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April 13 2008

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A photograph of a long white-draped merchandise table in a large hall. A man with a shaved head sits behind the table wearing a white garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, resting his chin on one hand. Stacks of CDs and DVDs, sheets of printed material, framed pictures and small ritual items cover the table. Shelves on the left hold bottled products and books. Another man in white stands in the background near folding chairs and a doorway. The setting resembles an ashram sales counter, and the scene shows no visible ritual activity.2008-04-13A photograph of a merchandise stall inside a plain white-walled hall. Shelves along the back wall hold bottles, framed photographs and boxed items, and long tables covered with orange, red and beige printed cloths display stacks of books, CDs and small packets. A man in an orange shirt sits behind the tables in the centre, and a man in white stands at the right beside an orange wooden door. A sign reads No Mobiles Allowed and another reads Maintain Silence, Switch off Cell Phones, Children under 12 years not allowed, Video-audio & photography prohibited. Fluorescent lights and a ceiling fan are visible.2008-04-13June 17 20082008-06-17A photograph of a busy stall at an indoor event, with a long white-draped table covered in CDs and DVDs with orange-and-red covers, small framed pictures, gift articles, beaded malas, silver-coloured trinkets and small boxes. Framed portraits on the back wall show a figure in orange robes and a figure in orange clothing with rudraksha beads. A seated woman in a blue blouse and white sari with a braid sits at the left, while a young man in an orange shirt and a woman in white sit nearby. Standing staff in white clothes stand behind the table, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands at the right edge. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2010-01-21A photograph of a book and merchandise stall in a hall with white and grey walls and a white metal lattice structure. A young man with curly dark hair, wearing a white kurta and a medal-like pendant, stands at the left side of a long table covered with a white cloth bordered by a multicolour woven stripe. Stacks of books and printed booklets with glossy covers, some showing a figure in orange or saffron, lie across the table, alongside small boxes and trays of items. A second man in white clothes bends over cardboard boxes on the floor at the right. A sign on the wall reads MAINTAIN SILENCE, SWITCH OFF CELL PHONES, CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS NOT ALLOWED, VIDEO-AUDIO & PHOTOGRAPHY PROHIBITED. Several people in white clothes stand in the background, and white plastic chairs are stacked at the left.2007-09-21April 19 20082008-04-19September 07 20082008-09-07A photo inside a white tented hall at an event stall selling religious merchandise. Long white plastic-covered tables display framed red-and-gold deity and guru portraits, prayer cards, beads, rudraksha-style malas, and small red items. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at left behind the table, while other people in white shirts and white dhotis browse or stand at the tables. Decorated colourful pillars, mesh windows, and a ceiling fan are visible. Several people are visible in the background and at the table edge.2008-06-17March 23 20082008-03-23March 19 20082008-03-19March 23 20082008-03-23Inside a thatched-roof pavilion with green tarpaulin walls, a white-draped sales table holds books, booklets, framed and printed photographs, small brass lamps in plastic wrap, and a red rudraksha-style mala coiled on the cloth. Two men stand at the table; the nearer one wears a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl over a white shirt, and the other wears white clothing. Behind them, several people in white shirts stand near a long table stacked with boxed merchandise and small packets. Paper pennants strung across the ceiling and fluorescent tubes light the scene. The printed portraits on the table are depictions, not physical people, and the shawled man's identity cannot be determined from appearance.2006-11-04