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July 14 2009

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A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.2009-11-23February 05 20092009-02-05A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright, plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stand with hands folded, while a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing a long pendant necklace, stand in prayer on a colourful striped mat. An elderly woman in a pink sari stands among them. Strings of green leaves hang at the doorway. A logo appears at top left.2009-09-15A photograph taken inside a long hall with a tiled concrete floor and a central aisle lined with red and yellow runner strips. Two rows of devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste along both sides. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas; women on the right wear white saris with coloured borders. At the far end, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe walks up the aisle toward a doorway, with another person in white standing near the entrance. Ventilation grilles sit high in the walls and decorative red and gold hangings flank the top corners.2006-10-08Inside a plain white room with a barred window, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe holds a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar draped with white cloth and flower petals. On the altar sit framed pictures, a brass lamp, and a plate with a kalasha-like item. Facing the altar, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a black cord necklace presses his palms together, beside a woman in a saffron-yellow sari and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, also with hands folded. A cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the arched doorway and a young man at right, lower corner, joins hands in prayer. Aarti in a small shrine room, with several visible people in the scene.2008-07-28Indoor hall with a standing congregation facing forward with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many people in white kurtas and white dhotis or trousers, with a few in darker or coloured clothes, including a boy in a blue t-shirt and a boy in grey shirt and black trousers at the front. Orange cloth covers a long table near the front, and orange and yellow hanging decorations with patterned panels hang from the ceiling. Rows of red-cushioned chairs stand empty on the left. Several young boys in white at the right stand barefoot on orange and patterned mats. A few men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2010-08-07Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window on the right and a small vase with flowers on a wall shelf. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland around the neck, stands with back partly toward the camera. Behind and beside him, several people in white dhotis and orange or cream saris and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. Someone at left holds a camera near an arched opening. The turban-and-robe figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person depiction as the honoured presence; the rest are devotees.2008-07-28A bare, unfinished concrete-walled hall with a grey floor, where a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a white garland sits on a white-covered chair with an orange cushion, atop a patterned rug. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari kneels with palms joined in front of him, while a group of standing devotees watch: women in pink, yellow, grey and cream saris, and men in white shirts and trousers, one in grey trousers and white shirt, and an elderly man in glasses at the right edge. Hanging orange and green cloth banners and a small floral decoration hang on the walls.2009-07-14Indoor ashram hall with a white tented ceiling and a blue, yellow and red patterned cloth hanging on a pillar. A woman in a flowing saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands at right, palms pressed together in anjali, facing a row of people on the left. Several men and women in white and off-white kurtas and dhotis stand with hands folded, some wearing white shirts, a man in a white t-shirt and light blue pants among them, and one person holding a mala. Orange cloth lies on the floor mats, with a wooden door and chairs in the background. A studio light stand is at far right.2009-12-17July 22 20102010-07-22December 16 20092009-12-16December 14 20092009-12-14