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Interior of an open-sided pavilion with a metal truss roof and hanging terracotta lamps, decorated with tall painted pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns with bird motifs. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk across a striped carpet toward a decorated altar area in the background. One man in front wears an orange shawl and a bare upper body. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, and devotees in white and saffron-coloured clothing fill the hall. A drum and blue painted stage sit at left, and a large painted elephant figure is partly visible.

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February 15 20072007-02-15October 15 20072007-10-15October 09 20112011-10-09A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete-block walls hosts a crowded gathering of devotees seated on the floor, mostly in white clothing. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow patterned fabric with floral and bird motifs line the space. Several elderly men and women stand in the central aisle, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, a woman in an orange sari, and women in white saris with orange borders. Hanging lamps and fluorescent tubes light the room, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible at the far end.2007-02-16February 25 20072007-02-25A procession walks through an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, decorated pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns and hanging orange lanterns. In the centre, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe, with a sash-like wrap, walks barefoot with a hand on another man's arm. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron robes match the page's presentation cues, so the centre figure is marked as the probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a cane, and to the right a young man in white with an orange shawl walks. Others in white dhotis, orange shawls and white dresses, including a girl in white, follow across a patterned carpet. A man in a white shirt and dhoti walks at the left edge, and a folded-hands greeter stands at far left.2007-02-15October 09 20112011-10-09Indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed trusses, decorated with colourful striped hanging cloth tassels. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head cloth walks down the central aisle with palms pressed together in anjali. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange, cream and gold-bordered saris line both sides, all with hands folded in prayer. A brass plate with flowers and a small green tray of offerings sits on the floor near the aisle, with colourful woven mats underfoot. Blue plastic chairs line the right wall.2011-10-09December 05 20092009-12-05Indoor hall with a corridor of pale matting leading toward a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, walking away from the camera. Devotees line both sides with palms pressed together in namaste; women wear white and gold-bordered saris, one in an orange top, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. Colourful cloth-wrapped cylindrical hangings hang from the metal roof trusses. Brass puja plates with offerings and a small lit lamp sit on the floor at the lower right corner, and a clock is on the back wall.2011-10-09Interior of a newly built hall with pale blue walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, decorated with hanging striped cloth pillars in orange, blue and red and yellow marigold garlands. A long red carpet runs down the concrete floor toward a small raised platform at the back, where a floral arrangement sits. Several people walk along the carpet or stand talking, including a woman in a white sari with an orange border beside another woman in a yellow sari, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a white shirt sits cross-legged on the floor at lower right, and another man sits at left near blue curtained windows.2010-02-18A photograph of a large open-sided pavilion under a corrugated metal roof, decorated with tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in red, blue and white patterned cloth and hung with orange triangular flags. At the centre-back, a deity murti is decorated and set in a shrine area. In the foreground, several women in white saris with gold borders, and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and move about. A woman in a white sari and a red-blue bordered cloth kneels on the floor beside a colourful kolam or floor design, with a young child in yellow nearby. Devotees sit on the ground at left. Outside the pavilion, trees and more people are visible.2006-12-31