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A photograph of a welcome line at the entrance of a modern building with glass doors and white marble walls. Two rows of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees stand on either side of a dark walkway, holding brass plates with flowers, lit oil lamps and kalasha-style pots. A woman in a saffron-orange sari walks down the centre aisle toward the doors, and a man on the right wears a red-and-orange beaded garland and a rudraksha mala. The scene shows a pada pooja style reception with devotees waiting to welcome a guest.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20February 14 20102010-02-14 +1 copiesA large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis walks down temple steps outdoors past stone carved pillars. In the centre a man with bare chest and white cloth wrap carries a brass plate of fruit and flowers at the front. Behind him a figure in orange robes and a saffron head covering with long dark hair holds hands together in namaste greeting, walking among the devotees. Several people in the background wear white and orange, and a rounded stone or metal structure appears behind the crowd. +1 copiesPhotograph inside a large tent-like hall with white fabric ceiling and decorative yellow and red hanging banners. A figure in orange robes walks down a central aisle with palms pressed together in namaste, flanked on both sides by rows of people in white ritual clothing standing with their hands folded in greeting. Several women on the right wear white saris with gold borders and red flowers in their hair. Camera equipment and a tripod stand near the aisle, and a row of framed photographs hangs on the back wall. Visible people number roughly two dozen to thirty, so the count is 21-100.2006-10-07Inside a large tented hall with arched white canopy and hanging decorative banners, a man in an orange-saffron robe walks barefoot down a central aisle with palms pressed together in namaste. On both sides, rows of devotees in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered saris and dhotis stand or kneel with hands folded in greeting, some wearing rudraksha malas. A few are seated on blue mats at left. Overhead are lattice windows and a stage area with banners.2006-10-07Evening photograph of a welcoming procession in a white-walled entrance hall. Women in white saris with gold borders carry brass pots holding white flowers and sprigs, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in two lines with hands folded or holding red and white garland bundles. A path of yellow and white flower petals runs down a red carpet toward a brightly lit hall. Foreground: a woman in a white sari, a bespectacled man in white with palms joined in greeting. Background people wear orange and white. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-07-01Photo 116877052014-07-04November 16 20032003-11-16January 01 20172017-01-01