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December 23 2010

A photograph of a covered open hall with orange-painted walls and red-carpeted aisles where a seated congregation faces a decorated altar at the far end. Many devotees sit on mats, most in white clothes, while some wear orange and maroon robes, with several women in saris at the right. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars with colourful patterns stand at the sides, and a deity murti set in an elaborate shrine with garlands and lamps is visible at the back. Framed printed notices hang on the walls. Several people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at the altar, and the seated figures are too distant to assess.

December 23 2010

A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and red-orange walls hosts a long gathering of seated devotees on both sides of a central red carpet aisle. Many attendees wear white clothing, with some in orange and mustard tones. At the far end, a red and gold shrine holds a deity murti beneath decorative arches, and a figure in saffron-orange sits near the front while others in white sit in the foreground. Tall cloth banners with geometric patterns in blue, orange and red hang along the walls. Metal railings line the aisle, and a stage lamp stands near the shrine.

A photograph of a covered open-sided hall with orange-painted walls and a red carpeted aisle, where many seated devotees face a shrine at the far end. Dozens of people sit on the floor and on chairs at the right, mostly in white clothing, while the shrine holds a deity murti draped with a colourful garland, flanked by brass lamps, flower offerings and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars. Framed panels hang on the walls. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is asserted.

June 18 2010

Interior view of a covered open-sided temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and exposed black steel beams. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on both sides of a central red carpet aisle, facing forward toward a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by yellow and pink drapes. A figure in orange and red robes sits on the carpet near the shrine, and a few people in white stand near the altar performing a puja. A video camera on a tripod records the ceremony, and framed photographs hang on the left wall. Colourful striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang at the entrance corners. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.

Interior of an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, where a large seated crowd faces a decorated altar at the far end. The altar holds a brightly dressed deity murti with red and gold drapery, flanked by pillars hung with striped woven fabric. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some wear orange or saffron garments. Steel railings divide the seating area, and a few people sit on blue chairs at the left. A puja-style gathering is in progress; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

A photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. Devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, with a red carpet runway running down the centre toward a shrine. At the shrine a deity murti is decorated with garlands and bright colours. A woman in a white sari stands near the front, another person in red stands beside a pillar, and other attendees in white and pink sit near a side table. Speakers, framed pictures and a red sign hang on the walls.

A photograph of a covered open hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats facing a shrine. Most devotees wear white clothing. At the front, a seated man in a white shirt sits on a chair at the left edge, and a standing figure in a grey top stands at the right. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti with garlands and ornaments, framed by a red and gold arch and flanked by stone figures, with a pink curtain at the side. Tall decorative pillars with patterned panels line the hall, and a steel railing separates the seating area from the walkway.

A photograph inside a covered hall with an orange-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings. Colourful decorative pillars with dove and floral motifs stand along the sides. Many people, mostly in white clothing, sit on mats on the floor, some women in white saris, and several men stand and sit near the back and along the walls, one in a green shirt. A few people stand near the far doorway. The scene reads as a gathering or darshan line, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.

A photograph taken from the back of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a seated congregation on red-carpeted floor facing a shrine. Rows of devotees sit in the foreground, some in white clothes and some in orange. At the far end, a brightly painted deity murti with multiple figures stands behind pink curtains, flanked by garlands and hanging decorative cloth. Two figures in white clothing stand near the shrine at the front, apparently performing a ritual. Hanging lamps and tassels decorate the ceiling and pillars, and a glass partition separates the left side of the hall.