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January 03 2008

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January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses hosts a seated gathering of roughly a hundred people dressed mostly in white with orange shawls. Several people in front sit on mats on the concrete floor, while a woman in saffron/orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a raised white-draped platform at the right, facing a seated devotee in white with an orange shawl who sits close beside her. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the floor at left, and tall decorative pillars painted with red, yellow and blue motifs stand along the walls. A wall sign shows partial text and framed photographs line the left side.2007-08-08January 03 20082008-01-03February 12 20082008-02-12A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, hung with tall cloth banners patterned in red, blue and white. Well over a hundred people sit on mats across the floor, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange shawls. In the right foreground, a seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a low white-covered platform beside a small wooden stand, while a woman in white and orange kneels nearby. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the floor at left. A wall fan and speaker are mounted on the right wall.2007-08-08January 03 20082008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange scarves hold brass ritual implements, including a handbell and a ladle-like lamp or ritual vessel. Behind them, rows of seated children and young adults in white clothes sit on mats, several with brass bowls and vessels in front of them, and a wooden stand stands to the left. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling. The scene resembles a group devotional or puja performance.2007-09-21October 16 20072007-10-16A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tubes, where a seated audience of many people in white clothing sits on woven mats. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl raises a brass lamp-like vessel with both arms beside a second man in white holding a similar object. Brass bells and small brass vessels sit on the mats, and a large steel pot stands at the left edge. Two hanging cloth banners with bird and floral motifs hang from the ceiling. Several children in white with rudraksha-style beads sit in the front rows.2007-09-21October 13 20072007-10-13