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January 22 2008

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November 25 20092009-11-25A dim interior shot through a metal grille, showing a priest in a cream shirt and trousers bending inside a small shrine to tend an offering, with a glowing orange object near him. In the foreground, two people with long dark hair wear orange clothing and face the shrine with their backs to the camera. On the left wall hangs a framed painting of a multi-armed goddess in red with a crown, riding a tiger and holding weapons, and a strand of green and pink paper flower garlands hangs across the top.2007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01November 25 20062006-11-25A photo taken inside a small dimly lit shrine room with white walls and a metal grille door. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti stands at a deity murti dressed in red with floral garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings on the ledge. Framed pictures of Hanuman and Durga hang on the walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands with her back to the camera, and at right a bearded man in orange robes stands beside the doorway. Brass plates with offerings sit on a red cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a garland of marigolds runs along the top.February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA photograph taken indoors at a ceremony beside a body laid out under heaps of yellow marigold garlands on a low platform. Three men with their backs to the camera, wearing white shirts, stand at the platform's edge, the man at right in white with a dark belt, and one at left with grey hair. Beyond them, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace stands before a barred wooden window in a pale wall, with a second barred window to the right. a person (in_person) cues are the saffron clothing and beaded ornament, but the face and presentation are only partly visible, so identity is uncertain.2005-11-13Photograph inside a dim stone temple hall with heavy grey pillars and carved walls. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at a steel grille gate. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left behind a grille, and several women in saffron, green and pink saris stand in the background among pillars. A dark deity murti is visible at right beside a white-clad attendant.2008-07-28A photograph inside a building with a white tiled floor and blue metal grille partitions. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in an orange shawl and white garment. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti is prostrating on the floor in front of them, arms extended. Around them stand several women and girls in salwar kameez and chudidar, including a girl in a red dress, and a man in a grey kurta. Some people are seen through the grille in the background. a person: the orange-robed man wears a long rudraksha mala and is standing among devotees, with his identity uncertain from appearance.2006-11-26A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with lavender-grey walls. At centre, a deity murti in red and orange cloth with a garland sits on a stone platform. A man in a cream vest over white dhoti crouches at the left, offering rice from a brass plate and tending an oil lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a red thread, stands with hands held toward the lamp. At the right edge a bearded person in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. A painting of a goddess riding a tiger hangs on the right wall, and paper streamers in green and red are strung at the top right.2008-01-22A photo taken through a barred window in an orange-washed wall. Inside, a person in an orange-red robe with a dark rudraksha mala and long curly dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, looking through the bars. A hanging kerosene lantern is lit above the window, and a metal box or offering stand sits on the floor outside. Several onlookers crowd the window outside, including a man in a light striped shirt with a lanyard and a woman in a dark outfit.2008-06-09Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand behind a tall steel barrier of vertical rails in a dim temple hall with ceiling lights. The man in the center, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, presses his palms together in prayer with his eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange also stands with hands folded, and a third person in orange with a yellow border stands at the far right. Two more people in white and orange are visible at the left edge, partly obscured by the rails. The scene suggests devotees waiting in a temple queue or sanctum enclosure.2012-08-20