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A photograph taken inside a storage container with corrugated metal walls. A woman with hair tied up, wearing a black top, a long beaded necklace and a pendant, sits on the floor among cardboard boxes, stacked sacks and bundles of printed booklets. Beside her a man in a white T-shirt and watch leans forward and gestures over a box. In the foreground, the backs of several people with long braided hair are visible; one raises a smartphone toward the boxes. A small decorative shrine-like structure in green and red sits on the right. Stacked cardboard cartons line the left wall.

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A photograph taken inside a shipping container with corrugated metal walls. Stacked sealed cardboard boxes and large white sacks line the back, and a cardboard box sits on the floor. A woman with her hair tied up and wearing a dark top kneels at the left, and a man in a white t-shirt and wristwatch sorts items at a table. A woman in a yellow embroidered top and a person with braided dark hair are seen in the foreground. The table holds bundles of thin wooden sticks and packaged items, and a colourful painted wooden shrine-shaped object stands at the right. Photo credit text is visible on the lower right.2017-03-26Photograph inside a cluttered storage container with corrugated metal walls. A man with long dreadlocks and an orange-brown cloth wrap, wearing rudraksha beads and an ornate necklace, stands at left in the foreground, possibly the a person, handling a small item. A woman in a black top with a pendant necklace and orange rudraksha mala sits on a crate behind the table. A man in a white shirt and glasses leans in at right. Cardboard boxes, stacked paper bundles, sacks and wooden incense-like sticks cover the table and floor, with a bare-chested man at far left and other heads in the foreground.2017-03-26A photograph taken inside a metal shipping container with corrugated walls and stacked white sacks along the back. A woman in a black top with a long beaded mala and a red bindi sits on the floor, gesturing with her hands. Around her, several people crowd close: a man in a white kurta with glasses holds a phone showing a small image, and a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange shawl stands at the left. Two long-haired figures with dreadlocks and orange cloths face away from the camera, and a person in light blue stands at the right near a cardboard temple-shaped model and boxes of printed material.2017-03-26A photograph taken inside a storage container with corrugated metal walls. A woman in a black top with a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits on the floor behind stacked cardboard boxes and large white sacks. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man bare-chested with a saffron cloth and a man in a white shirt and glasses sort printed booklets with a person in orange, while several long-haired people with braids and dreadlocks face away from the camera. Cardboard and printed materials are scattered on the floor.2017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26Night-time photograph at a container yard where a shipping container's open doors reveal shelves stacked with boxes and wrapped bundles. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand inside the container holding a large ornate golden vessel, apparently a kalasha or temple-style pot, between them. Several onlookers in the foreground, including a man in a light blue shirt, a man in a white t-shirt, and an older man in a white dhoti with an orange-brown shawl, watch from outside, along with a woman in a patterned blouse and others partly visible at the edges. A blue container stands to the right.2017-03-26March 26 20172017-03-26Photograph taken at night at the open doors of a red shipping container, where a golden ceremonial object is being handled. Inside the container, a man in saffron-orange cloth stands behind a gilded ornate shrine-like frame with a golden pot-shaped base, while another person in red-orange clothing holds the gilded piece. Shelves in the container hold red-and-gold cushions and cardboard boxes. In the foreground, a man in a light blue shirt faces the scene, a man in a white shirt stands nearby, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and a long-haired sannyasi in red-brown cloth stand beside the gold item. A woman in white with a brown shawl and gold-beaded garland holds a phone at left. A bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a folded umbrella at right. Several people are visible, roughly six.2017-03-26Photograph taken at night from behind a group of people gathered outside an open shipping container, looking in at a lit interior. Inside, several people in orange and saffron clothing stand among metal shelving stacked with boxes and cloth. In the centre, a large gilded metal object, possibly a deity murti or altar piece on a golden base with an oil lamp, is set up for worship. In the foreground, a man in a light blue shirt and white trousers, a man in a white t-shirt and white trousers, and a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown shawl stand with their backs to the camera, one holding a phone. A woman in a yellow outfit stands at the left edge and another woman in a patterned top stands nearby. Sandy ground and stacked crates surround the container.2017-03-26A photograph of a seated group during a ritual initiation. A man with a shaved head and a red mark on his forehead, wearing a white kurta and rudraksha malas, sits centre-left and gestures toward a small rectangular object held by a child. The child wears an orange cloth over one shoulder, rudraksha beads and a pendant. A woman in a gold-patterned shawl and long dark hair looks on at right. A white-haired man with glasses and rudraksha malas holds an open book at left. A woman in a blue garment with dreadlocks stands at lower right, and orange-robed devotees fill the background.2017-01-25