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A covered storage or preparation hall with orange drapes hanging along the right wall and shelves holding folded cloth and boxes. In the centre, a golden hamsa (swan) vahana mounted on a wooden cart with wheels is being inspected. A bare-chested sannyasi in orange cloth with a swept-back tied topknot reaches toward the golden bird. Around him, saffron-robed monastics and men in white dhotis and shirts look on, and a man in a grey shirt with an ID lanyard stands at left. A framed portrait of a saint hangs on the left wall. Several people are visible, and the scene is a photograph of a procession vehicle preparation.

Interior of a bare-walled hall during temple construction. In the foreground a figure in white robes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera beside a large ornate gold-leaf carved frame lying on the floor. At left, a young man in a long orange wrap and red undergarment stands near a framed white and gold relief panel. Behind him a man in a striped button shirt and jeans points upward toward a standing gold deity murti. Other gold and white statues, a tiled pedestal, and a young man in a grey shirt crouching at right are visible. Light fixtures and stacked wooden crates complete the scene.

A photograph inside a covered open-sided hall with a red-and-gold ceremonial platform and an ornate gilded frame at left. A young man in a blue shirt and a young man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti stand at the frame while others in white stand behind. At centre, a figure in a bright orange turban and orange robe with a long beaded necklace stands smiling; Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, orange turban and ornate beaded adornment, shown in person. A seated figure in peach robes with a head covering faces away in the foreground. Several people in orange robes stand to the right, including one with long hair and a multi-strand bead necklace. The scene is a visit to a shrine-like platform with a gilded decorative object.

A photograph inside a plain hall with pink walls and striped orange-and-white curtains. Two ornate golden thrones with red seats and carved peacock-like side supports stand in wooden frames, with orange cloth draped over a third object at left. A man in orange robes with long hair and a full beard stands at left, and a man in orange robes with long dark hair reaches up to adjust the gilded throne, holding a small booklet. A bare-footed man in a white dhoti and a white shirt stands with his back to the camera at centre, and an older man in a brown vest and white dhoti stands at right, watching.

December 15 2009

A photograph inside a storage workshop lined with hanging orange and red fabric and shelves of folded cloth. In the centre a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange sleeveless wrap and stands beside a gilded wooden hamsa (swan) vahana mounted on a cart with a red cushioned seat. Around him several men in white dhotis, grey shirts and orange robes look on; one in orange wears a sash and another in white has a yellow shawl. Colourful costumes hang on the left. Seven people are visible.

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A photograph taken inside a storage or workshop area with gold-painted temple elements lining both sides of a narrow passage, including carved pillars, a gilded elephant figure, and wooden panels. A long-haired figure with dark hair falling to the back, bare-shouldered and wearing a maroon-brown wrap, walks away from the camera toward a group. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white trousers, a man in a white shirt with dark-rimmed glasses, a woman in an orange sari, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among the group, while others stand farther back. Timber, stone and a red brick wall fill the surroundings. Yellow fluorescent lights hang from a corrugated metal roof.

December 30 2009

A photograph of an indoor hall with a large gilded ornate throne, carved with scrolled and floral motifs and a red cushioned seat, beside which a man in saffron-orange robes with a swept-back dark hair stands gesturing while holding a folded paper. Two men in white dhotis stand nearby, one with a yellow and white garment and the other with an orange-red shawl over his shoulder. Woven striped mats cover the floor, with wooden frames, glass display cabinets and a hanging banner in the background.