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Photograph of a ceremony on a raised white stage before a dark red curtain and a golden canopy. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the stage behind a flower-garlanded altar with a deity murti, with a pair of orange-robed attendants in the foreground. Several people in white clothing sit on the floor in front of the altar, some holding ritual items. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange wrap over his shoulder and looks toward the stage; another orange-clad man stands at the right edge. Ornate pillars and decorative columns flank the altar, and a lit lamp and offerings are arranged at the sides.

Photograph of an indoor event hall under a white tent ceiling, with red velvet drapes behind a stage and colourful woven fabric banners with tassels and flower garlands hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a long-haired man with bare upper torso and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands with his back to the camera, facing a row of seated men in white clothes with orange-marked foreheads, who sit before brass plates of offerings and a small decorated pot. Behind them a photographer in an orange garment films the scene. A bald man in an orange shawl and white garment stands at the left foreground, and framed photographs line the walls.

Photograph of an indoor hall with a polished tile floor and a dark maroon curtain stage on the left. A person in an orange robe with hands pressed together stands near the stage, while another person in white dhoti and orange shawl stands on the right side of the floor. A devotee in white kneels or bows low on the floor in the centre, and several people in white sit along the back, some near a decorated deity murti and floral arrangement. Yellow cloth hangs from the ceiling, with ornamented pillars and ceiling fans overhead.

June 22 2008

Interior of a large white tented hall with decorative painted hanging pillars and ceiling fans. A red-brown curtain backdrop stands behind a raised stage with an ornate orange-red throne-like chair at centre. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the stage and walkway, and a row of seated devotees sits on orange cloth mats along both sides of the central aisle, some in white and others in blue or grey shirts. A sign at left lists text about a centre.

A photograph of an indoor ceremonial hall at a monastic training convention, with maroon curtains and colourful decorated pillars. On the left, a hooded cobra-canopied deity murti sits on a tiered red and gold pedestal beside a gold statue. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears orange robes, holds a long staff with an orange flag, and walks past a low white-draped table holding a white plate and flowers. Several people in orange robes kneel and bow near a white draped seat, and others in orange and white stand in the background near an ornate red throne-like seat. A water-bottle-like vessel and a laptop sit on a side table.

A large hall with a deep red draped curtain and swagged valance above a stage. A man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and orange dhoti, walks across the stage toward a gold-and-yellow ornate throne-like seat with a microphone stand beside it. In the foreground, a large audience of people in white clothing with white head cloths sit on orange mats facing the stage, many with their backs to the camera. A small table with water bottles and a wooden chair sit at the front left.

A wide photograph of an indoor hall with white floor and white walls, hung with deep red curtains and tasselled blue-and-gold banners. Standing figures in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing yellow shawls, move around a raised stage area; one figure in orange robes stands near a red-orange seat or throne. Seated devotees in light shirts and dark clothing sit on orange-and-blue mats in rows along both sides of a central white aisle, with ceiling fans overhead.

Blurred photograph of an indoor hall with a bright doorway at centre. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks along a central aisle toward a stage. On the right, a draped white canopied seat sits beside a red velvet curtain, a table with flowers and bottles, and a floor fan. On the left, several people sit on the floor in white and orange clothing, and a man in white stands near a low table with papers. Decorative red, yellow and cream bunting hangs from poles. The walking figure's cues are ambiguous, so identity is uncertain.