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March 04 20162016-03-04A photograph inside a temple hall where a group of seated devotees in white clothes and lanyards sit on the floor facing three large ornate golden thrones or shrines. The central figures are deity murtis in colourful robes and crowns, with a red-curtained throne behind them. In the foreground, two older men sit cross-legged on a mat, one in white dhoti and shirt, another in white. A woman in white saree sits near a brass lamp stand, and a woman in pink sari sits at left with a bag. Brass oil lamps stand in front of the thrones.2016-03-04June 05 20122012-06-05January 04 20162016-01-04March 04 20162016-03-04A photograph of a large seated devotee gathering at a temple-like hall during evening satsang. Most people wear white dhotis or white kurtas and saffron/orange shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks and vibhuti on their foreheads. Many sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with eyes closed. A man in the front centre wears an orange turban and orange shawl with folded hands. Women in white and orange saris and a green sari sit among them. A lit altar with a deity murti glows in the background, and oil lamps and a pillared doorway frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2013-03-10A dim, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and tall decorated pillars with red, orange and yellow geometric patterns. Rows of devotees sit on the floor facing forward. In the foreground a woman in a green and cream sari sits with hands in her lap, beside men in white dhotis and shirts, one with palms pressed together in prayer, another in a yellow shirt. A metal railing runs along the left side, and daylight and palm trees show through an opening at the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-15January 30 20202020-01-30Dim indoor photo of a crowded funeral-rite gathering, with many seated men in the foreground seen from behind, some in white shirts and one in a plaid shirt. In the center, a body wrapped in a red-maroon cloth lies on a platform beneath garlands, with flowers visible at upper right. At upper left, a figure in saffron/orange robes with a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala sits with an orange turban-like head covering; another person in orange stands nearby. Several people in orange clothing are near the left wall. The setting appears to be a building with yellow walls and a doorway.2005-11-13A large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of devotees seated on orange mats on the floor. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and small lanyard badges. Women in white saris and salwar kameez sit in the foreground, one resting a finger at her lip. Standing attendants in white move along the back wall, and orange and red garlands hang at the right edge near a shrine area. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. The people are numerous, but the visible count is in the dozens, not hundreds.2010-11-10March 04 20162016-03-04A photograph of a padapuja in a temple hall, seen from behind a railing. Many devotees in white clothes sit on the floor facing a shrine. At the front, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland is set on a golden altar with flowers. Several people in orange and white sit near the altar, some with hands folded. Carved stone pillars, orange curtains and a red carpet frame the scene, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor in front.2010-10-02