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Indoor photo in a plain hall with painted murals of Hindu scenes along the left wall, including a figure in yellow and temple architecture. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace stands center, smiling and gesturing upward with one hand toward the mural, as a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace walks beside him. Behind them, another man in white dhoti and gold chain follows. On the right, an older man in a white shirt points upward. The a person is shown in an ordinary walking and pointing posture, not in a ritual or seated role.

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A photograph inside a palace corridor with painted wall murals of Hindu mythological scenes, including figures in yellow and blue garments and a tall temple-like structure. A man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long gold-coloured beaded necklace; he clasps his hands and gazes upward while a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white sacred thread stands beside him. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks behind, and an older man in a white shirt on the right points toward the mural. Two or three others stand in the background. The orange-robed man is a person by appearance cues: saffron clothing and long swept hair with ornate gold necklace, though the identification is uncertain.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of a corridor inside a palace, with a long wall covered in painted panels showing scenes of royal life, an elephant, figures in courtly settings, and a riverside scene with people bathing beneath trees. Four men walk along the tiled floor, the three on the left shirtless with white dhotis and sacred threads, one older man in white dhoti, and at the right a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-gold bead necklace and long dark hair, walking with hands folded. A window niche with a yellow flower stands on the right.2006-11-10A photograph taken in a narrow tiled corridor of a palace with a dark wooden ceiling and painted murals along the left wall showing an elephant, figures in a colonnaded courtyard, people bathing in a pool and a tree. Four men walk in a line toward the right. The front man on the right wears an orange saffron robe, a long gold necklace and has long dark hair, smiling as he looks ahead; he is a person in orange robes, and the appearance-based cues are long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, so he is a person candidate. Beside and behind him, the other three men are bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloths and walk barefoot; one has a moustache and a mostly bald head, one is white-haired, and one is partly hidden behind them in white. A small wall niche with an oil lamp is visible on the right.2006-11-10A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a thick gold necklace stands at right, long dark hair swept back, pointing up toward a wall of large painted panels. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a white sacred thread looks on. At far right a partly visible man in white gestures toward the paintings. The mural panels depict Hindu epic scenes: a figure with a golden crown and blue skin embraced by a forest-dwelling pair in a cave, a bow-wielding blue-skinned hero with a winged attendant beside a palace, and a group of figures in saffron dhotis before a thatched hut. Warm orange drapery and pillars frame the left edge.2006-11-10A photograph of a long, narrow corridor with arched openings on the left and a wall of painted panels on the right depicting palace scenes, processions and figures in orange and yellow. A hanging lantern is visible overhead and the floor is tiled. Three men walk toward the camera: a man in white dhoti and shirt holding a long wooden staff, a central man in a saffron/orange robe with a long ceremonial gold necklace and long dark hair, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a pink border. A small wooden stool with a red item sits against the wall. The central figure wears a saffron robe and a gold necklace with long hair, a combination of cues, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate walking in the palace corridor.2006-11-10Indoor photo of a room with framed painted murals of episodes from the Mahabharata on the walls, showing warriors in gold and red garments, a woman in blue on the floor, and a fallen figure. A bearded man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace stands at left, looking at the paintings. At right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and gazes at the murals; two other men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind him. A small wooden stool sits in front of the wall.2006-11-09Photograph inside a narrow, dimly lit corridor of an old palace with a tiled floor and a row of large painted murals on the left wall showing elephants, a royal figure seated in an arcade, a court scene, a lake with bathing figures and a tree against mountains. Six men stand before the paintings, several bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, one in a long orange robe with a yellow-beaded necklace on the far right, and one older man with white hair in the middle. Their attention is on the murals, and a small arched niche with a flower offering sits in the right wall. a person candidate: the orange-robed man with a beaded necklace has no distinctive long hair, crown or ornate ceremonial cues, so identity is uncertain.2006-11-10November 09 20062006-11-09November 10 20062006-11-10A photograph inside a palace hall where a long wall is covered with painted murals in red-bordered panels showing scenes of figures in yellow and gold costumes, one fallen figure, and a procession. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a beaded necklace stands beside a figure in a saffron-orange robe wearing long dark hair and an ornate gold-and-orange garland, who studies the murals. Other people in white and orange clothing stand at the right edge. A small wooden stool with a brass object sits on the floor below the paintings.2006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10