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A photograph inside a temple-style hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a large red rose garland and a rudraksha mala, and bends forward to hand small items to a young child in glasses; a pink and gold flower-decorated puja tray and fruit sit on a table at left. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, identified as the central figure. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti holds an orange cloth and a brass offering plate, a bald man in white with orange shawl stands behind the rail, and a man at right in white kurta with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in namaskar. Behind the railing devotees stand and a man in white folds his hands. Wall panels above show photographs of a meditating sannyasi and text about years of wandering and meditation.

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Indoor ashram scene with a central figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a large red-orange rose garland and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair, smiling and handing something to a small child in glasses at lower centre. Beside him a man in white dhoti with gold necklace holds a tray of bananas and sweets; to the right a man in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with palms pressed together in namaskar stand near a metal railing. Devotees in saris and white clothes fill the background beneath wall photos and a printed panel titled Pioneering of bliss, with a colourful painted pillar at left. Multiple people visible, partially and fully.2010-08-26August 16 20102010-08-16July 21 20102010-07-21October 16 20112011-10-16March 24 20082008-03-24December 06 20082008-12-06December 03 20092009-12-03A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark stands at centre in an orange saffron robe, wearing a white and red flower garland with a gold rudraksha-style bead mala and a leopard-print shawl. His hands are held together near his chest. Behind him a second man in orange and a gold necklace looks on, and a golden staff tips into the frame. Seated devotees on the right, including a woman with hands folded in namaskar, watch. Along the wall a colourful painted pillar with floral and bird motifs stands beside framed printed panels. A plant with broad green leaves fills the lower right corner.2010-02-12A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a stainless steel railing. A tall figure in a flowing orange robe with a head covering and a beaded necklace walks forward on the left. Behind him, two men in orange and a man in red carry a tray of offerings with flowers. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl walks past. The wall behind shows a framed panel and colourful decorative pillars with a red and white painted border, and a few other people stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered hall with orange walls and striped poster panels. A man in an orange robe with a red flower garland and dark beaded mala stands centre, holding a small object in his hands while a man in a striped red-and-white polo shirt faces him from the front-left. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold chain stands at left beside a tray of fruit and offerings. A bald man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and several women and onlookers in saris and white garments are visible in the background. A banner reads 'In search of Light' and framed portraits of a bearded robed man hang on the wall. Dress colours are orange, white, red and striped.2010-08-26A photograph inside a hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala receives an offering from a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holding an orange cloth-covered tray. Behind him, men in white dhotis and cream shawls with rudraksha malas stand in a line. On the left, several women in saris, one in pink and green, and a woman in white with folded hands stand at a metal railing, some holding small wrapped gifts. Framed text panels hang on the left wall. The scene shows a devotional darshan-style offering line.2010-10-06September 03 20102010-09-03