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December 31 2008

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A photograph inside a covered hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated metal roof. A man in an orange saffron robe with a red border walks along a red carpet between metal railings, holding a folded paper and looking down at it. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl with a red stripe walks with hands together. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and reads from the paper. On the right, another monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in front of him. Behind them, people in white clothes, some with white head coverings and some with rudraksha malas, stand in a line. A blue information board and bookshelf are visible on the left, and palm fronds hang near the open doorway.2010-09-03A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down a red carpet toward a shrine where a deity murti is decorated with flowers and draped in red cloth. On the left, men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand holding a tray with offerings, and a few appear to be bald-headed. On the right, women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together in greeting. A wall hanging and a framed picture appear at the left edge, and ceiling fans hang from the roof. a person appearance cue: the saffron robe and long rudraksha mala are present, but the face and overall presentation are not conclusive enough for a confident identification.2010-10-30November 21 20112011-11-21December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a group of devotees walking through an orange-walled courtyard entrance toward a shaded doorway. In the foreground a man in a checked shirt and glasses stands with his hands joined. Behind him people in white dhoti and white shirts, orange and salmon saris, and a woman in a green patterned top walk on a green mat past a red-carpeted ramp with metal railings. A blue sign with Kannada and English text hangs on the orange wall, and a white board stands in the background. Several people appear to be visitors, and the scene looks like a temple or ashram entrance. The mood is orderly and procession-like.2011-11-20July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesDevotees walk in a line through an orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof, passing a stainless steel railing beside a red carpet runner. Women in white saris and white-clothed devotees move toward an open doorway framed by hanging green leaf garlands and foliage. A man in a white shirt and glasses, and another in a striped shirt and grey trousers, walk barefoot near the front. A blue sign on the left shows silence and photo rules.2011-11-21A photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet runner down the centre and a metal railing on each side. A figure in orange robes and a heavy red and orange flower garland stands at the centre, with a bare-headed priest in white and an orange shawl in front holding a brass tray, and a man in white behind him holding a brass vessel. Devotees in white garments line both sides, some with hands folded in namaskar, and a woman in white holds flowers. Behind the railing a red and white checked rope barrier separates the crowd. The scene appears to be a darshan or welcoming ritual, with orange-robed attendants and devotees in white.July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph inside a covered hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, a deity murti visible in a decorated shrine at the back. A man in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands on a red carpet, his hand raised over the bowed head of an older man in white dhoti and shirt who has his palms pressed together. A monk in saffron robes on the right carries a brass object on an orange cloth tray. Around them stand men in white, a woman in a light blue sari with folded hands, and other devotees along metal railings.March 03 20112011-03-03