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Three men in orange and red saffron-toned robes sit indoors in a small room with yellow walls, a door and a wall calendar. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a headband reads a folded paper, wearing rudraksha beads and a white necklace. In the centre, a bald, bare-chested sannyasi with a white forehead marking, a headband and a beaded mala sits in a chair holding a small object. On the right, a bearded man in a red robe with a mala holds a steel cup. A low grey table holds steel cups and a plate with offerings. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so no candidate is labelled as Swamiji.

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May 24 20122012-05-24A small yellow-walled room with a tiled floor where four men in orange and red robes sit in conversation. On the right, a bearded man in a red shawl with rudraksha beads and a white bead necklace sits on a wooden chair, raising one hand as he speaks. Beside him sits a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a gold armband, hands folded, and a man with long hair and a headband in an orange robe with rudraksha mala sits on the left. A partly visible shaved-headed man is at the bottom left corner. A green and beige striped blanket lies on a bed behind them, and a calendar hangs on the wall. a person is the bearded speaker on the right, wearing a red shawl, rudraksha mala and white bead necklace while gesturing as if teaching.2012-05-24Three men sit on red patterned sofas in a wood-panelled room with a white fan and a wall calendar. The man on the left wears an orange robe and orange head wrap and gestures while speaking. The man in the centre wears a pale peach robe, a black and orange head band, and a beaded necklace, with hands resting together. The man on the right wears an orange robe and orange turban. A white lace-edged table in front holds two small yellow booklets, a black phone and two metal cups.2009-02-06A photo inside a small shrine room with a black-stone ceiling strung with multicoloured flower garlands in pink, purple, white and green. A bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti on the left holds a lit oil lamp near a wall calendar and a framed devotional picture. In the centre, a bald man wearing a red rudraksha headband, white tilak, an orange robe, a white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands before a doorway. Beside him an older man with long grey hair and a flower garland looks on, and a man with white forehead markings stands behind them. A silver tray with white powder and a small lit lamp is held in the foreground, and a devotee's hand reaches toward it.2012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor room with yellow walls, a calendar and a wall clock. Five men are gathered in a small room. Seated at left, a smiling man wears an orange cloth, a headband, rudraksha beads and a white necklace. Standing behind, two bare-chested men wear orange cloths with white shawls and beaded necklaces. Seated in the centre, an elderly bald man wears an orange cloth, a gold headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with a gold bracelet. At right, a long-haired man with a white beard sits on a wooden chair in a red shawl and red robes, holding rudraksha beads, facing the group. A striped bedspread lies on a bed behind them.2012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with a white garland and a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklace, wearing a white tilak on the forehead and gold earrings and bangles, extends a hand to a smiling young man in a white shirt who holds out rudraksha beads. Several saffron-and-gold clad sadhus stand behind, one holding a camera, and a bald man in a rudraksha mala looks on. Blue wall and a sheet of scattered petals on the floor.2014-06-26June 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copiesA photograph of two people seated on red patterned sofas in a room with a white lace-covered table holding two steel tumblers and a small booklet. A woman on the left wears an orange sari-style garment with an orange head wrap and long dark hair, smiling and gesturing with her hands. A man on the right wears an orange robe and an orange head wrap, smiling and seated with his hand resting on the sofa arm. A wall calendar, a standing fan and a framed picture are visible in the background.2009-02-06Indoor photograph in a white-walled office room with a wall calendar reading January 2010 and a small framed deity picture. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, gold ceremonial necklace, and white forehead markings hands a stack of wrapped cloth bundles across a glass-topped table to an older man with a green beaded necklace and a white dhoti with a patterned border. Around them stand several men: one bare-chested in a rudraksha mala, others in white shirts and dhotis, and a cameraman in white shirt with a camera. A pink paper, yellow papers, and pens lie on the table.2010-01-08February 07 20172017-02-07A seated man in saffron robes sits in a carved wooden chair with a red upholstered seat, hands clasped, beside a silver Ganesha figurine and white flower garland. In front of him, a person in an orange turban and saffron top with long dark hair faces away from the camera. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a red tilak and a man in white stand before a large framed deity picture, a red-faced figure with a crown and garland, and a small framed picture and wall calendar. The setting is a wood-paneled room.2008-02-11