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An indoor photograph of a room with cream walls and a framed sepia portrait of a figure on the wall. On the left, a low altar holds pink wrapped deity figures, gold-coloured murtis and a small brass item, with a wooden box covered in orange cloth in the foreground. Several men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand in a line facing the altar, with a man in a checked shirt and dark trousers near the centre. A younger man in a white kurta with a black rudraksha mala and a Nithyanandapeetam emblem on his chest stands in the foreground, smiling. A man in a white shirt with a black belt stands at right. A timestamp reads 21 10:28. People visible: about 10, all standing in a ritual or devotional line.

Indoor photo in a plain cream-walled room with a wooden door on the left and an archway with greenery and gilded decor on the right. A framed portrait hangs on the wall, showing a figure in white with a saffron-trimmed shawl and a bead necklace, though the image is small and the appearance is uncertain. Several men and women stand close together: a man in a white shirt with grey hair faces left, a man in white with a black bead necklace stands center, a woman in a cream sari with glasses and a man in glasses stand to the right, and a man in a white shirt stands at the far right. On the left edge, a man wears an orange shawl over white clothes, and pink bubble-wrap packaging is visible in the lower left. A red hanging lantern is at the upper left and a framed ornament hangs high on the right wall.

Photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tubes, where a group of participants tour a campus space lined with deity murti on gilded thrones and shrine-like alcoves. Many visitors in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, some with name badges on lanyards, walk among the displays. In the foreground a woman in a white and pink sari with glasses smiles, and a woman in a white top with an orange scarf presses her hands together in greeting. Behind them a bronze deity figure in red and gold cloth stands near a figure in an orange robe. Gilded frames, colourful kalasha-style pillars and statues of deities fill the background.

A photograph of devotees queuing at a glass counter inside a plain room with pale pink walls and a barred window. In the foreground a man in a red shawl and dark-rimmed glasses leans over the counter, while beside him a woman in white sari with orange lanyard and bangles examines items in the glass case. Another woman in a red top and orange lanyard stands nearby with a man in white clothes, and a grey-haired man in white with a moustache stands at the right edge. Several people in white and red attire wait at the counter, and a framed picture hangs on the upper left wall.

Photograph of an indoor shop-like hall with white walls, a tiled floor and display cabinets holding necklaces and jewellery. A bald man in a light orange kurta and dhoti walks through a doorway, while a woman in an orange sari with an orange headwrap stands beside him in conversation. Another man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in white is seated at a counter on the far right. A framed portrait hangs high on the wall, and shelves of small containers and a wooden deity murti stand nearby. Several people in orange and white are visible in the background.

February 01 2015

February 08 2010

July 02 2015

A blurred indoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in a small room with white walls. Two women in the foreground wear white clothes, and the woman on the right has an orange-yellow shawl draped over her shoulders. Several people in white shirts and white dresses stand around them, one man smiling at the far right. Behind them, a small shrine area holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a framed photograph of a bearded figure in a light turban hangs on the wall. An orange-lit arch frames the shrine. The scene looks like a gathering inside a temple or devotional room.

August 08 2009

Indoor photograph of a temple hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand in a loose group in the foreground, with men in white dhotis and yellow shawls on the left. A monk in orange holds his palms together facing another orange-robed monk, while a bald older man in orange stands at the centre-right beside a glass-fronted shrine case holding gold ritual objects and a gold-coloured item. Deity murtis and floral garlands are visible along the back wall. The scene appears to be a welcoming or greeting exchange among sannyasis and devotees.

February 21 2016