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March 24 2008

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A group of six men walks barefoot across a bare concrete hall decorated with hanging cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with tassels. On the left a small altar holds a deity murti with garlands. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala on the right smiles at the camera, while beside him a bare-chested man in an orange cloth reaches out a hand. Two men in saffron, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl, and another in saffron walk behind. Framed photographs hang on the right wall. The setting appears to be an ashram hall.2008-03-24March 24 20082008-03-24A group of devotees in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with tall cylindrical fabric banners in orange, blue, red and white with floral and bird motifs. Several people in orange sashes and orange robes, and others in white dhotis and orange shawls, walk or dance together across the bare concrete floor. A woman in an orange sari in the centre smiles and gestures, while a bearded man in orange robes walks nearby. At the far end, an illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands is visible through a doorway. Framed photographs hang on the right wall and a blue plastic chair sits near the wall.2008-03-22A photograph of a long, plain hall with a concrete floor and white walls, ceiling hung with rows of cylindrical decorative banners in blue, yellow, red and white patterns. Several robed men walk in a line toward the camera: on the left a figure in orange robes with a red-saffron cloth, next a man in orange with a rudraksha mala, then a man in pink-saffron and yellow wrap, followed by men in orange and a man in white dhoti holding a silver vessel. Blue plastic chairs stand along the left wall. Several other people in white or orange are in the background. Seven or so people are visible in total.2008-03-24A photograph of a procession inside a open-sided pavilion with a white corrugated roof and hanging cylindrical fabric banners in orange, yellow and red with floral and bird motifs. A group of about thirty devotees walks in lines across a wooden-floored aisle. Many wear white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls, and several women wear white saris with yellow or orange shawls. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and a long-sleeved orange garment leads the group, holding a small object in his hands. Behind them, an ornate decorated palanquin with a multicoloured canopy and fabric drapes is carried in the background, with trees visible beyond the open sides. Wall photographs and framed panels line the hall.2008-03-22August 17 20062006-08-17July 07 20092009-07-07March 22 20082008-03-22August 09 20072007-08-09October 29 20082008-10-29Photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and a raised red-tiled platform on the right. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe walks barefoot toward the camera, looking up. Behind him, four men in orange and saffron robes and one man in white dhoti with an orange shawl follow through a doorway. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform beside a row of orange cloth banners hanging on the wall. A framed photograph of a city at night hangs on the left wall.2008-03-24A photograph of a covered walkway with a red carpet running down its centre, lined by metal railings. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck walks toward the camera, smiling. Behind him, a group of followers in saffron, orange and white ritual clothes walk in procession; some wear white dhoti and sacred thread, one in dark red garments. Tall decorated pillars with colourful patterns line the hall, and an illuminated shrine area glows at the far end.2012-04-24