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Several saffron-robed monastics walk through an interior hall with pink-tiled floor and red and orange plastic chairs at left. A figure at centre wears an orange turban, a long orange robe and a white beaded garland, and carries a basket of offerings. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha-style garland holds a white cloth. A cameraman in a striped shirt films the group. Behind them stand white-clad devotees and a row of painted deity murti and statues, one in white garments with garlands, near a wall with colourful mandala-style art.

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October 29 20082008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29January 02 20082008-01-02March 24 20082008-03-24January 09 20082008-01-09Photograph of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis walking through a marble-floored temple hall with painted wooden pillars and ornate ceiling panels. A central figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a white flower garland holds a cloth to his mouth, while a man in orange holds a palm-leaf-wrapped offering and a younger man in orange carries a folder. On the left, a man in white dhoti and a sheer cream shawl walks barefoot. A wooden shrine cabinet on the left shows painted deity panels and the label Raghavendra Swamy. Several other attendants in orange and white follow behind, with a white-bearded man in orange at the right edge.2008-10-29A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and ceiling lights. In the left foreground a brass deity murti or ceremonial metal object decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands sits on a dark red cloth. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands in profile with hands folded at his waist, wearing a large crown-like wrap. Beside him stands an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland held in his hands. Behind them a man in white clothes smiles, and a framed portrait of two saints in orange hangs on the wall. A person in white with dark curly hair and an orange shawl is partly visible in the right foreground. Several other men in white and yellow clothes are visible in the background.2006-10-15A photograph of a procession inside a covered hall with a white-walled side and a tin roof decorated with garlands. At centre, a smiling man wears a bright orange turban, a white and pink-green garland, an orange robe with a red shawl, and a gold pendant necklace; a gold trident staff is raised in the background. Beside and around him, several men in orange robes with gold pendant necklaces walk together, one with a full beard and another with a shaved head. On the right, two men in white kurta with orange shawls and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stand near the wall. A low table draped in orange cloth with a white cushion stands at left, and several young boys in white robes stand in the background. Several people appear to be filming with a camera at the rear.2008-07-17October 29 20082008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29A stage event at a Kannada-language celebration, with a banner reading Shivapuri Mahaswamiji behind a row of standing figures. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, a long swept-back hair and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace walks forward, smiling. Beside him, a bald elder in orange robes stands near a white-clad man wearing a shawl with a red-and-gold border. On the left, a bearded elder in orange holds a plastic-wrapped gift next to a man in white shirt and grey trousers, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs at the front. Red-upholstered chairs stand on the stage and an additional orange-robed devotee is seen at the rear.2007-01-30