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Two men carry a low white wooden table with a yellow tray holding a blue cloth across a polished marble hall with arched columns and carved wooden screens. The man on the left wears a plain white shirt and white dhoti, with glasses and a small tilak, and is barefoot. The man on the right wears a dark grey shirt and striped trousers, with a chain necklace, and is also barefoot. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge, and a striped banner and orange drapes hang behind them.

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Indoor temple hall with cream arched colonnades, polished marble floor, and painted wall panels. Two men in plain white garments carry a long wooden tray stacked with carved wooden printing blocks and green-edged wooden boards. A third man in a white t-shirt and grey-green trousers, wearing a red thread on his wrist, walks at the front right. Behind them stand a tripod with a camera, a white backdrop sheet, flat-screen monitors and a decorative red-and-white banner hanging from a pillar.2012-05-11 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a plain room with pale yellow walls and blue-painted wooden doors with arched tops, one bearing painted peacock and floral panels. Three men in plain white shirts and trousers handle a long, dark cylindrical object with a wooden base, lifting and carrying it across the floor. A fourth man in a grey shirt stands in the background near a doorway, and a partly visible person in light clothing stands at the left edge. Cardboard boxes and crates are stacked near the left door.2012-05-11September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph inside a pillared hall with cream arches and a polished marble floor, where people are moving furniture and equipment. In the foreground a smiling man in an all-white shirt and trousers, with a wooden-bead mala around his neck, carries a large silver-grey metal frame tilted at an angle. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a grey patterned top also move items, and a woman in an orange sari and others in white clothing are visible in the background. Stacked metal containers stand at left, and a corrugated roof with painted columns frames the upper space. The setting appears to be preparation of an ashram hall, with no visible a person candidate clearly identifiable by appearance.2012-05-11A photograph taken indoors in a cluttered room with a tiled floor. Two men bend over a large brass vessel placed on the floor, one in a dark blue shirt with dark hair and the other in a white t-shirt with a faded red drawing and grey trousers, barefoot. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands near a table stacked with books, folders and small containers. Shelves hold brass lamps with ornate bases, cardboard boxes and papers. The scene suggests ashram cleaning or maintenance work rather than a formal ritual. No one visible is identifiable as the a person.2012-05-11Interior of a bright hall with a polished marble floor and large windows. Two men walk across the floor: on the left a man in white dhoti with a maroon border and a gold necklace carries a small brass vessel or plate; beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe, bare-chested, walks barefoot. Behind them, glass-fronted wooden enclosures hold deity murtis: a central gold-bordered shrine with a deity figure and garlands, and at right a gold peacock-shaped vahana seat with a deity figure draped in colourful garlands. A tall decorative banner hangs at upper left.2010-11-24September 11 20122012-09-11May 11 20122012-05-11A photograph inside a white temple hall with pillars and a shiny floor. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with yellow shawl, rudraksha mala, and glasses stands behind a blue table serving yellow rice from a steel bowl onto small leaf plates; a stack of leaf plates sits on the table. Beside him a man in white with a yellow shawl stands with his hand on a green chair. A woman in an orange-and-red sari and yellow head covering walks past. In the background a framed portrait with flower garlands sits on a decorated altar, and a few devotees are seated or standing near the pillars. Ceiling lights, a bell, and a ceiling fan are visible.2010-01-14September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph inside a large hall with a patterned painted ceiling and black pillars draped with flower garlands. A barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes, a matching orange turban and a red rudraksha mala walks centrally with hands joined in front, appearing to be a sannyasi in procession. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry offering trays of fruit and flowers. A man in white dhoti with a white cloth over his shoulder stands at right beside yellow metal barricades with red signs. Devotees line the background behind the barriers.2010-01-13A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof and a concrete floor lined with woven mats along both sides. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass tray with offerings and walks barefoot down the central aisle. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron robe, bare-chested with a saffron wrap, walks barefoot. Behind them, figures in orange and saffron robes and a woman in a blue sari follow. Colourful painted pillars with floral and bird designs frame the hall, and a green-draped altar with decorations stands at right. Several other people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.2009-07-08