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A photograph inside a temple hall with pale stone walls and carved pillars, where wall panels display rows of yoga asana illustrations with Sanskrit captions. A standing figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, stands with palms pressed together in prayer near a grilled railing. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a striped shawl stands, and another man in a grey shirt stands before a framed deity murti of a multi-armed goddess. At right, an elderly person with folded hands is partly visible. The figure with long hair matches the appearance cues for a person, as an in-person candidate in saffron clothing performing prayer, though this is uncertain.

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January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph inside a marble temple shrine in Gujarat. An ornate carved wooden door with brass grilles stands behind the group, and a small white marble niche on the left holds a small deity murti dressed in red and gold. A man in a cream kurta stands at the niche with his hand extended toward it. A figure in orange robes with a long dark swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in front of the door. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a red-bordered orange shawl and a pendant necklace stands with eyes lowered. Other devotees in white and cream stand nearby, with a round carved stone platform in the foreground. Blue signboards with Gujarati text are mounted on the walls.2009-09-10Indoor photo in a tiled temple-style hall with a metal railing and chain. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the railing with hands pressed in anjali; the man on the right has long, swept-back dark hair and a sleeveless saffron garment, and the man beside him wears an orange shawl with a red border. Behind them, a man in a striped shirt and a few men in white dhotis and shawls stand and watch. A small metal cup sits on the railing and a window with decorative grillwork is behind. Appearance-based cues on the man on the right (long hair, saffron clothing) are suggestive but not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-02-17Indoor photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis at a temple doorway. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a white carved stone pillar. Beside him, another saffron-clad man with his hands folded in prayer. On the left, a bald man in orange robes stands in profile, and a man in orange clothing holds a bundle of white cloth or stick. Behind them is an ornate wooden door and a metal lattice screen. The setting appears to be a temple interior, with a carved white stone column in the right foreground.2010-01-28February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph of three men standing in a courtyard with a white wall marked by a red lotus-vine border. In the foreground, a man with long wavy dark hair and a tilak mark, wearing a loose orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a draped orange shawl, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left, another man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a red border, also with hands folded, is partly visible. To the far left, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with his back turned, and a small offering tray sits on a wooden table near the wall. Bronze ritual objects are partly visible at the lower edge.2009-12-20A photograph of two people in saffron-orange sannyasi robes standing barefoot on a grey concrete floor before a white wall with red painted lotus-vine border. The foreground figure stands upright with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, wearing a sleeveless orange top and a draped orange shawl over the shoulder. Beside and slightly behind, a second orange-robed figure bows with hands folded at the face. To the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl holds a wooden tray or box. At lower edge, a brass ritual lamp and a black oil lamp sit near white cloth.2009-12-20July 10 20082008-07-10Photograph inside a white marble temple hall with carved pillars and a polished dark floor. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a sleeveless bright orange garment with an orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar near the face. Beside and behind, a second figure in orange robes stands with a folded orange shawl. A wooden prayer bench with a red cushion sits at right, and a shrine with colourful striped cloth hangings and a framed photo board is at left. Strong sunlight comes through an open archway onto the floor.2010-02-04December 20 20092009-12-20A standing man in orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a long orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands barefoot on a concrete floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, long dark hair swept back. To the left, another man in orange robes with palms joined stands beside a seated man in white kurta and yellow vest writing at a wooden table against a white wall with red lotus-vine painting. Bottom of frame shows a partial brass object and a corner of white cloth. The standing figure has long swept-back hair and orange attire but no crown or rudraksha visible, so identity is uncertain.2009-12-20January 03 20102010-01-03