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Outdoor photo at a riverside ashram courtyard with a stone bench and steps. A woman with dark hair in an orange sari sits cross-legged on the bench with bare feet, her hands resting in her lap. Around her, several people in orange shawls and saffron-coloured clothing sit on the paved ground facing her, including a man in a green shirt and a man in white. A man in orange stands on the steps behind, and an older woman with white hair in orange sits at the right edge. Green shrubs and a tree grow beside the wall, and a small speaker sits on the left. A small white sign with Hindi text is mounted on the bench wall.

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A photograph of an outdoor courtyard gathering at an ashram. A woman in a white top and dark trousers stands at left holding a small device, with a microphone stand and a speaker beside her. Seated on a concrete bench in front is a person in an orange robe with bare feet. Many devotees wearing orange shawls sit on stone steps and the ground under a tree, and several people in white and orange clothing sit in a circle in the foreground. A small plaque is mounted on the wall behind the bench. The scene is shaded by trees and surrounded by pale walls.2008-07-10A photograph of an outdoor courtyard at an ashram-like site with stone steps and a tree at left. A young man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits on a low concrete bench with one bare foot visible, gesturing as he speaks. Facing him stands an older bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl and robe with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them a third man in an orange shirt stands near the steps, and a crowd of devotees in orange shawls and white or colourful clothing gathers on the steps and at the doorway of a pink-and-cream building. A woman in a green salwar kameez and a man in white kurta with orange shawl stand at right. The scene reads as a informal greeting and conversation among sannyasis and devotees.2008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering under trees where a large crowd in orange and saffron clothing sits on the ground listening to a talk. A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands near a stone seat, and a man in a white shirt with an orange cap holds a camera nearby. Tall orange-robed figures stand at the back, and colourful ceremonial banners with bird emblems hang from poles. Green trees, a thatched gazebo and a yellow sign with red text frame the scene. Dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground.2006-06-04July 10 20082008-07-10A photograph of two saffron-robed men outdoors beside a concrete bench in a courtyard. A seated man in an orange wrap and tied-back hair sits on the bench while a bald, bearded older man in orange robes kneels and reaches to touch his feet. Several men in white kurtas stand watching from a wall behind them, and a man in white with an orange scarf stands at a doorway on the right. Two orange-and-black sandals rest on the ground in front. A small marble plaque with Hindi text is set into the bench. Trees and leafy vines grow along the wall.A courtyard gathering at an ashram in Haridwar. A figure with long dark hair wearing orange saffron robes sits on a concrete bench at left, addressing a seated crowd on the paved ground. Many listeners in orange shawls and white or colourful clothes sit cross-legged, some with hands folded. Behind them stands a building with pillars and orange-clad people on its veranda, with trees and a small open pavilion strung with triangular bunting at right. A stone plaque with Hindi text is mounted on the wall at left. The figure on the bench is a probable match for Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, but this is an appearance-based label only.2008-07-10July 01 20082008-07-01July 10 20082008-07-10A seated woman in saffron-orange robes sits on a concrete bench in the shade of a large tree, facing a group of devotees gathered on the courtyard floor and on steps. Many participants wear orange shawls over white or light clothing, and some sit on red-painted steps behind them. A small sign on the wall beside the bench carries printed text. A bottle of water rests on the ground in the foreground. The group appears to be listening attentively in an outdoor ashram setting with a whitewashed building and blue doorways behind them. A man in an orange robe sits on the steps at the upper left.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a stone bench under a leafy tree. A young man with long dark hair and wearing a loose saffron-orange wrap and bare feet sits on the bench, smiling and facing an older bearded man in a saffron-orange robe who stands barefoot with hands folded. Beside them, a man in an orange kurta with a pendant necklace and an orange dhoti stands smiling. Behind, a crowd of visitors in orange shawls and white clothes stands on steps and a red-pink terrace near pink pillars, with a woman in pink kurta and red bag on the stairs. a person is the young man on the bench, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron-orange wrap.2008-07-10