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A photograph of an indoor hall with a grey tiled floor, white walls with orange trim, ceiling fans, and framed pictures along the wall. A woman with long dark hair in an orange sari with gold border looks upward and smiles. Beside her, a bald, bearded man in an orange robe and orange dhoti points upward with one hand. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with pink border stand with hands folded, and a garland of flowers hangs on a pillar at left. The scene suggests a devotional gathering in an ashram.

July 29 2008

July 30 2008

Indoor temple-hall scene with a teal painted ceiling and walls, framed devotional pictures and a glass display case. A woman in a long saffron-orange robe walks across a red, green and cream tiled floor, hands clasped at her chest. Beside her, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl walks and holds a folded paper, while a man in white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the foreground. Several people in white clothes, including a woman in white and gold-bordered sari and a yellow-stoled attendant at the left edge, follow along. Framed religious prints line the right wall.

July 30 2008

2008-07-30 +1 copies

Three men stand barefoot on a polished concrete floor in a bright hall with a white wall and a row of inscribed plaques. The man on the left wears an orange robe draped over one shoulder and presses his palms together in prayer. The man in the centre wears white kurta and dhoti with a black mala around his neck and stands with hands folded. The man on the right wears an orange robe with a red border, a gold necklace and a red-beaded mala, with hands folded. Behind them, people in saris and white garments stand or sit, a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol is set up to one side, and a steel vessel and altar with flowers sit at left.

A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls, a marble floor with dark border trim, recessed ceiling lights and a barred window with diamond-pattern grilles. A bare-chested man in a long orange cloth and a gold-bead garland stands on the right, smiling and looking ahead, his long hair tied back. Beside him in the foreground, a second man in orange with a draped cloth walks toward the left. In the doorway behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak and rudraksha-style beads holds a small vessel, and an older man in white stands near him. The scene shows ashram-style attendants moving through the room.

A photograph of an indoor hall with tiled floor and white walls, where a procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks toward a doorway. The central figure in front wears an orange robe and a long white garland with red beads, with a rudraksha mala at the neck, and walks barefoot. Behind him a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a tall ceremonial staff, and others follow in saffron. On the right, two men in white dhoti and shirt stand with palms joined in greeting. A display board on the right reads DHYANAPEETAM VEDIC TEMPLES with photographs of temples. Through the open doorway, colourful tent or pandal decorations are visible.

January 02 2008

June 22 2009

Indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans, orange curtains and tiled floor. About eight men walk across the floor in orange and saffron robes; several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and some have long hair or beards. Behind them, white-clad and green-shawled attendees sit on plastic chairs near a table with a water dispenser. A small speaker is mounted on the wall. The setting looks like a sannyasi procession or assembly at an ashram hall.

A photograph of a covered corridor in a white building with pale walls, dark and grey tiled plinth, and a railing, where several men in saffron and orange robes walk in procession. In the foreground on the right, a bald sannyasi in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks with a smile, holding the shawl at his chest. Beside him, a man in an orange headcloth, orange robe and rudraksha mala walks with a wooden cane, and a figure in a long-haired orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala walks in the middle, supported by an attendant. Behind them men in white dhotis and shirts follow, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at the back. Marigold garlands hang along the railing and wall, and a reflection of an orange-robed man appears in a window on the left.