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Photograph of a sarvadarshan-style blessing line in a covered hall with a metal truss roof and fluorescent tubes. A long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe reaches out to touch the head of a devotee, while beside him a second man in orange robes with maroon borders holds a brass tray of folded papers. A bald man in a yellow garment stands behind them. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, line metal railings; a woman in pink wears a white head cover and a small child is visible in the crowd. Colourful striped banners hang at the left.

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A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses. Two saffron-clad men with long dark hair walk along a narrow aisle lined by a metal railing. The man in front, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, reaches toward a child and hands out folded white papers. The man behind, in an orange robe with red borders, carries an orange tray heaped with folded papers. Devotees on both sides press their palms together in anjali and reach forward, some in saris and gold bangles. Decorative red, green and white banners hang on the left.2009-12-09A photograph inside a long metal-framed hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand in the centre aisle. The taller monastic, with long dark hair, places a hand on the head of a woman in a pale green and white sari, while the monastic in front holds a tray of offerings, possibly kumkum or flower petals. Devotees with folded hands stand behind metal railings on both sides, many men in white shirts and dhotis. Striped decorated pillars line the hall edge.2009-12-18A photograph of an event hall with a metal-railed walkway lined by many people, mostly women in sarees, with hands pressed together in greeting. A central figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his hand on a devotee's head while handing out folded papers from an orange tray. A younger attendant in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right holding the tray and wearing a rudraksha mala. Bamboo-leaf festoons hang from the metal roof above, and painted pillars with floral and bird motifs stand at left. Several people in the foreground are shown from behind or in profile.2009-12-02Photograph of a temple corridor lined with steel railings and a canopy roof, with a crowd of devotees on both sides, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe and gestures toward the crowd while another man in an orange robe with maroon borders carries an orange tray holding folded papers and fruit. Behind them stands a gilded arched shrine containing a deity murti with a garland of flowers, and red and orange drapes frame the entrance. Printed copyright text is visible at the bottom and top right edges. Visible ritual context suggests a darshan procession.2009-12-16A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless saffron garment extends his right hand over the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a tray of papers in his left hand. A second saffron-robed attendant with short hair stands beside him holding a folded orange cloth and a tray. Behind a steel railing, a line of devotees in white shirts and dark trousers stands with palms pressed together. Behind them stand a moustached man and an older woman in white. On the right, a richly decorated deity murti in pink and gold with a trident, garlands of yellow and orange flowers, and a red canopy forms the backdrop. Red curtains and carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2009-12-18December 05 20092009-12-05Photo of a devotional line in a covered hall, with a crowd of devotees on both sides behind metal railings reaching out with raised hands and folded palms. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the aisle; the taller one in front, with long swept-back hair and a white tilak, holds out a white bag and papers while the other, in orange with a red-bordered dhoti, extends a hand toward a devotee. Behind them is a golden-framed shrine with a deity murti showing a seated figure and a consort in red. Several devotees wear white and saffron clothes, and one woman in a green sari holds a paper.2009-12-20A photograph of a Hindu ritual setting under a tented canopy with a temple shrine behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, rudraksha malas and a bead necklace, and extends his right hand toward devotees pressing palms together at a metal railing on the left. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron holds a brass tray with a golden ritual vessel draped in orange cloth. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with white forehead markings stands with hands folded, and a woman in a green sari with a red shawl and glasses also stands with palms joined. Several male devotees in white and checked shirts crowd the railing. Behind them a red and gold shrine with decorative arch.2010-09-18Photo of a temple hall where a devotee in saffron-orange robes, with short dark hair and a red bindi, stands at the centre placing a hand on the head of a person in front. A second saffron-robed attendant holds a wooden tray or box, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them. Metal barricade rails line both sides, and devotees in white and colourful clothes stand with palms pressed together. Behind them, a deity murti pair in white and gold is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers under an ornate arch with red background. The scene looks like darshan or blessing in a temple.2009-12-13A crowd of devotees in white clothes stands behind metal barricades under a tent canopy. In the centre, two saffron-robed figures walk forward, one in orange garments and one in a darker orange robe, with a shaved-head monk-like figure among them. The figures are surrounded by people with hands folded in anjali, and a red and gold deity or altar setting is visible in the background.2010-09-13January 31 20102010-01-31September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copies