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September 01 2004

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A seated man in an orange robe and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on a low white cushioned seat at the front of a room, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Orange and yellow drapes frame the stage area, with a golden deity statue and a framed painting of a goddess on the wall behind him. A seated audience of many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in light shirts, fills the floor in front of him. Paper garlands with orange ribbons hang across the ceiling, and a man in a pinstripe shirt sits near the speaker. The image carries a yellow date stamp reading 09/01/2004.2004-09-01A photograph of a seated audience facing a small stage with orange and red draped curtains and a gold bead valance across the top. A man in orange robes sits at the front speaking into a microphone stand. Many attendees sit on folding chairs and the floor, including a grey-haired man in a dark suit, women in pink and light blue, and a man in a blue patterned shirt on the right. A framed picture of a deity garlanded with flowers hangs on the right wall, with a pink handwritten notice on the wall beside the stage. Pale blue ribbons decorate the room.2004-09-01A photograph inside a temple hall with a red-draped stage and a row of deity murtis: a painted Hanuman figure with a mace, a white figure, and decorated Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama style murtis garlanded with flowers. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on the red stage holding a microphone, with fruit offerings and brass lamps before him. Another man in white sits beside him. Around 15 devotees sit on the grey carpet facing the stage, including children, women in salwar and saris, and a man in a blue striped shirt. Pale flowers stand in a vase. a person (saffron robes and a saffron head covering) addresses the seated gathering, consistent with a satsang or discourse.2008-10-22A photograph of a seated congregation in a warmly lit hall with red curtains and wooden beams. Along the left wall, decorated deity murtis wear garlands and stand on orange cloth. A central figure in orange robes stands on a raised platform beneath a white canopy strung with beads and gives a discourse, one arm extended. Devotees in white, cream and pink sit on striped mats facing him, many with long hair in braids. On the right, a seated figure in a saffron-coloured dress sits before a garlanded portrait on a red-draped seat, with flowers on a side table. A tall brass lamp stands at the far left.2009-05-01September 01 20042004-09-01August 27 20042004-08-27Photograph of a seated congregation inside a temple hall with wood-panelled walls and a banner reading North Texas Hindu Mandir. A saffron-robed teacher sits on a raised white-draped seat before a teal and gold curtain and a framed picture. Devotees sit on white sheets on the floor: a woman in blue, a woman in yellow and a woman in a pink and purple sari near the front, a man in a navy shirt, and children. To the left, deity murtis and colourful statues stand on a platform, and a man in white and orange sits at the right edge. The yellow timestamp and copyright overlay read 08/27/2004.2004-08-27April 28 20052005-04-28October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A discourse hall inside a temple room decorated with red, orange and yellow ribbon streamers and green garland swags across the ceiling. A speaker in white clothing sits on a raised seat at the front, with a lectern and flowers beside them, in front of a red draped backdrop. Deity murtis stand in alcoves: one labelled LORD RAMA with a bow, another labelled LORD VENKATESHWARA in a gilded arched shrine, and a figure in red at the right. Many seated audience members with their backs to the camera face the front, and a few ceiling fans and bells hang above.2006-04-06May 21 20062006-05-21