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A 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.

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March 22 20082008-03-22A 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.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A procession of devotees walks indoors through a hall decorated with hanging colourful tassels and textile banners. In the centre, a young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and smiles while walking, a long wooden staff held in his right hand. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe with a red border carries a white cloth at his waist. Surrounding them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, and a woman in an orange sari with a yellow-shawled attendant walk together, with forehead markings visible on several faces. Round ornamental ornaments hang at the upper left.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A 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 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.2008-03-24February 17 20082008-02-17March 24 20082008-03-24August 17 20062006-08-17A procession inside a hall decorated with orange pennants and colourful patterned panels. In the centre, a man in an orange robe carries a gold-framed deity murti on a tray. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a brass plate with a kalasha-like offering and a pink garland. Behind them, drummers in white and a woman in a green sari with folded hands stand near the line; a man in a white shirt holds a pipe or staff. Bare feet on a concrete floor, with a lit doorway in the background.2007-12-23June 19 20082008-06-19