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May 31 2012

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A photograph of two long lines of devotees standing face to face down a polished hall, with a central aisle between them. On the left, women in white and orange saris and a woman in a dark blue and red sari stand with folded hands near a boy in a yellow top. On the right, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with glasses, stand in line with hands clasped, while a man in a light blue shirt holds his palms together. Hanging colourful tassels and a framed picture are visible on the back wall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2013-05-07A photograph of devotees queuing in a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Two rows of people stand on woven mats behind metal stanchions. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaste at right, beside a man in an orange-and-yellow striped shirt and black trousers with a visitor badge. A young boy in white shirt and shorts wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink salwar kameez stand among others, and a figure in orange robes is at the left edge. Painted pillars with colourful patterns and framed photographs line the hall walls. No one identifiable as a person is visible.2009-12-05Photograph of devotees standing in two long queues on either side of a cream carpeted aisle inside a large, pale hall with recessed ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures on the walls. On the left, women in saris and salwar kameez, some with red and orange shawls, stand with hands folded in namaste; a young girl in green and red embroidered dress holds flowers. On the right, men in white dhotis and orange kurta, a man in orange kurta with arms folded, and men in white and green clothing wait in line behind silver stanchions. A man in a white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead stands at the far right with hands folded. Several people stand at the far end of the hall near a bright table.2011-08-22A long indoor hall with a tiled ceiling and ceiling fans, where a long queue of people stands in two lines separated by metal stanchions and chains. On the left, children and young women in salwar kameez and saris press their palms together in namaskar, including a girl in an orange top and a girl in pink. On the right, men in white shirts and white dhotis wait, with several holding folded papers and hands clasped. No deity murti, throne or ceremonial object is visible; the scene appears to be a darshan or registration line.2013-07-21A photograph of a long queue of devotees standing between metal stanchions and chains in a bright, carpeted hall with recessed ceiling lights. A woman in a green patterned salwar kameez stands at the front-left with palms pressed together in namaste, while a girl in a red head covering and grey top looks toward her. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and women in saris and salwar, line the corridor; a man in a white shirt holds a baby in a pink outfit, and a boy in a green top stands nearby. A framed portrait hangs on the left wall and a golden shrine is visible at the far end. No a person candidate is identifiable in this view.2011-12-11A photograph of a long line of devotees standing under a corrugated metal roof at an outdoor ritual gathering. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris with gold borders, one in a pink sari and a girl in a yellow-pink floral dress. Several people fold their hands in namaskar. In the background, two saffron-robed monks stand near a small shrine area with brass vessels and lamps on a green mat, with a monk in saffron further back. A young girl offers something to a small brass lamp on the floor while a child in a white shirt stands beside an adult woman. Concrete block walls and a speaker are visible.2007-02-24July 21 20132013-07-21A photograph of a crowded indoor darshan line at a tented ashram hall with red carpet and hanging orange and red decorations. A man in the centre wears white kurta-pyjama with hands folded in anjali, and beside him a man in a white shirt has an orange saffron scarf draped over his shoulders. Women in yellow, pink and floral saris and head coverings stand in the queue, and a young boy in a dark jacket and a man in a white headband stand nearby. No swami or prominent figure is clearly visible; the scene shows devotees waiting for darshan.2016-04-25A photograph of devotees queuing in two long lines inside an ornate hall with peach-coloured walls and a mirrored ceiling, forming a darshan line. A woman in white clothes walks along the carpeted central aisle toward a gilded golden canopy frame containing a painted deity image in green and gold. Devotees on the left wear white, pink, orange and teal saris and kurtas; on the right a man in an orange kurta stands near men in white and striped shirts, with a young boy in a yellow top at the front left. Some people hold their hands together in prayer. Lines are held by metal stanchions. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2011-12-18A crowded indoor hall with a dense queue of men and a few women pressing forward. A man at left wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and pendant and looks toward the camera. Others wear white shirts, checked shirts, a blue shirt and a yellow shirt, with one man pressing palms together in anjali. A framed picture hangs high on the wall at top, and a woman in a green and white sari with a white shawl stands in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this frame.2013-01-06A photograph inside a large hall with cream walls, ceiling fans and rows of pale blue plastic chairs. In the foreground a man with short dark hair in a white kurta and an orange-red shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a long queue of men in white shirts and mundus or trousers who wait in line. Women in saris and salwar kameez stand on the left among the crowd. A small framed picture hangs on the wall to the left. The scene looks like a line of devotees waiting to receive individual attention from the man in white.A photograph of devotees standing in two long queues along a carpeted central aisle in a bright, high-ceilinged hall, with silver stanchions and rope barriers guiding the line. Devotees on the left wear orange and cream saris and a woman in an orange sari stands with folded hands; men on the right wear cream shirts, black striped shirts and an orange-striped shirt, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Framed portraits hang on the walls, and red-and-white striped mats lie on the floor with bags beside them. No a person candidate is visible.2011-12-11