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A photograph of an indoor ashram-style gathering with a seated figure in white trousers and an orange robe receiving attention. In the foreground, a long-haired person in an orange wrap bends over a small table draped in orange cloth, holding a brass bowl and handling items on the table. A man in a white kurta stands at left beside a wooden chair, and a person in an orange t-shirt stands at right. Behind them hang a blue backdrop, microphones, and a framed landscape photo of a river with an orange-robed figure beside it, decorated with marigold garlands.

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A photograph of an indoor event with a seated elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl draped over his head, sitting on a cushioned chair with a pale cloth. A younger man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap, bends forward and reaches toward him, while a man in white stands behind them beside a framed painting of a sage in orange robes garlanded with marigolds. On the table sit a small orange bowl, books and a microphone; a blue draped backdrop and a red table cover fill the background. Several people in orange clothing are partly visible at the edges. Identity of the seated or bending figures is not established by visible cues alone.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of a seated elderly man with a white beard, wearing orange robes and a matching orange hood, reclining in a cushioned chair with his hands folded in his lap. A young man with long dark curly hair and bare upper body, wrapped in orange cloth, leans forward at left beside a small wooden table draped in orange cloth holding a bowl, a pen and printed pamphlets. Another person with long dark hair in orange clothing kneels at the lower right in front of the chair. Behind them a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti is visible at right. Two microphones on stands, a blue backdrop, a framed poster of a seated deity with a halo on the wall, and a painted mountain-landscape picture at left complete the room.2006-05-22August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a homa ritual. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead and a gold bead necklace holds a round gold-coloured plate toward a fire-ritual setup while speaking into a microphone. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with glasses assists, holding a small dish, and another orange-clad person sits behind. In the foreground a bald man in white clothing bends over the ritual offerings, with incense sticks and small bowls of powder nearby. Behind the altar, a painted backdrop shows a mountain and sunset sky, and a golden throne-style seat is decorated with garlands of marigold and rose petals. A decorated kalasha with flowers sits on the altar.2010-02-12December 30 20092009-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31Photograph inside a room with marble walls and a blue curtain, a wall-mounted air conditioner and framed devotional pictures. A bearded man with long hair wears saffron robes and sits in a white chair with his palms pressed together in greeting, on a red-and-blue patterned rug. Facing him, a long-haired figure with bare upper back in saffron cloth stands with hands folded, and a saffron-robed man at left also joins palms. A man in white clothes stands at right beside a microphone stand, and an elderly woman in white sits on the floor behind a wooden chair. A poster on the wall shows deities and saffron-clad sages. a person is the seated bearded man in saffron, whose head-covering and flowing saffron robes are distinctive; the long-haired standing figure is a devotee or sannyasi.2006-05-22September 30 20082008-09-30Indoor photo of a monastic training session at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and torso, with a bare chest, hands extended toward a metal tray. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands looking forward, holding an orange cloth. Another man in white with an orange sash stands to the right, and a figure in orange is seated on the far left near a stage. A pile of folded orange cloths lies on a white chair at right, and an orange banner hangs on the wall. Wall panels and a white board complete the room.2006-08-17A stage set with an orange-draped platform. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits cross-legged on the orange floor mat before a low wooden table holding a steel tumbler, a water bottle and a small brass vessel. Behind her an orange upholstered throne with ornate dark carved arms stands beneath a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated before a tree. To the left a white-draped chair holds a small framed portrait. On the right a bald man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing gold necklaces, stands beside a microphone stand and a green-cloth offering tray. A white fan and a dark red curtain complete the hall.2010-10-12