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A photograph of a doorway opening onto a covered porch, with several saffron-robed men entering a small building. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe, orange head turban, and a long dark rudraksha mala stands bowing slightly forward. To the left, a bald man in orange with his palms pressed together in greeting turns toward him. To the right, a robed man holds an open book, and another bald man in orange walks behind. A cream wall and a dark edge frame the scene, with trees visible outside.

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October 19 20132013-10-19January 28 20102010-01-28December 11 20092009-12-11January 28 20102010-01-28Photograph of saffron-robed sadhus entering a doorway in a cream-walled hall with ceiling fans. At left, a bearded elder with long grey hair and an orange shawl raises one hand in blessing, wearing a red rudraksha mala. Beside him a turbaned attendant in orange stands. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in white clothing with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala is bowing. To the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes and a red turban wears a large white and beaded mala. Further right, several women in orange saris and glasses follow, and a man in an orange turban stands at the lower right. Lower foreground shows the heads of other devotees.2016-04-21January 28 20102010-01-28Indoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus in a plain whitewashed room with a wooden door on the left. A man in a red-and-gold turban and maroon-gold dhoti, with a gold necklace and bangle, stands centre-left and smiles. Facing him is a bearded man with long dark hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a white cloth. Beside them a man in orange and a pink shawl presses his palms together. Other turbaned sadhus in orange and red, one holding a silver trident-staff, stand around the room. A man with long hair in an orange cloth stands at right.2015-09-10December 30 20092009-12-30Four people walk barefoot along a sandy path beside a whitewashed wall in an outdoor ashram setting. Leading on the left, a man in orange robes and an orange turban wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together at his chest. Next, an older man in orange with an orange turban and rudraksha beads carries a small book. Third, a bald man in a long orange wrap walks with a red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt walks behind, while an older man in orange with a golden-bordered shawl and beaded necklace walks closest to the camera. Behind them, a blue curtain and a banana-leaf decoration hang at an open doorway under a tree.2008-12-30Four men in orange and saffron robes walk through an open doorway of a plain cream-walled building with a blue bin and a fan visible inside. On the left a man in an orange turban and long orange cloth stands looking ahead. Next to him a man with long dark hair and a dark book in hand wears orange garments. Behind them an older man in a light orange turban and peach robe stands near the doorway. On the right a bald older man in a yellow-orange kurta and dhoti walks forward with a name badge on his chest. Outside, a white van and palm trees are visible through the door.2009-12-11Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and an electrical panel on the wall. A group of men in saffron-orange robes stands together. A bald man with white sacred ash on his forehead and a shawl over his shoulders speaks, his hand gesturing. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and a red bindi wears orange cloth. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, holds hands in anjali. Further right, a bearded man in orange robes stands with hands clasped. Several other robed men stand at the edges. The scene suggests a devotional gathering, with the people in saffron robes watching and standing in a line.2010-01-29January 28 20102010-01-28