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A photograph in a narrow tiled corridor with a staircase behind. A man in saffron-orange robes draped over his head and body waves with his right hand and smiles. He wears a long rudraksha mala and an ornate gold necklace with a large pendant, and has white and red markings on his forehead. Behind him a young attendant in orange robes with red borders carries a small copper vessel. a person, a sannyasi in saffron robes, with distinctive rudraksha and gold-necklace cues in an in-person setting.

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July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph taken in a narrow tiled corridor with a staircase and a red metal grille on the right. A man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron shawl draped over his head waves to the camera; he wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and has white and red forehead markings. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange clothing carries a small item in his hand. A printed sign on the wall reads canteen with an arrow. The person in the centre shows distinctive ceremonial cues (rudraksha mala, gold necklace, saffron robes), consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, but the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photo of three saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a white colonnaded corridor with grey granite wainscoting, with flower garlands hanging on the pillars. In the foreground at right, a bald man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala is smiling and holding his drape. In the centre, an older man in orange with a walking cane and a dark mala walks alongside a younger man wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts and a cameraman with a video camera follow.2006-10-15December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph of a group of saffron-robed men walking down a polished tiled hallway toward the viewer, near a wooden paneled door on the left. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red and white forehead mark wears a bright orange robe and walks with his hands at his sides. Behind him, a man with a white-marked forehead, glasses and a garland of white flowers holds a brass ritual vessel with both hands. To the right, a man in a rust-orange robe with maroon borders carries a dark shoulder bag. Other attendees in orange and red walk behind them. A glass entrance shows a bookshelf with pamphlets and a parked car outside.A photograph of four men walking along a bright white corridor with grey tiled floor, potted plants and a window grille on the left. The man in the centre wears an orange saffron shawl over his body, a gold-toned ornate necklace with a large pendant, and a red-orange bindi on his forehead; he has short dark hair and walks barefoot-style in sandals. Beside him on the left, a younger man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth walks smiling. Behind them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a small silver vessel, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala carries a small silver cup. Potted palms and a wall-mounted sign line the corridor.2009-08-16Photograph of sadhus walking along a covered corridor with pale columns and a railing. A central figure in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl, with a gold-bead garland and orange sandals, holds his hands in añjali namaskar and smiles. To the left, a bearded elder in orange robes and a silver chain walks barefoot, and to the right a man in saffron robes wears a blue-and-red bead mala. Other saffron-clad figures follow behind. Glass windows reflect the corridor on the left.2015-09-10 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side through a wooden-pillared covered corridor toward a doorway, with a lamp glowing in a room behind them. The man on the left wears orange kurta and vest, glasses and a pendant, and holds a folded paper. The man on the right, appearing to be a person by a distinctive orange turban, long flowing orange shawl, and rudraksha mala, wears an orange robe and gestures with one hand while talking. Both are barefoot or in sandals on a pale tiled floor, with potted plants visible at the corridor edge.2011-08-10A group of saffron-robed men walks down a tiled outdoor pathway beside a white wall and a concrete staircase with a metal railing. A man in the centre wears a saffron dhoti with gold trim, a long garland of yellow-white flowers, and a red tilak, and is shielded by a bright yellow umbrella held overhead. Around him, several men in orange and saffron cloth wear rudraksha malas, and one wears a plain white garment with a saffron shawl. Another man on the right stands near the wall in saffron dress with bangles. A distant figure in white stands on the upper staircase. Two arched windows and a pillar frame the scene.2012-09-24A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.2008-07-28