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November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph taken inside a narrow metal container or shipping-style room with corrugated blue-grey walls and a dim ceiling light. On the right, an elderly man with a long white beard and bare, shaved-looking head wears an orange saffron cloth wrap and holds a long carved snake-shaped staff. Beside him, a younger man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a brown rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot. Behind them, a bald man in saffron-brown clothing is partly visible. Stacked white plastic chairs line the right wall, and wooden planks, sacks and a small shrine with a figure in pink cloth appear on the left.2013-11-05A photograph inside a corrugated metal shipping container crammed with temple items. A man with white-grey hair and beard, wearing an orange saffron robe and red sandals, walks away from the camera holding a wooden walking stick, with another person in dark clothing behind him. Around them are wooden carved panels, a red-cushioned chair, brass deity figures, a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva statue on the right, a pink and gold cloth bundle, coiled rope and burlap sacks on the floor.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph taken inside a narrow corridor-like storage container with corrugated grey metal walls. On the left, a stacked collection of ceremonial items is visible, including brass or gold-toned ritual implements, a red-cushioned seat, metal pots and purple and orange cloth bundles. On the right, a tall yellow fabric banner with red and blue floral embroidery and a white bird emblem stands on a wooden pole. A man with short dark hair and a warm smile wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha-style necklace, his hands held together at chest level as he faces an elderly man seen from behind. The elderly man has long white hair in a bun and a long white beard, and wears a flowing saffron-orange robe. Two people are visible in the scene.2013-11-05February 05 20152015-02-05A photograph inside a long, plain ashram hall with a concrete floor and white walls. Several saffron-robed sadhus and a few white-clad devotees stand in a line, some barefoot. A tall man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala gestures upward with one finger, drawing attention. An older bearded sadhu in saffron leans over a low stand holding a white cloth above black stone objects. Behind them hang orange curtains, and on the left are a brass trident, a framed painting and a deity figure. Eleven visible people are standing in the scene.2009-12-30April 28 20152015-04-28A photo taken inside a cluttered metal storage container with corrugated walls. Two people stand in the middle: a figure in a long orange-saffron robe seen from behind, with grey hair, and a smiling bare-chested man with long dark hair wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth and a gold necklace. Around them are stacked white and grey sacks, folded cloth, cardboard boxes, a metal tray, a white printer-like machine, and a framed painting of a deity in red and gold. On the left a brass or bronze deity figure in a blue cloth sits on a shelf. The page indicates a person was present, but identification from appearance is uncertain.2013-11-05A photograph of a temple interior with gold-coloured ritual objects. In the foreground, a man in red and gold dhoti-style clothing wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with red tilak and gold armbands, while holding a small object. Beside him, an older man with long grey hair tied up, glasses, a white beard and a long grey mala wears an orange robe with a maroon-and-gold border and orange shawl, and reaches toward a metal deity murti. Behind them a younger man in a light blue shirt looks on. A gold-canopied palanquin or chariot frame, brass bells, a decorated drum with teal fabric, and books on a table fill the background. Three people are visible.2016-01-01A photograph taken in a plain, unfinished hall with a concrete block wall, corrugated roof and fluorescent light. A bearded elder in saffron-orange draped robes with a vertical red-orange mark on his forehead stands at centre, speaking and gesturing with one hand. Facing him from the left, a shaven-headed man in brown-orange robes and an orange shawl holds the elder's hand, and another man in orange-brown garments stands at his side. On the right, a figure with hair tied back and a red hair clip wears a gold-bordered brown-orange sari-style drape and an orange beaded necklace, seen from behind. Behind them a man in a white garment and another in saffron stand near a gold-coloured ceremonial object. Four to five people are visible.2013-11-05