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January 12 2007

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September 23 20062006-09-23July 28 20082008-07-28A group of devotees walks across a bright hall with a white tent-like ceiling, ceiling fans and decorative painted pillars with elephant motifs. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls, and one carries a yellow cloth over his shoulder. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl walks at centre-left, and another in orange stands at the left edge beside a glass display case containing a golden figure. At the right, a man in white with an orange shawl films with a professional video camera. Speaker boxes hang from the frame and a stage-like area with red chairs sits in the background.2009-11-16Indoor ceremony in a plain whitewashed room with a striped woven mat on the floor. A man in an orange dhoti, orange turban and a long white and red flower garland stands at centre, smiling, holding a small lit lamp or brass vessel with flame. Behind him, about eight men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand in a line, several with hands folded in prayer and one playing a small instrument. At right, a seated man in white clothes with folded hands sits in a white-covered chair. Fluorescent light, ceiling fan and a blue wall panel are visible; a plate of offerings sits at lower right.2008-11-11July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls, a small barred window and a whiteboard behind the group. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, bare-chested under the robe, stands at centre with a long white and red flower garland around his neck, his hands at his sides. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl with a camera raised stands at right beside a white throne-like seat draped in white. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand and bow, one in the foreground bending forward; a woman in white with palms pressed together stands to the left. Red and green striped mats cover the floor. Five to six visible people are in the scene.2008-11-11A photograph inside a temple hall with grey speckled floor and white walls. A standing figure in an orange robe and matching orange turban, with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in prayer, stands centrally. A man in a kneeling pose prostrates on the floor in front. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and a bearded man in white robes with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray of offerings. Others in white and yellow shawls hold offering trays at right, and a cameraman films the scene. Garlands of white jasmine and orange marigold hang on a dark pillar, and a deity murti is visible at left behind a blue railing.2010-01-13A photograph inside a temple hall with a deity shrine and gold-decorated altar backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a green mat at the center, flanked by priests in white dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala. Several white-clad men stand with palms joined on the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. A camera on a tripod is set up near the altar. A projection screen hangs on the left wall and orange and red tasseled banners hang from the ceiling. The orange-robed man shows distinctive saffron clothing and a mala, but his face is not clearly visible to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-11-19A photograph inside a newly built hall with white walls, a grey floor and a red carpet runner. A man in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with a tassel stands centre, smiling with arms slightly open, while people in white clothes move around him. Behind him, a camera operator in white with a shoulder-mounted video camera films the scene. On the left, a woman in white with a long shawl gestures near blue curtains trimmed with yellow marigold garlands, and boxes and offering trays sit against the wall. On the right, men in white shirts and dhotis carry a tray and stand by a red double door decorated with gold medallions and marigold festoons. The room is brightly lit by tube lights and a ceiling fan.2010-02-18Indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed trusses, decorated with colourful striped hanging cloth tassels. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head cloth walks down the central aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange, cream and gold-bordered saris line both sides, all with hands folded in prayer. A brass plate with flowers and a small green tray of offerings sits on the floor near the aisle, with colourful woven mats underfoot. Blue plastic chairs line the right wall.2011-10-09July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28