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A photo taken inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and a white van visible through the side. Several men in white kurta-style clothes, many with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, stand and move among one another, some clasping hands or gesturing. A woman in a cream sari with a red and gold border stands at the left, holding a small brass dish near the foreground. A central man with curly dark hair, a rudraksha mala, and an orange shawl reaches toward a bald older man in white. A white plastic chair and a metal table sit in the foreground, with cardboard boxes stacked at the right. The atmosphere appears to be a greeting or ritual exchange among devotees in the ashram setting.

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A candid photograph inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent light. Several men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand around a metal table. In the foreground a man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle holds a small piece of food in his hands. A bald man with a white moustache in white clothes presses his palms together in namaste. Further left another man in white and orange turns toward the group, and a few others stand in the background. Plastic chairs and glasses sit on the table.2007-02-13February 13 20072007-02-13December 27 20092009-12-27Indoor photo in a plain shed with a corrugated roof and tube lights. A woman in a cream saree with red and gold border and gold bangles stands at left, looking down at a silver plate. A man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala feeds a sweet to a man in white clothes, who has his mouth open. The feeding man wears an orange shawl and has curly hair. Other people in white are visible at right and in the background, and a speaker hangs on the wall. The image is a photo of people in a room; a person identification is not established from appearance.2007-02-13Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.2006-11-20A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.2006-11-20December 23 20072007-12-23February 13 20072007-02-13Indoor photograph of a crowded dining hall with white walls, a ceiling fan and a pillar. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a white cap and glasses stand close, one man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala and another in a white dhoti with a red-and-white mala, while women in white saris work and serve in the background near a serving counter with leaves and metal vessels. Seven or more physical people are visible.2007-01-12Indoor photo in a plain whitewashed room with a corrugated metal roof and a tiled floor. A bare-chested man in orange robes and an orange shawl holds a tray toward a line of devotees. Several people in white kurta-style clothes with orange and yellow shawls stand in a row, receiving offerings, with a woman in white and yellow shawl reaching out her hands. Other orange-robed sannyasis stand nearby, some smiling, and a small lamp or dish of flowers appears on the tray. Participants wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. The setting suggests a ritual offering or prasad distribution at an ashram office.2008-07-26A photograph of a satsang hall with pink walls, hanging colourful striped banners and a projection screen. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a yellow shawl, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, and a gold armband; he reaches out to a smiling man in a white shirt. Around them several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls stand, one holding a silver tray, and a man in a teal kurta holds a book. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure with long hair, yellow shawl, beaded mala and gold ornaments is the candidate, shown greeting a devotee.2011-02-09A group of devotees stands in a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and bright daylight from the sides. Many wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the right foreground, a bare-shouldered woman in an orange shawl smiles and gestures toward the group, with a folded cloth on the floor beside her. A man in white at the upper left stands near a woman in white. Several people in the middle wear white dhotis and orange stoles. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the presence is uncertain.2006-11-20