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Outdoor photo on a mosaic-tiled plaza at a temple complex, with a stone pillar at right. Two people in saffron-orange robes with their backs to the camera stand at left, and a man in orange with a saffron shawl stands at lower right. A woman in a purple top with an orange cord and a name badge sits with palms pressed together in namaste, beside an elderly man in white who is seated and holding hands with a devotee. Other people nearby include a woman in a blue salwar kameez, a woman in a blue-and-white sari with a red bindi, a woman in an orange dupatta, and a man in a white shirt standing in the background. Stone steps and vendor stalls with water bottles appear behind them. No a person candidate can be confidently identified.

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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with red-and-white pillars and a tiled floor. A group of about twenty-five devotees in saffron-orange shawls sit in rows on the ground listening. A bearded man in orange robes stands centre, and a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala kneels at right, hand resting on a person lying prone on the floor in white and beige cloth with a pillow. Another man in yellow stands at upper right, and a man in white with a shawl stands at upper left. Trees and a hillside town appear behind.2008-07-01Outdoor photo on a paved stone step beside a red-brick wall. A central figure sits cross-legged in orange-red robes with a long orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, long dark hair, smiling and gesturing with one raised hand toward seated devotees. Around them, seated people in orange and saffron clothes listen, including a woman in a blue-and-white headscarf and a man in a pale peach wrap. A bearded man in orange kurta stands behind, and a man in yellow kurta and white dhoti stands at right beside a wall inscribed with Devanagari text. a person: the central seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, orange-red robes, orange shawl and rudraksha mala is seated in a teaching or satsang posture.2008-07-01Outdoor 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.2008-07-10July 10 20082008-07-10A 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.2008-07-10A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a paved path beneath trees, with strings of small triangular pennants in orange, red and yellow and a red-and-white striped canopy behind. In the centre-right, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-red robe and a long rudraksha mala, standing with head bowed and hands clasped. Around them stand several men: one in a deep orange robe at left, a bald man in a peach-coloured robe with hands clasped behind his back facing away, an older man with white hair and beard in orange behind him, and men in white dhotis with orange shawls at right.2007-08-09A photograph of a walking procession on a paved brick courtyard. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red bindi, and walks barefoot. To his left, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a maroon border and a pendant walks beside a bald monk in orange. On the right, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks next to a woman in an orange sari with a green border. Devotees in white dhotis and onlookers stand in the background near green foliage and a small orange building, with a golden ceremonial staff visible at upper right.2011-10-07Photograph of a covered temple corridor where a group of saffron-robed monastics stands in conversation. A woman with long dark hair in a saffron garment and a deep red border, hands folded, stands at left facing a group of older monastics in salmon, orange and ochre robes. Behind them, several men in white kurtas with yellow or blue lanyards and yellow scarves stand in a line along the wall. On the right, a man in a saffron robe with hands clasped stands near a dark notice board. A gold kalasha-like object and a shrine area are visible in the background, along with a red-framed doorway.2009-10-15Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a silver-framed seat and marigold offerings. A man seated on the right in maroon-red robes with a white and red flower garland laughs warmly, sitting in front of a silver-framed throne-like seat. Around him, devotees in saffron-orange shawls and robes stand and sit, including a man in brown robes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a grey hooded vest and saffron shawl smiling. A shaved-headed man in white with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged on the left. A trident is visible at the left edge and a red canopy is overhead, with a painted deity image on the wall to the right. The scene looks like a lighthearted satsang gathering. The seated man with the garland is identified only by his appearance and role.2014-01-22Outdoors on a covered temple veranda with pink pillars and red-and-yellow painted walls. A seated woman in orange sits on the tiled floor with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside her, a standing elderly man in cream dhoti and head wrap holds a long orange cloth or flag. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls and saffron-coloured clothing sit in a row, including a woman in a light blue headscarf and an older woman in pink. A brass bell hangs from the ceiling and green trees surround the courtyard.2008-07-01August 09 20072007-08-09December 07 20072007-12-07