shirts and orange robes stand in the foreground and background. Visible people total roughly a dozen, all standing.2007-08-09August 03 20092009-08-03September 25 20062006-09-25A photograph of an inauguration ritual in a white-walled room with a grilled window and garlands of white and pink flowers hanging from the top. A central figure in an orange-red turban with pink flowers, an orange robe, a long white and red garland and a gold necklace holds a leaf and a tray of pink petals. A man in an orange robe stands beside them holding a flower-filled tray. Two standing men in orange and white, a man in a checked shirt, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stand in the doorway and room. Seated in front, an older man in white and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala watch with folded hands. Several people are visible, and a small oil lamp sits on the floor at the lower right.2008-07-27September 11 20152015-09-11September 24 20122012-09-24