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A long covered colonnade with a dark timber ceiling, white-washed walls, and ceiling fans inside an old palace hall. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange robe and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bare-chested man wears white dhoti and a sacred thread, and another man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl stands further back. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera on his shoulder. Folding chairs and small wooden tables line the hall, and an arched window and wooden doors open to the left. Six people are visible.

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November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph inside a long, pale blue hall with a yellow lower wall, wooden ceiling beams and ceiling fans. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair, walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting, a person candidate on the basis of the orange robe and long hair, though identity is uncertain. Beside them, two men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests stand with hands folded, and a barefoot elderly man in white and an older man in pink-brown cloth bow with joined palms. Green folding chairs line the wall and stacked chairs sit against the right side. Five people are visible in the foreground.2006-11-09Photograph of a covered palace corridor with white walls, dark wooden ceiling and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and long dark hair walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him walk two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a sacred thread and one in a white shirt. On the left, an older bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands with folded hands near a folding chair. Another man in white clothing stands at right near stacked red chairs. The floor shows green folding chairs and a doorway behind. Two more men in white stand in the background.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph taken inside an open-sided pavilion with a tiled wooden roof supported by pillars and ceiling fans. At center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and walks barefoot with a smile; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand or walk; one on the left holds a pair of sandals, and a man at right carries a small bag. A woman in white stands with hands folded in greeting near the center left, and a few other people are visible in the background near parked cars and grass.2006-11-09August 08 20092009-08-08A photo of a bare, tiled interior room with white wall shelves, a ceiling fan and a window. A group of about a dozen men stands in conversation. Several wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few wear white kurtas with orange shawls. In the centre, a smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot facing a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undergarment who gestures with both hands. Beside them a bearded man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands, and at right a young man in saffron clothing with long hair holds his hands together.2009-08-08A photograph taken indoors in a traditional wooden-pillared hall with a chandelier overhead and glass display cases along the right. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala strides forward, with long dark hair swept back and a hand near the waist. Behind him, a line of devotees in white ritual clothes, several with orange shawls draped over one shoulder, walks in procession. A woman in a white salwar with a white dupatta and another in a teal sari with a maroon border also walk through the space. A man in white stands at the far right by a display case. The scene reads as ashram life or a temple walk.2006-11-09A photograph of a covered colonnaded corridor in an ornate old palace, with white plastered walls, carved stone pillars, dark wooden shuttered windows and a fan-shaped iron grille above. A woman with long dark hair stands on the polished floor wearing a saffron-orange sari-style garment and a rudraksha mala, her hands folded in front of her. Three other people in white clothes and orange shawls walk along the corridor behind her, one holding a white bag. The page indicates a 2006 visit to a palace, but the appearance of the central figure is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-11-10Indoor photo in a bright hall with tiled floor, white walls, ceiling fans and a cream pillar. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, bare-footed, stands at centre pointing ahead while smiling; he has long dark hair and a bare chest, and appears to be a person, with the turban and saffron robe as the qualifying cues. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti with orange shawl holds papers, and a younger man in white with orange shawl holds a small bag. On the left a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a booklet, and on the right two men in white shirts stand near a wooden bench and table.2006-12-18A photograph of an open-sided pillared hall with a tiled roof and exposed wooden rafters. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks across the stone floor, head tilted upward, followed by several people in white clothing, including an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti and another man in white with a shoulder bag. Ceiling fans and light fixtures hang from the beams, with trees and a white wall visible beyond the open sides.2006-11-09A covered colonnade with carved stone pillars and a whitewashed wall, with a dark polished floor. A woman with long dark hair in an orange-saffron sari walks alone on the right, hands together at her waist. Several figures in white dhotis or white clothes with orange shawls walk in the background on the left, passing between the pillars. A dark wooden window and an ornate iron fanlight arch decorate the wall.2006-11-09