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A photograph of a seated and standing gathering in a white-floored hall with orange and striped mats. In the foreground, a person in white kurta with a yellow shawl, long dark hair, and a bracelet holds out a small oil lamp or offering dish, while a man in a light-blue shirt with a lanyard badge and khaki trousers reaches toward it with folded money or paper. Behind them, seated devotees in white kurtas and white badges sit on the mats, and a standing crowd in white and orange clothing fills the background near the wall.

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A photograph inside a hall where a large seated audience, mostly men and some women in white clothes with lanyards, sits on orange mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed monk in a saffron-orange robe holds a metal bowl and gives prasad to a young girl in a yellow dress and white leggings. A woman in white with an orange shawl, hands pressed together, bows toward the girl, and another girl in a light-blue top and red skirt stands nearby. A white curtain and orange cushions frame the room. The monk's appearance does not clearly match the candidate cues, so he is described by role only.2009-12-22August 16 20132013-08-16Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room with a marble-look floor. A young man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and white trousers bends forward with his hands together, reaching toward the feet of a seated figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland. Behind them stand several people: a man in white shirt and trousers and a cameraman with a video camera on the left, a woman in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and a standing figure in orange robes on the right. Padapuja-style reverence is visible, with a box of fruit and a red cloth near the seated figure.2010-02-17A photograph of a hall with a line of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, many wearing white dhotis and white or light shirts, one in a light blue shirt holding papers. Facing them in the foreground, a woman in a blue sari hands or receives items from a bowl held by a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head, who is serving a tray. Other saffron-robed and white-clad attendants stand to the right near a hanging orange and gold decorative banner, with a projector screen behind. The floor is polished and reflective. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan line, with the person being honoured not clearly identifiable.2011-02-13A indoor hall crowded with devotees behind metal railings. Two men in plain white ritual clothing stand at the centre; the man on the left, in white kurta and dhoti, holds out a small glass bowl while the man on the right, in white with an orange-and-gold sash over his shoulder, extends a folded white cloth and what looks like a rolled scroll. Seated in the foreground are men in orange, navy and red shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and behind them more devotees in white and yellow saris and kurtas. Patterned textile hangings and a bulletin-style board decorate the back wall.2009-12-16November 22 20152015-11-22A photograph inside a white tented hall with striped decorative pillars and draped white fabric overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair gestures with his raised hand toward a young woman in a white sari-style garment who holds a small brass plate. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands with his hands together, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background near tables. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right. The seated saffron-clad figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-08-04November 20 20102010-11-20November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a seated puja or ritual gathering in a plain hall with a grey tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman with grey hair pulled back and glasses, wearing a white sari with an orange shawl, kneels and holds a small banana-leaf packet over a brass kalasha-style vessel. A young man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl kneels opposite her, holding a banana-leaf packet over a steel tray stacked with more leaf packets. Behind them, an older man in an orange robe sits on a wooden chair, and several people in white and orange stand or kneel along the back. A bamboo pole stands near the vessel, and steel vessels and a serving table are visible at the right.2006-10-21