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March 16 2005

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A photograph inside a temple room with lavender walls, showing a row of standing devotees facing a small altar niche lit from above. A woman in a maroon and gold sari and a person in an orange garment stand near a white-draped table with flowers, while men in trousers and shirts, one in a red shirt, stand on a patterned rug. Seated audience members in the foreground face away from the altar. A gilt-framed painting hangs above the niche and a framed deity picture on the right wall, with green and orange garlands at the side. A purple logo appears at upper left.2005-03-16March 16 20052005-03-16 +1 copiesA temple interior where a devotee in a cream kurta bows with forehead to the floor on a patterned mat before a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded mala, with a sannyasi in orange robes kneeling beside a brass tray holding flowers and a lamp. Five standing devotees with folded hands watch: men in white shirts, a young person in a dark t-shirt, and women in a red sari and a striped yellow-green salwar. Pink flowers sit on a cane chair beside the portrait, and the pillars are painted with red, blue and yellow geometric patterns. Brass vessels and flower petals lie on the floor.A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering in a room with exposed wooden beams, a hanging brass lantern and red drapes. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a red cushioned seat, with devotees kneeling and standing around. To the left, a deity murti stands on an orange-draped altar garlanded with flower necklaces, beside a brass lamp. A man in an orange robe and a woman in a white sari stand near the altar. Several devotees in white, orange and salwar kameez attire kneel on a striped rug, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows with hands together. Brass vessels and flowers sit on a low table.2009-10-13November 24 20072007-11-24June 09 20092009-06-09January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a temple hall with a seated audience on the floor facing a raised shrine. Several deity murtis in colourful silk garments and crowns stand on a platform draped in pink and purple fabric. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits on a cushioned seat, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a canopied seat with an orange cloth. At the right, a man in a dark jacket stands near the wall. Audience members in white, blue, orange and striped garments sit cross-legged, several with their backs to the camera. Fresh flower arrangements and a small lamp sit near the seats.2009-03-29Indoor hall with a red carpet runner leading between rows of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali. A woman on the left wears a light blue kurta with white trousers and a beige embroidered shawl. On the right a woman in a red top and blue-patterned dress stands with hands folded, and seated women sit on white plastic chairs. Near the centre, a figure in a long orange robe walks forward, flanked by a man in white dhoti and kurta and another man in a cream-striped shawl. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2008-01-14A photograph of a hall with white walls, grey acoustic panels and red carpet, where a group of people stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaste or prayer. A video camera on a black tripod is set up in the foreground. On the left, a woman in a yellow-green sari kneels on the carpet. A woman in a white dress with a red shawl stands in the centre, and a man in a white kurta and a white-haired man in a striped shirt stand nearby. On the far right, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands barefoot with hands folded. Two colourful woven hangings hang on the wall, and rows of grey chairs are arranged in the room. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-11-05A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with grey acoustic panels and a red carpet, where a group stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in an orange robe with bare feet walks forward in the centre, and a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl stands at right. Men in white kurta-style clothing and a man in a striped shirt and grey trousers stand among rows of blue chairs. A camera on a tripod stands at left beside a woman in white with a red shawl. Two tall vertical textile banners with red, yellow and blue patterns hang on the walls.2009-11-05