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Photograph of a shaded outdoor seating area beside a whitewashed building. A bald saffron-robed monk with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, seated at left, gestures while speaking to three men in white shirts seated at a small metal table. Books with orange and red covers and a water bottle sit on the table. Behind them, stacks of folded striped cloth lie on a platform, and a tall red, green and orange decorated pillar stands at right beside the seated man in white.

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A photo of a seated meeting under a covered veranda beside a white wall. Two monks in saffron-orange robes sit at a grey metal table: the nearer one, bare-headed with a rudraksha mala, gestures toward open booklets, and the other smiles beside him. Three men in white shirts sit around the table and in the foreground on orange plastic chairs. Behind them stacks of folded colourful cloth and textiles are piled, and a large green-and-yellow banner with red flower motifs hangs at right. Water bottles, a steel cup and a small phone rest on the table.2012-01-04A photo of a relief or service camp under a colourful striped tent with painted pillars in orange, green and blue with floral motifs. Four people sit around a grey metal table on orange-brown plastic chairs: two men in white shirts with their backs to the camera on the right, and a man in a white shirt on the left. In the centre, a man in orange monastic robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head gestures while talking, beside another orange-robed man. Sacks, boxes, a plastic drum and a loudspeaker sit in the background, and a standing worker wears an orange shirt with a lanyard. The clothing and seating suggest a discussion among organisers, with no visible deity or ritual.2012-01-04A photograph of a relief camp under a corrugated metal roof and blue tarpaulin in a village setting. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised concrete ledge at the right, gesturing as he speaks. Seated in plastic chairs on the left, several men in light shirts and dhotis listen, one holding a small pink card. Behind them, a man in white with a green cap and another in white stand near a table with bottles and a jug. Striped decorative pillars and a colourful canopy frame the space, and a tray of fruit sits beside the speaker. Several other people are visible in the background.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph taken under a corrugated tin and blue tarpaulin shelter at a relief camp. A figure seated on a low concrete ledge at right wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair; this figure is an appearance-based a person candidate. Facing him, several men sit on green and orange plastic chairs, one in a cream shirt in the foreground. A standing man in white shirt and trousers with a green cap stands behind them. Behind, colourful striped tent cloth and painted pillars with red, yellow and blue floral patterns frame the shelter, with more people seated in the background. A white water tank and a table with papers stand at left.2012-01-06A photograph of a covered veranda at a village relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on the right, bare-chested and with a swept-back hair bun and orange shawl, smiling toward the camera; his cues resemble the a person description, though the face is not used for identification. Seated villagers in plastic chairs, mostly men in shirts and dhotis, watch him. A monk in orange stands at left with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange stands by a doorway, and a man in white dhoti stands near a blue tarp. A decorated banner hangs at the right edge.2012-01-06A photograph of a standing man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala, receiving or handing a booklet or book with a red cover from a man in white shirt and dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl. Around them stand other men in white and an orange-clad bald man with a mala behind, and a bare-chested man in orange and gold cloth at right. Behind them hangs a red draped curtain and a painted pillar with floral and bird motifs. Several visible people, identity uncertain from appearance alone.2012-01-02January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04