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August 10 2011

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, white walls and a red carpet runner down a metal-railed walkway. A large group of people stands in lines, many women in white and coloured saris and salwar, a few children among them, and men in white kurta and dhoti. Several men in white clothes stand on woven mats near a long glass-topped table on the right. Speakers hang on the walls and framed notices line the back wall.2010-07-04A photograph of devotees queuing in a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses. Two rows of people stand on woven mats behind metal stanchions. A man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaste at right, beside a man in an orange-and-yellow striped shirt and black trousers with a visitor badge. A young boy in white shirt and shorts wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink salwar kameez stand among others, and a figure in orange robes is at the left edge. Painted pillars with colourful patterns and framed photographs line the hall walls. No one identifiable as a person is visible.2009-12-05A photograph inside a covered hall with an orange-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings. Colourful decorative pillars with dove and floral motifs stand along the sides. Many people, mostly in white clothing, sit on mats on the floor, some women in white saris, and several men stand and sit near the back and along the walls, one in a green shirt. A few people stand near the far doorway. The scene reads as a gathering or darshan line, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.2010-08-08Wide indoor photo of a corrugated-roof hall with ceiling fans and a red carpet runway between metal railings, lined with standing devotees pressing palms together in namaskar. Women in white and cream sarees and men in white dhotis and kurtas stand along both sides; children are among them. At the far right, a person in white with a yellow shawl stands at the end of the carpet with hands folded near the face. Woven mats lie on the floor, and framed posters hang on the wall behind.2010-07-11A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and orange walls, showing a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris with yellow shawls arranged in lines on mats. A man in white in the centre holds a small child in his arms while others stand with hands folded in namaskar. Striped decorated pillars and framed banners line the back wall. A gold-and-red throne-like seat with a red cloth is visible at lower right, near a table with offerings. Several people stand on red and beige mats beside a metal railing. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2010-08-21November 21 20112011-11-21August 23 20102010-08-23November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph of devotees standing in a long covered hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging yellow paper or leaf garlands and painted cylindrical pillars in red, yellow and blue. A long red carpet runs down the center toward a distant altar area with flowers. Along metal railings on both sides, a crowd with hands in anjali mudra stands in line, including women in blue, green and patterned saris and men in white kurtas and light shirts. Several people wear white, one man in a white kurta and one in a light blue shirt with a shoulder bag and lanyard. The scene appears to be a queue or procession route for darshan.2011-11-21A photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered hall with an orange-painted interior and a metal-railed walkway. Devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward a shrine at the left where a deity murti in red and gold sits. A saffron-robed figure stands in the foreground near the railing, joined by a shaven-headed man in orange robes with hands folded at the center. Decorative white star-shaped hanging ornaments and colourful painted pillars frame the room, with framed pictures on the wall at the right. The scene suggests a padapuja or darshan, with devotees gathered in prayer.2010-09-14Interior of an orange-walled hall under a corrugated roof with exposed steel trusses. Devotees queue along a red-carpeted path behind a steel railing and chain, and seated women in saris sit on the left behind the barrier. Standing men in white dhotis and white shirts wait in line, a boy in an orange cloth stands near the centre, and a man in a red shirt stands beside him. A stainless-steel table sits in the foreground, and framed printed posters with text hang on the orange wall.2010-07-22July 21 20102010-07-21