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January 07 20062006-01-07January 07 20062006-01-07January 06 20062006-01-06Photograph inside a clothing shop with shelves of folded fabrics and ties on the left and dark garments stacked on the right. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron/orange shawl with a long rudraksha mala stands smiling in the foreground, appearing to be Swamiji (probable), who is in person at the opening of the showroom. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a pink border, a older man in white with a gold necklace and gold bangle, and other men in white shirts stand among the racks. Ceiling fan and fluorescent lights overhead.2007-02-22Street photograph in a narrow market lane. In the left foreground a long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes wears a large marigold garland with red and white flowers and looks to the right. Behind him a seated older man in a grey sweater and collared shirt sits beside a glass display cabinet filled with small brass deity figurines, boxes and rudraksha malas hanging above. Another man stands partially visible behind him, and a woman in a light blue top appears at the far left edge. A blue-painted wall and a striped cloth on the lower right complete the scene.2006-01-06A photograph of a figure in orange-saffron robes wearing a thick marigold garland with red and white flowers, reaching toward a glass shop cabinet in an outdoor market stall. The figure has long dark hair and a white forehead mark, and holds a red-orange cloth or garland strand. Beside him a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands at the stall, which displays brass deity figures, small boxes, and an ornate brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand on a striped cloth. Brass oil lamps and a bell sit on the ground. The figure is a person by appearance (long swept hair, saffron robes, garland), shown in person.2006-01-06A photograph taken inside a small home shrine room lined with white marble deity figurines in glass cabinets. A seated man in saffron robes with a saffron turban, long hair, a white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits on a black chair at the left, hands clasped, facing forward. Beside him, an older man in a white shirt and glasses sits at a small table, and an older woman in a pink-and-white shawl bows toward him. A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands at the right edge. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers, flanked by a silver temple-style cabinet and an air conditioner unit.2003-01-01A photograph of a person in orange robes draped with a thick garland of orange marigolds and red flowers, reaching out to take a red rudraksha-style mala from a shopkeeper in a white shirt at a street shop. Behind them, glass display cases hold brass and metal figurines of deities and small devotional items. In the foreground, a tiered brass oil lamp stand and brass kalasha-style vessels sit on a striped cloth. The person has long dark hair and appears to be speaking. The setting appears to be a Varanasi market shop.2006-01-06A photograph inside a shop with glass display cabinets filled with brass deity figurines, small brass shrines, and tiered brass lamps. A man in an orange top and a thick marigold garland with red and orange flowers stands at left, arm extended toward the shelves as if pointing out items. Long dark hair and a beard are visible on him. At right, a shop attendant in white shirt and brown trousers holds up a strand of red rudraksha-style beads. Hanging beads and red boxes are on the shelves, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits at lower right.2006-01-06April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph inside a bookshop-style hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed beams and wall shelves stocked with books and framed pictures. In the foreground an elderly man in a tan knit cap, orange robe and orange shawl stands with an open book, facing a man in a long orange robe with long dark hair and a broad smile who gestures with one hand. Behind them a figure in an orange turban is partly visible. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the shelves, one wearing an ID badge, and a flower garland hangs from the ceiling. a person: the man in the orange robe with long swept-back hair and a warm smile fits the presentation cues, but the identification is uncertain.2006-11-21A night-time photograph inside a crowded market stall lined with hanging trinkets, bangles, tassels, beaded strings and small framed pictures. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a long dark bun and ornate gold-and-bead necklaces wears a rust-orange wrap and points toward the stall's wares. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with a gold border, and in the lower right a figure with his back to the camera wears a reddish-orange cloth. At the left edge, another person in orange-red robes is partly cut off. The bright orange and red fabrics and warm lamplight dominate the scene.2018-03-28