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Indoor photograph in a temple-like corridor with white walls, a wall clock and a framed picture. A man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long hair, smiles while holding a large white plate of fruit. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a maroon-and-white wrap and rudraksha-style beads, another with a bare chest and tilaka markings, gather closely. On the left, a man in an orange garment stands in the foreground holding a bundle of paper or flowers. Devotees and attendants surround the central figure.

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September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Indoor photograph in a pink-walled hall with blue-framed windows, showing a devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers bending forward to offer something to a saffron-clad sannyasi. The sannyasi on the right wears an orange turban, long dark swept-back hair, a sleeveless orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and holds out both hands to receive the offering. Beside them stands a bearded man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace and glasses, and a shaved-headed man in orange behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, some smiling and clapping, and a young man in an orange shawl with a camera watches nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual welcome or offering at a temple or ashram hall.2009-01-12Interior photo of a room with a tall wooden grandfather clock on the left, a dark wooden cabinet on the right and a small carved stand with a red cloth. A bare-chested man with a turban in saffron tones and a long beard, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron dhoti, walks forward in the foreground. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis follow, one with long dark hair and a saffron shawl. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, bowing and handing an item to a saffron-robed sannyasi. The walls are blue-grey with a framed picture near the top. Because the page names a person and the foreground man shows a turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, he is a person candidate.2009-08-11September 23 20062006-09-23July 21 20102010-07-21January 29 20102010-01-29Crowded indoor photo in a pink-walled hall with a dark green marble pillar and a framed picture on the right wall. Several saffron-robed swamis and devotees stand together. Two swamis in the center wear orange robes, rudraksha malas and orange turbans, one with a long beard. A bald elderly man in saffron stands front center with his back to the camera, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. A man in white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands left-center. A garlanded flower arrangement is visible at the left doorway. The scene suggests a gathering at an ashram or temple visit.2007-08-09July 13 20092009-07-13A photo of an indoor gathering in a plain room with pale walls, framed pictures and a wall clock. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair, stands at right holding a silver tray of fruit and offering it toward a seated man. Several seated men in white dhotis and bare chests, some wearing rudraksha malas and sacred ash, hold ripe yellow-green fruit. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the background, and a small child sits on a red plastic chair among them. The orange-robed figure at right has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, consistent with a person appearance, and is distributing fruit as part of a gathering.2006-09-23July 29 20082008-07-29