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September 14 2010

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A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and paper bird decorations hanging from the ceiling, with colourful striped cloth pillars along the walls. At the far end, a deity murti sits on a red throne in a golden shrine. Men in white dhotis and women in white saris stand in two rows along a red-carpeted walkway with metal railings, hands folded in anjali. In the right foreground a woman in an orange sari with her back to the camera faces the shrine, and a person in a saffron top with a backpack is at the lower right edge. Several devotees in white kneel or stand near the front of the walkway, and some framed pictures hang on the wall.2010-09-14A 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.2010-09-14December 31 20082008-12-31Interior of a covered temple hall with a central red carpet aisle leading to an altar. Two saffron-robed figures sit before a golden deity murti with garlands and flowers, pink curtains behind it. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor on both sides of the aisle, many with hands folded, while others stand near metal railings. Colourful painted pillars with kalasha-like tops line the hall. Partially visible figures in white and a woman in a blue sari stand at the right edge. Overall the scene reads as a darshan or puja gathering.2010-06-18A photograph inside a covered, corrugated-roof hall decorated with hanging paper cutouts and tall painted pillars in red, blue and yellow geometric patterns. Along metal railings on both sides, people stand with palms pressed together in greeting. Down the centre aisle a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair walks barefoot, with a man in white dhoti and white shirt walking beside him holding papers. Devotees along the left railing wear white, yellow, green and saffron saris and white kurtas. Framed photographs hang on the left wall. The saffron-robed figure with long hair and distinctive presentation is a person by appearance, but the identity is uncertain from this image alone.2009-12-02A covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel railings, where a line of about a dozen men stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair faces away from the camera toward the line, appearing to lead devotees in a darshan. At the far end, a white-clad priest stands before an altar with a deity murti and a kalasha, performing puja. Pennants and orange lanterns hang from the rafters, and a printed banner with photographs and text is mounted on the left wall. The floor is covered with striped mats.2009-12-08A photograph inside a hall with an orange-walled interior and a corrugated translucent roof, where many devotees sit on the floor in rows behind metal railings. In the foreground a row of men and boys sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white kurtas or shirts, one wears a yellow shirt, and a young boy in a red shirt sits at the front. Tall decorated pillars with geometric patterns and dove motifs stand in the hall. A blue and purple mat with printed text lies on an orange cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a person in white stands at the right beside a stainless steel counter. Banners with printed text and images hang on the left wall.2010-08-19A crowded indoor hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated roof, filled with devotees standing in lines facing forward with hands folded or palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at lower right, a seated figure wears an orange cloth draped over the chair. Among the crowd, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds a yellow flower offering, and several children in patterned shirts pray near a red carpet runner. A taller man with glasses wears a grey top and a rudraksha mala. Framed posters and portraits hang on the back wall, including a printed panel with a headline reading 'Sri Nithyananda' near the top. The scene suggests darshan or a devotional gathering.2010-07-21December 29 20082008-12-29Interior 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.2010-07-22December 13 20092009-12-13July 11 20102010-07-11