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October 02 2011

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Indoor hall with white tiled floor, orange-framed windows and a pale green-painted wall. A bearded man in a white kurta kneels at the lower right, while a saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban and holding a tall silver staff stands at the far right beside a seated person in a zebra-striped top. Standing and seated devotees in white clothes, dhotis and some orange-bordered cloth face the scene; a woman in a blue sari sits at left, and a small child sits near the front. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja with devotees gathered around, though no a person is named on the page.2011-10-02A seated audience fills a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris line up in a queue at the front. Two saffron-robed monastics stand beside a raised seat draped with a patterned cloth, where an orange-robed figure in an orange head covering sits receiving the line. Another person in saffron stands at the right edge. Men in white and checked shirts sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A camera operator is visible at the far right and a small wall-mounted television sits at left. Ritual puja or darshan appears to be in progress.2011-10-02October 02 20112011-10-02A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, where a seated crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis faces a line of devotees standing at the far wall. Several saffron-robed figures sit near a decorated seat with a floral-garlanded backdrop, and two orange-clad figures stand beside it. A man in white stands at the right edge holding a camera. Women in colourful saris stand at the left near the entrance. Some men in the crowd hold small booklets.2011-10-02A photograph taken inside a building with blue-grey grilled gates and white walls. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers kneels on the marble floor, touching the feet of a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white and a woman in a red sari with white border stand with hands folded. Other devotees in white kurtas, a woman in a brown printed salwar with a shawl, and a bearded man in a white kurta and orange shawl stand around the doorway. The setting is an everyday ashram-style interior.2006-11-26 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered hall with whitewashed walls and a colourful striped canopy at top right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to touch the feet of a seated figure in an orange robe with a white and pink flower garland and a folded-hands gesture. Nearby, several men in white dhoti and shirts stand with palms pressed together, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a brass bell sits on a patterned mat. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white fill the hall, with palm trees visible through the open doorway. The scene suggests a padukas procession reception with padapuja.2007-02-24July 07 20102010-07-07August 08 20092009-08-08A large open hall with a corrugated roof and rows of seated devotees on mats. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti lies prostrate on a patterned mat, while standing men in white with hands pressed in namaste watch. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes with a long white floral garland and folded hands sits on a raised white-covered seat with a leopard-print cushion, a leopard-print cushion beside a framed portrait labelled with a copyright line. Marigold garlands and flower offerings lie on the mat. Many devotees in white and colourful shirts sit behind, and a figure in orange stands at the far right.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24January 12 20072007-01-12