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A photograph of several shaven-headed monastics in saffron-orange robes standing indoors in a plain whitewashed room. The man at left holds a black camera to his face and smiles. Beside him a bald man in orange with a maroon border looks to the side, hands near his waist. A woman in a cream sari stands near a doorway in the background. On the right, a monastic with a rudraksha mala looks smiling, and another person in orange holds a mobile phone. A small table at left holds an electric lantern and a speaker, and a red gas cylinder sits by the wall. The wall shows the handwritten letters R.P. and a phone number. A copyright notice is printed in the lower right corner.

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A photo taken indoors in a plain room with pale lavender walls and a beige sofa draped in a cream cloth. Four men stand close together. The man on the left wears a brown-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a bindi-marked forehead, and his hands are clasped in front of him. Three men in saffron-orange shawls stand beside him; the one in the centre has his hands clasped at his waist, and the one on the right gestures with his hand. On the low table in front are books, steel cups and bowls, and a folded cloth. A partially visible person stands at the right edge. The left-hand man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the image alone does not establish his identity, so this is uncertain.2013-02-08December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of an indoor meeting in a plain white-walled room with wooden doors and a shelf of flower-decorated items at right. Several saffron-robed men stand together. A tall man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and bracelets, stands centre and smiles while facing an older bespectacled man in a saffron turban and draped saffron robes who gestures with one hand. To the left a man in an orange kurta holds his hands together in greeting, and a man with a cameraman beside him stands at the edge. A cameraman with a video camera is visible at far left in white clothing with a yellow scarf.2010-01-28A photograph of a group of shaved-headed men in orange and red-orange saffron robes with golden-bordered cloth, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks, seen from behind in a bright indoor hall. On the right, a smiling young man with a red-brown rudraksha mala and tilak, hands pressed together in namaste, faces the group.2014-09-13Indoor 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.2010-01-29Indoor photo in a plain room with cream walls and an open doorway framed by orange curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl stands at left, pointing toward a table. Around her, several men in saffron and orange robes stand; a bald man in orange-brown robes with glasses stands at centre, another with a white beard stands at right. A red-draped table holds electronic equipment, including a device with antennas and cables.2009-12-30Several young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange monastic garments with pink-red borders stand together indoors against a whitewashed wall beside a wooden panelled window and a low red-cushioned bench. The boy at centre-right presses his palms together in greeting, smiling, with white tilak marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The boy at left laughs and reaches toward a companion, while others turn away, some wearing beaded mala necklaces and armbands. The garments are wrapped in sannyasi-style drapes, and no adult figure is visible.2014-09-13December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA photograph in an indoor hall with pale yellow walls and a small window. A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl and wrap, with his right hand on his chest, stands at left. Beside him, a figure with his back to the camera wears an orange-and-gold-bordered wrap and has a white flower garland in his hair, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible. Other men in orange and white clothes stand at right, one with hands pressed together in greeting, one older bearded man wearing glasses and a bare upper body with a sacred thread. A woven cane chair sits in the foreground.2012-05-08January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with pale grey walls and a wooden door on the left. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi smiles and gestures toward the doorway. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak walks alongside. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white clothing move through the room, with a small table holding a lamp and offerings to the left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas on the central figure.2012-01-03January 02 20092009-01-02