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A photograph of a covered corridor with a tiled roof and wooden beams. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a red forehead mark wears a red and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and walks forward holding a small yellow object. Behind and to the left, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, some with white and red tilak marks, one older man with glasses in white clothes, and one carrying a dark bag. The floor is plain concrete and the walls are whitewashed.

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A group of people walks barefoot across a pale stone-tiled hall of a temple, with dark stone pillars behind them. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban wears a long pink and white flower garland and looks upward. Around him, men in plain white dhotis and shirts and one man in a blue lungi walk in a line, most with hands folded or at their sides. A shirtless man stands at the far right edge. Some white-clad men wear vertical sandalwood marks on the forehead. The scene appears to be a temple visit, and the central figure's saffron robe and garland make him a.2003-11-25November 10 20062006-11-10September 11 20122012-09-11A photograph of a group walking outdoors along a plain concrete path beside a pale wall and a small shrine niche with a painted deity image and a framed picture. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls or rudraksha malas and one carrying a bundle, walk in attendance. A man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge, and a tilak-marked man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at the left foreground. The setting resembles a temple or ashram courtyard.2006-11-25A photograph of people walking through a temple corridor with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long garland of white flowers, pink blossoms and green leaves, and a heavy gold necklace; he has a red bindi and a tilak on his forehead. To his left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with bare chest. Behind and beside them, men in white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in an orange cloth, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walk close by. The centre figure has long hair? No: the central man has short hair and the left figure has swept-back hair. Carved, ornately sculpted pillars and a painted wall frame the scene. a person candidate: the centre man wears an orange garment, a flower garland and ornate gold necklace, but his appearance cues are not distinctive enough, so the identity is uncertain.2012-09-11November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph of a group walking along a tiled corridor beside a wooden double door and a barred metal gate. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and tripundra marks, one wearing a rudraksha mala, walk alongside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red border and a man in a pink shirt and grey trousers. Walls are painted pale and a yellow cloth hangs by the gate.2012-09-24Several robed men walk down a long, dimly lit temple corridor with ornate pillars and carved ceilings, some holding hands in procession. In the centre, a man in an orange-red silk garment with a white jasmine garland and gold-bead necklace walks beside a shaven-headed priest in orange cloth with a white garland and rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in green and orange saris follow. The scene suggests a temple procession.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with blue pillars and tall gopuram towers behind. A smiling man in saffron/orange robes and an orange turban stands at center with palms pressed together in greeting, a rudraksha mala and a pendant around his neck. Surrounding him are men in white shirts and dhotis, including a bearded man with long hair and a white-haired man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red tilak mark. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with turban, rudraksha mala and pendant, identified by distinctive ceremonial cues. Palm trees and a stone structure stand in the background.2003-02-11November 09 20062006-11-09Photograph of a group walking through a doorway in a plain interior. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and red markings on his chest, smiling and gesturing with his hand, is at centre. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti walks in the foreground. Behind them men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing an orange shawl, follow, and a man at left holds a garland of yellow and pink flowers. A woven mat lies on the floor at bottom, and a printed notice is pinned to the wall at right. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in the orange robe, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala; he is in person.2006-12-17