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A whitewashed building with a gabled roof and a folding metal shutter door stands behind a short flight of stone steps edged with red and white painted posts. Beside the doorway hangs a large printed portrait of a smiling figure wearing an orange turban with a red tilak, orange robes and beaded malas around the neck. Several pairs of slippers are left at the foot of the steps on bare earth, and the sky is overcast.

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A white-washed hall with a pitched roof, barred metal shutter doors and ventilation blocks under a grey overcast sky. A stone step stair leads up to the doors, and the low wall beside it is striped in red and white. Mounted on the right wall is a large framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red and white mala, shown in a three-quarter profile. The scene is empty of people.2007-07-03A white-washed concrete building under an overcast sky, with a red-and-white striped boundary wall at its base and a set of concrete steps leading up to closed folding metal shutters. Scattered footwear lies on the dirt ground near the steps. A large printed portrait is mounted on the right side of the wall, showing a smiling figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron head covering and orange robes, in profile. The portrait is a printed depiction on a wall, not a physical person present in the scene. No people are visible in the photograph.2007-07-03Outdoor photo of a procession at a white-walled covered venue with a tent-style roof. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the foreground on dirt ground, one carrying a staff, followed by people in white uniform-style clothes. Large banner portraits on the walls show a man with a saffron/orange turban and orange garments, and a round portrait medallion sits above the roof. A crowd in white and light clothing stands on stepped platforms and steps at the venue, with red-and-white striped wall bands below. Clear blue sky above.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Evening scene at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls edged in red. Large banners of a saffron-robed, turbaned figure flank the structure, and a circular portrait hangs at the top. A woman in an orange sari and orange shawl walks down the front steps with a solemn expression, while white-clad devotees follow and stand around the steps, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man in an orange vest and white dhoti stands at the left edge. Oil lamps glow inside the pavilion behind them.2007-02-25Outdoor photo of a white tented pavilion with a stepped white platform and a crowd of devotees, many dressed in white and cream clothing, some in colourful saris. Two large banners flank the stage, each showing a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, with red-and-white striped borders beneath. A round portrait is mounted on the tent roof. In the foreground, several white-clad men and women walk down the steps and across dusty ground, some wearing lanyards. The scene suggests a procession or gathering. Two identifiable banner portraits depict a figure in saffron, with the rest of the people shown in plain white attire.2007-02-24A photograph of devotees walking in procession along a dusty open ground toward a white-walled tented pavilion with a stepped entrance. Two large printed portraits flank the wall: one labelled with a readable caption is not visible, but both show a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garments with a rudraksha-style cord. Women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk down the steps, a woman in a teal sari and a girl in a pink dress are nearby, and a circular illuminated portrait hangs above the tent. Several standing people stand on the steps behind them.2007-02-24October 08 20072007-10-08A white-washed temple building with a steep gabled roof and a wide open doorway, its yellow lattice shutters folded back. Red-and-white striped railings and steps lead up to the entrance. On the steps, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit or stand, while others walk along the path. A man in an orange robe sits inside the doorway beside a seated figure in white clothes, and a lamp-lit altar area is visible within. A tree and a tall pole stand behind the building under a pale evening sky.2007-10-08July 03 20072007-07-03February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a white-washed, single-storey building with a gabled roof and ventilation louvres, set on bare reddish earth under an overcast dusk sky. Palm and tree foliage stand at the right edge. A low white wall with red and white vertical stripes runs along the front. On the left wall hangs a large printed portrait banner of a figure in an orange head wrap and orange clothing, with long dark hair visible at the shoulder; the portrait is a depiction and the figure is not a physical person in the scene. No people are present.2007-07-03