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A photo of a procession inside a white-walled hall with a metal-railed red carpet walkway. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and wooden rudraksha-style mala beads walks forward with hands folded; he has long dark hair and a dark beard, and appears to be a probable Swamiji. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white clothing wear red and yellow shawls, some carrying orange or red items. Women in white saris with red borders walk on the left over orange floor mats, and a palm-filled doorway opens to the outdoors behind them. Framed pictures hang on the right wall.

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A photograph inside a covered walkway decorated with paper streamers and painted pillars. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long multi-coloured flower garland, walking barefoot along a metal-railed path. A bearded man on the left wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and an orange shawl. Beside the centre figure, another person in orange walks. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow and red shawls and men in white dhotis and kurtas follow. An ornate canopy or deity shrine glows at the far end of the hall.

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with green leaf garlands and a decorated pillar in red, yellow and blue. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk down a central aisle lined with stainless steel railings; the foremost wears an orange shawl and a bead necklace, while the second, behind him, wears an orange robe and a red-orange headpiece. Along the sides, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a woman in a green sari and a child in white are visible among the devotees. Banana plant stalks flank the walkway. a person: the foremost saffron-robed man wears an orange shawl and bead mala, consistent with a sannyasi presence, though the appearance is only partially clear.

A photograph inside a covered hall with a grey floor, metal railings and a red carpet runner down the centre. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red bindi walks barefoot along the carpet, hands at his sides. Behind him, another figure in saffron and a man in white shirt and dhoti walk, and a sannyasi in orange follows near the open doorway onto a palm-lined path. On the left a woman in a white shawl with hands pressed together in namaste walks beside a woman in an orange-trimmed sari. On the right men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing yellow and rudraksha-style necklaces, walk along a woven mat. A videographer with a camera stands at the far right. Wall posters and framed photos line the back wall.

Indoor ashram hall with orange-painted walls, corrugated metal roof and a red carpet runner between steel railings. In the centre, a barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands joined. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl stands with palms pressed together. A woman in white sari with yellow border stands at left with hands folded, and several devotees in white and colourful saris stand in the background. Framed posters and decorated pillars with woven patterns line the walls. Two people appear clearly in the foreground; the a person cue is the rudraksha mala and saffron robe on the central figure, with the white-clad man identified only as a devotee.

A procession moves down a covered hall with a metal railing and a mat-covered floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a long-haired companion in orange beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate umbrella-like canopies (chhatras) in red, orange and teal with white bird motifs. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric line the hall, and framed portraits hang on the left wall.

Photograph inside a long covered hall with a metal roof and steel crowd-control railings. A monk in saffron robes and an orange head wrap walks forward, smiling, past a row of white plastic chairs. Behind him another saffron-robed monk points upward, and several more saffron-clad people follow along the railing. A woman in white with an orange shawl walks at right near orange umbrellas. Painted decorative columns in red, yellow and blue line the walls, which display framed photographs and a long text panel. Bright daylight enters through an open doorway at right.