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A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a dark polished floor and a brown-framed window. In the centre stands a long dark wooden bed with turned spindle railings and carved headboard, and a man in white clothes leans over its railing. Beside him a man in white dhoti and saffron-orange shawl bends toward the bed. On the right, two men stand in white dhotis with saffron-orange shawls; one holds a long spear-like staff and the other a long rod and a dark bag. A red decorative border runs along the top of the wall. a person is not clearly visible; the figures are attendants and visitors.

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A photograph of a bare, whitewashed room with a dark polished floor and a window with wooden shutters. In the centre is a large carved wooden bed or cot with turned balusters, and a figure in white is bent low at its side, with orange cloths or offerings near the frame. Behind them stand several men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one holding a long spear-like staff at the right edge. A small bird-shaped emblem appears at the upper left. No one is clearly identified as a person; the figures are referred to by role only, as devotees and attendants in white and orange.2006-11-09Interior photograph of an old wooden-ceilinged palace hall with white walls, a red-patterned border, and a hanging glass lamp. Several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk along a polished dark floor past a carved wooden railing bench. Two long spears stand upright against the wall near the doorway, and one man carries a black bag. Five to six people are visible, mostly walking in a line toward the doorway.2006-11-10Photograph inside a wooden-ceilinged hall with white walls and a red painted border along the top. A brass-and-glass hanging lamp hangs from the ceiling. A carved dark wooden bench with turned spindle railings stands in the foreground on a dark floor. Several people in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls walk toward a doorway, and two crossed ceremonial spears are mounted on the walls. One person in the group carries a dark luggage bag. The group appears to be a sannyasi-style entourage moving through the building.2006-11-09Interior of a wooden palace hall in Kerala, with a large red-and-gold carved wooden structure in the foreground, a pitched roof with ornate carved panels, and turned red pillars with spindle-shaped balusters. Several people walk past it: a man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white clothing and carries a cloth bag, followed by others in white with orange shawls, and a woman in white stands behind the structure. Wooden lattice screens and a carved wooden wall frame the hall.2006-11-10A photograph inside a wooden hall showing a red-painted, ornately turned wooden palanquin or pavilion-style structure with a tiled roof and decorative carved gold-toned trim. Several men walk past it in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls; the foremost man carries a cloth bag. Behind the structure a woman in a white outfit stands near the railing. Lattice windows and a whitewashed wall are visible at the sides. A copyright credit and source line appear at the lower right of the image.2006-11-09A photograph of a red and gold wooden palanquin-style canopy structure with turned balusters, a carved and gilded overhead roof, and a raised wooden platform on a dark floor inside an interior hall. Several people stand at the left: a woman in a white sari with a shoulder bag, and two figures in white clothing with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one with a head covering. Carved dark wood panelling and shuttered windows fill the background.2006-11-09A photograph inside a wooden palace hall showing an ornate red-and-gold wooden palanquin or throne canopy with turned pillars, carved spindle railings and a painted roof. Beside it, several people in white and saffron-orange shawls stand on a dark polished floor; a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the left holding a white handbag. Carved wooden screens and windows line the background.2006-11-10Photograph inside a hall of devotees in orange and white ritual clothing preparing a golden throne-like structure with red cushions, set within open wooden frames. Several men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis with yellow shawls stand and kneel near the gilded seat and a golden deity or ornamental figure. Orange mats and a purple-and-white patterned cloth lie on the floor, and a projection screen hangs at the top left. The setting suggests preparation for a puja or darshan.2010-01-03November 09 20062006-11-09A photograph of an indoor meditation hall with a blue-painted wooden beamed ceiling, white walls and a decorative border, and a dark stone-tiled floor. In the left foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged, facing the room, with hands resting in the lap; the front of the figure is visible, and the appearance is consistent with a saffron-clad teacher, though not conclusive. Beside and behind him, several people in white clothing sit on the floor, including a woman in white and a man in white. A man in pale blue-grey clothes sits on a wooden stool near a green door, and a man in a light green shirt stands near the back. On the right, a person sits behind a low wooden railing beside a bed draped with a patterned cloth with tassels.2004-05-09Inside a small room with white walls and framed portraits of saints in orange robes along the top wall, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands with hands folded in reverence beside a glass-fronted shrine. Inside the shrine a figure in orange lies reclining on a pink bed, with a garland of orange and yellow flowers framing the arch and rose petals scattered on the wooden base. Another man in orange clothing stands at the right edge with hands joined, and a partially visible person in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests darshan at a memorial shrine.2010-01-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a wooden floor. A man seen from behind in an orange turban and orange robe stands looking at a glass-fronted wooden casket with carved arched top, garlanded with green leaves and orange and yellow flowers. Inside the casket lies a painted or printed figure of a reclining saint in orange robes. Rose petals and marigold petals are strewn on the wooden table beneath. Framed pictures line the upper wall, and a pink flower arrangement stands in a vase by a barred window. A second person's head and orange garment appear at the right edge.2010-01-28