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Indoor photograph in a marble-floored shrine hall at Dada Bhagavan Ashram. A man in white kurta points toward a framed gold-and-brown plaque inscribed in Gujarati-script mantra text, set in a carved cream stone arch with turned pillars. Beside him, an older man in a checked shirt and a man in an orange wrap and white clothes look on; a figure in an orange-and-white garment stands in the background, and a woman in a red-patterned shawl and green garment is partly visible near the window. A red patterned rug lies at the bottom, and a wooden platform sits below the arched windows. A pink banner with red Gujarati lettering runs across the top of the room.

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A photograph inside a marble-walled hall showing a gold-coloured framed plaque set within an ornate arched frame with domed pinnacles and fluted pillars. The plaque displays a Sanskrit-style mantra in red script, headed by the Gujarati and Sanskrit line about removing obstacles, and titled Dada Bhagavan Trimantra. To the left a standing man in an orange-red shirt and white dhoti stands near a low wooden table draped with a cloth. At right, a framed portrait of a man in dark clothing is decorated with a marigold garland. A small wall speaker and a red banner with white Gujarati lettering appear at upper left.2009-09-10Indoor photo in a marble-walled hall with arched windows and ceiling fans. A Gujarati banner reading "Dada Bhagavanna Ashim Jay Jay" hangs above. Seven people stand on a carpet facing right toward a man in cream kurta and dhoti who gestures with raised arm toward a wall. A central young figure wears orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red shawl; beside him stands a man in white with a red shawl, and several men in orange robes stand behind. Two older men in white kurtas and glasses stand at left, and a man in red shirt stands at far right near a drum and wooden stand.2009-09-10A photograph inside a marble-floored hall with wooden pillars and carved wooden arches. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks with palms pressed together in namaskar, past a framed portrait of a man in a dark cap and garland. Behind him, a man in white kurta with a garland and a second man in white with a mala stand with hands folded; a woman in orange sari and a man in grey trousers stand to the left. A framed portrait garlanded with marigolds hangs on the right, showing a figure in white beneath a metal crest. Hanging text reads a Gujarati greeting. Several people in orange and white stand together near a low wooden table and a patterned rug.2009-09-10Indoor photo in a white marble hall with ceiling fans and arched windows. A long banner across the top reads in Gujarati script, with a wooden low table and a harmonium at right. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired figure in orange stand at left in conversation with a man in a cream kurta and a man in a red kurta with a mala. A camera operator in white stands behind them. Patterned carpet covers the floor. Several people are visible, but the most prominent figures are the orange-robed man with long hair and the orange-robed companion; identity is not established from appearance.2009-09-10January 28 20102010-01-28A photograph of a shrine wall with ornate cream-coloured arched niches and columns. On the right, a large framed portrait of an elderly man in a dark cap, pale kurta and dhoti, hands folded in namaste, is garlanded with a long marigold garland and orange-and-white flower garlands; a small deity figure is shown above the portrait. On the left, a gold-coloured plaque with red-and-black Sanskrit or Gujarati-style script hangs beside the portrait. Red flower petals are arranged on the ledge below. No living people are visible in the shrine itself.2009-09-10A 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.2009-09-10A photograph inside a temple shrine with an ornate white marble arch and a carved wooden gate with gold-coloured bars behind the group. A man in a cream kurta stands centre, gesturing with one hand while speaking. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his hands folded. Beside him, another man in orange robes and a gold pendant stands with hands clasped. On the left, a man in a white striped shirt faces the group, and a young man in orange robes holds a folded orange cloth. A partially visible person stands at the far left edge. Garlands hang on the marble pillars.2009-09-10A photograph inside a white marble hall with arched windows, maroon pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A white octagonal marble platform in the foreground is decorated with a circular arrangement of pink and yellow flower petals around a central design. Several people stand on the polished black-and-white floor. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and red shawl stands with folded hands. Others in white kurtas and light clothing stand nearby, and a man in a cream kurta with trousers talks with a companion in the centre. Chairs are stacked along the left wall.2009-09-10Interior of a white marble shrine with carved pillars and an arched wooden door. In a central niche sits a seated white marble figure of a Jain tirthankara with golden hair ornament and gold necklace, a red flower garland draped over it, and a plaque reading Shri Ajitanath Bhagwan. Three people stand in the foreground: a woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless dress with orange sash, seen from behind; a man in a cream kurta and white dhoti-style garment facing the shrine; and a young man in an orange saffron robe holding a water bottle and wearing a wristwatch, looking toward the shrine. Their dress and posture suggest a visit to the temple rather than a ritual sequence.2009-09-10Photograph inside a white marble temple hall with carved wooden doors opening onto a bright courtyard. A tall figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala walks forward with palms joined, leading several people through the doorway. Behind them a man in a white kurta wears a red shawl, another person wears orange robes, and a man in pale cream clothing walks at the left edge. Small marble shrines with deity figures stand in the niches beside the door, and a wooden stool sits to the right. Overlay copyright text appears at the lower right.2009-09-10January 28 20102010-01-28