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A photograph inside a covered hall decorated with hanging strings of leaf-shaped green and white ornaments, with steel railings lining a concrete walkway. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the foremost carries a small silver vessel and wears a rudraksha mala, and another saffron-clad monk wears an orange turban. Men in white dhotis and devotees stand along the right, beside red-draped altars and tall decorated pillars. Visible figures: about six to eight people.

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December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, strung with white paper bird decorations and fluorescent lights. A person in an orange saffron robe and orange headwrap wearing a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a metal railing, with hands folded. Behind, orange-robed attendants walk in a line; one at right in an orange dhoti and shawl carries a brass kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Men in white dhotis and dark suits follow along the railing. Framed photographs and banners line the walls.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph inside a covered walkway decorated with paper streamers and painted pillars. At centre, a smiling figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long multi-coloured flower garland, walking barefoot along a metal-railed path. A bearded man on the left wears an orange robe, a gold necklace and an orange shawl. Beside the centre figure, another person in orange walks. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow and red shawls and men in white dhotis and kurtas follow. An ornate canopy or deity shrine glows at the far end of the hall.2009-12-23A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with green leaf garlands and a decorated pillar in red, yellow and blue. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk down a central aisle lined with stainless steel railings; the foremost wears an orange shawl and a bead necklace, while the second, behind him, wears an orange robe and a red-orange headpiece. Along the sides, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a woman in a green sari and a child in white are visible among the devotees. Banana plant stalks flank the walkway. a person: the foremost saffron-robed man wears an orange shawl and bead mala, consistent with a sannyasi presence, though the appearance is only partially clear.2009-12-20August 10 20102010-08-10Inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof decorated with hanging green leaf strings, a row of deity murtis on red-draped stands stands on the left, adorned with flower garlands. Near the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers also joins his hands, while a bearded man in long flowing saffron robes with a dark-maroon border and long hair stands in the foreground. Several men in white shirts stand along the right side near a metal railing, and a glowing shrine decorated with garlands is visible at the back.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated metal roof and paper star decorations hanging from the beams, with striped pillars at the sides. A man in a saffron wrap and orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, walks in the foreground and looks to his left. Behind him, several figures in orange robes walk toward an entrance, and a man in orange with a garland carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on it. Other people in white and dark suits stand along the walls, and a statue with floral garlands sits at the right edge. a person is the saffron-wrapped man with the turban and long mala in the foreground; the identification rests on these appearance cues alone.2008-12-30A procession moves down a covered hall with a metal railing and a mat-covered floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks forward, smiling, with a long-haired companion in orange beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls carry ornate umbrella-like canopies (chhatras) in red, orange and teal with white bird motifs. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric line the hall, and framed portraits hang on the left wall.2009-11-19A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with strings of green leaves and bunting-like decorations on the rafters. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks along a steel-railed walkway, smiling and holding his hands together. A man in a white shirt walks beside him, and several people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand or walk behind. Tall striped decorative poles stand at the sides, and a blue sign with Kannada text hangs on the left wall. a person appears as the orange-robed, turbaned man with a rudraksha mala, walking in procession-like fashion.2008-12-30