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Outdoor photograph at an ashram-style site with a sign partly visible behind, reading Hindi text, and green banana-like foliage in the background. A seated woman in orange sari-style robes with a long dark ponytail sits on a concrete bench and gestures with her right hand while talking. Standing beside her, a man in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace raises one arm upward. Two women in orange shawls stand behind them, one holding a mobile phone, and a man in a green polo shirt with an orange shawl crouches at left on the ground. The scene shows an informal conversation among devotees in saffron clothing.

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A photograph of a shaded outdoor area with a concrete bench in the foreground. A person in a saffron-orange garment seated on the bench, long dark hair pulled back, appears to be speaking. Behind them, a man in an orange kurta wears a pearl necklace and rudraksha mala, and two women in orange shawls stand nearby, one in a white top. A seated man in a green shirt and orange shawl sits at left. Green foliage and a partly visible orange signboard are behind them.2008-07-10August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of four men standing outdoors under a leafy tree in dappled sunlight with bare earth underfoot. On the left, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and smiles with one hand on his chest. Beside him, an older man with glasses, an orange-brown turban and a brown shawl over orange robes gestures with one raised hand while speaking. Two other men stand at right: a bald man in orange robes with his back partly turned, and a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti-style garment, listening. A white pole and a small purple sign are visible at left.2006-11-21Outdoor 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.2008-07-10Outdoor photo on a sandy compound in front of a pink-walled building with a banana plant and columns. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the left gestures while speaking to a bald, shaven-headed man in orange robes with a shawl draped over his shoulder, center. Two more orange-robed men stand at right, one in an orange turban. A cameraman films at far left, and several men in white and light shirts stand behind.2007-08-09A seated group in a bamboo-walled room with potted plants. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long green-and-gold sash, a rudraksha-style red-and-gold ornament and a gold-bead necklace, gestures with one raised hand while speaking. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated and speaking to the group. Beside him sits a bald, older man in pale saffron robes and a white sacred thread, with a neck garland. Behind them stand a bald man in white with a gold necklace, a woman in a white top with a red bindi, and a man in orange with a beaded gold necklace. Foreground includes a dark-haired head and a bare foot on a red-patterned mat.2010-09-24Outdoor photo at an ashram-like setting with a pale stone wall and dappled light. In the centre, a seated person with hair tied in a bun wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and raises one hand with fingers curled in a mudra-like gesture while looking down. Behind them a standing person in an orange shawl bends forward, and at the right a man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands with arms folded. A seated man in a green shirt and orange sash sits at the left edge. Appearance cues for the central figure (saffron clothing, hair tied back) are present but not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the centre figure is described by role and the identity is marked unsure.2008-07-10August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a temple-setting exchange. A bald older man in orange robes bends forward, holding a yellow fruit and a folded paper or money, offering them toward a seated man in orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of speech. Behind them are brass lamps, a small brass bell, a kumkum box, and garlands of orange and purple flowers on a deity or altar display. Two younger men in orange stand at the left edge, one with a white forehead mark. A visible cues-based candidate appears in the seated man, with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and a throne-like seat, so the appearance is a probable match; the bald offerer is a devotee.2010-07-15Outdoor ritual scene on sandy ground beside grey stone sculptures and white stupa-like pillars. A central seated figure in full saffron-orange robes and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, hands extended over a small brass pot-like vessel. Behind him, a bald man in white with an orange shawl sits on the ground, and another man in white with a yellow shawl sits nearby, hands together in prayer. Grey ash or ash-like debris covers the ground.2010-08-03Outdoor photograph beneath leafy trees on bare sandy ground. Beside him, an older bald man in orange robes with a brown shawl and wrist bead is gesturing toward the trees while speaking. To the right stand two men: one in orange robes with glasses and a bald head, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing, watching the gesturing man. A wooden post with a purple sign hangs at left.2006-11-21