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July 15 2006

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A small indoor hall with white walls and a window grille on the left, where a seated teacher in a green-and-brown top with a red bindi sits on a dark cushion before a framed portrait of a turbaned man and a second framed portrait of a bearded man with white hair. Garlands and a small decorated arrangement sit near the centre, and a whiteboard on an easel stands at right. About a dozen people sit cross-legged on striped mats or in white plastic chairs facing the front, most in white shirts and dhotis, while one woman in an orange sari with a long plait sits in the foreground at right. A ceiling fan and a small framed image hang on the walls.A domestic prayer gathering in a tiled living room where a group of about two dozen people sit on a green mat and floor cushions facing a shrine. A woman in an orange saffron sari leads the worship at the right, holding a small brass lamp, with a brass puja plate of fruit and flowers before her. A man in white shirt and dhoti sits near the front, and women in purple, red and blue saris and children in mixed clothing sit in rows. A television screen showing a religious image with a garland hangs on the wall, and framed pictures and a glass cabinet with decorative items stand behind them.2007-10-01August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesవరద మూర్తి ప్రాణప్రతిష్టASP - ఏలూరు +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a small room with white walls where a seated man in orange robes with shaved head sits on a raised platform before a group of devotees. Three framed portraits of a man hang on the wall behind him. Around 15 seated devotees, many women in saris with a few men in white, face him on the floor. A hanging lantern is visible at the upper left.August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA satsang gathering under a light tent canopy. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the floor; one older man with a shaved head sits in front, and others sit in a row. Behind them, seated on a raised platform, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits beside a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a pale top sits nearby. The scene looks like a seated discourse or satsang with a teacher on a dais.2012-05-12A photograph of a hall in a Venkateshwara temple with a crowd seated on the floor. At the centre, a woman with long dark hair wearing an orange sari and a garland sits on a green cushioned seat draped in a green cloth, with a second woman in orange seated beside her. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the front holding a microphone, another man in white stands beside him, and a man in a red garment stands at the far right. A yellow flower garland hangs across the top of the room. A banner in Kannada reads 'Pushpaka Ekadashi, Pousha Bahula Ekadashi' with a note of a date and a Sri Padmavati event. Walls display framed deity pictures and a poster of a bearded man. A brass vessel and a tray of flowers and fruit sit at the lower right, with devotees in green and white saris and dhotis in the foreground with hands folded.2009-01-07A photograph inside a temple hall decorated with a yellow marigold garland strung along the ceiling. A Kannada banner on the back wall reads a dedication notice. Seated on a red carpet, a woman in orange robes sits on a green cushioned seat, flanked by another woman in orange and a man in an orange-brown garment seated before offerings. Devotees in white sit on the floor in front, and a standing man in white shirts and a brown vest gestures near a tray of flowers and brass vessels. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls, and a shaved-headed man in white stands at the right edge.2009-01-07Photo 11734145 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a simple room with blue walls. A shaved-headed priest in white clothing and an orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over a brick fire pit holding a burning flame. Nearby, a man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits beside him, also with palms joined. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel rest on the ground around the fire. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall above a white-draped altar with a brass kalasha and a lamp. Several people are visible at the right edge, including a man in a white shirt holding a camera.2007-09-17