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A photograph inside a room with marble walls and a blue curtain. A long-haired man with a bare back, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and an orange garland, stands with his back to the camera and bows toward a bearded elderly sannyasi in orange robes seated on a cushioned seat, who gestures with one hand. A woman in white sits on a wooden chair at left and a man in white sits on a carpet at left, while another person in white stands at right edge. Framed devotional pictures hang on the walls, including a painting of sages by a river and a poster of saints. A microphone stands on a table in the background.

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Photograph 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.2006-05-22A 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.2006-05-22July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of two seated men in orange saffron robes in an ashram room with a patterned carpet and white bolsters. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a dark beaded necklace leans forward, extending a magazine to an older bearded man on the right, who sits on a white cushioned platform holding the open magazine, which shows a black-and-white portrait. A small table with a lamp and a glass sits beside him. Behind them a maroon banner carries Hindi and Marathi text, and a tiger skin lies on the floor at right. A red and white garland hangs on the wall above.2008-07-10September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph inside a temple sanctum. A standing woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari, leans forward and drapes a red and gold garland or shawl over the head and shoulders of a seated elderly man with a white beard and white hair. He sits cross-legged on a red cushion in front of a dark ornate metal panel. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with glasses stands behind, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left. Framed gold-foil deity images and a framed picture of deities hang on the wall, with a brass kalasha-like pot on the floor and a red mat at left.2009-08-11A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-covered cushioned seat on a red patterned carpet, extending one hand forward while a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl kneels before him on a woven mat, holding something in cupped hands. Standing devotees in white and orange garments with rudraksha malas watch from behind in a plain hall. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and the presence of devotees suggest a Swamiji (probable) receiving an offering or greeting from a devotee, in a satsang or darshan setting.2008-09-30April 04 20082008-04-04A 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.2006-05-22A photograph inside a plain-walled room with a patterned red and blue carpet and framed religious pictures on the wall. Four people in orange and saffron clothing stand in conversation. On the left, a man in orange holds a red cloth bag. Next to him, a woman in a long orange wrap stands barefoot. In the centre, an older bearded man in orange robes raises one hand and gestures while speaking. On the right, a person with dark hair in a long orange robe faces him, with white bolsters and a low table with books nearby. Behind them hangs a maroon cloth with gold border reading an Om and a shivalinga emblem, and a framed Om and yantra panel hangs on the right. Wilted pink flowers and a red garland hang on the wall.2008-07-10A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, sitting on an ornate gold and red throne-style seat, reaching forward to receive the joined hands of a bald, mustached man in white kurta and white dhoti who bows low with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and another in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stand watching; a tray of fruit and sweets rests on a white side table, with a red carpet on the floor. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and orange robes, a probable identity cue, but the appearance is not sufficiently certain to confirm. Five people are visible in total.2010-09-05