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A narrow shop interior lined with shelves of CDs, DVDs and printed booklets in brightly coloured cases. Roughly a dozen men in plain white shirts and white dhotis crowd the aisle, several browsing the racks, one holding a small booklet and another leaning over a shelf with a phone in hand. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads and one wears a lanyard. On the right wall, a framed portrait of an older man in a white turban is displayed above a sign reading NEW RELEASES. The walls are light grey and the ceiling is partly exposed metal framing.

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A photograph inside a narrow, newly built shop or library corridor with grey walls and wooden display racks holding rows of DVDs, CDs and framed items. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers browse the racks, several with lanyard ID badges; one at right in a white shirt holds a mobile phone and looks at a disc. A printed sign reading NEW RELEASES hangs on the right rack, beside a framed portrait of a bearded, turbaned man with white hair. Ceiling fans and a few potted plants line the space.2007-05-04A narrow bookshop or media store with grey concrete walls and shelves of CDs, DVDs and booklets displayed on both sides, many with framed portrait covers in warm reds and oranges. Several men in plain white shirts stand in a line browsing the shelves, one holding a booklet and another writing notes. A sign reads NEW RELEASES near a cutout portrait of an elderly bearded man in a light head covering. A portrait hangs at the far end of the room, and a security camera is mounted on the right wall. Ceiling ducts and fluorescent tubes run overhead.2007-05-04A photograph of men browsing a narrow corridor lined with angled display shelves full of DVDs and CDs. Several men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; one wears a grey shirt and another a white shawl. Some have visible name badges on lanyards. Barred windows line the left wall, a framed picture hangs at the far end and a small framed image hangs on the right wall. Several people are facing or walking away from the camera, and the foreground men are partly cut off at the frame edges. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image.2007-05-04A photograph of a narrow, whitewashed hall lined with glass display shelves of CDs and DVDs with framed cover art. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and browse the shelves, one man in the foreground wears a white shirt with his arms folded. At the far end, a framed painting of a deity with a crown and a red background hangs on the wall beside a small flower arrangement. Overhead is a ceiling with metal-framed panels and tube lighting. Roughly a dozen people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2007-05-04Photo of a book and CD sales stall with shelves of books and discs. Four men with their backs to the camera, wearing white shirts and white trousers, browse the display, and a woman in a white kurta stands among them. A framed portrait of a woman in an orange saree with a white shawl hangs on the back wall above a rack. Several men at the front-right hold a red item. Right-side racks show magazines with saffron-clad figures on covers. Cardboard boxes sit on the floor at both edges.2007-05-04January 31 20072007-01-31A photograph of men browsing a dimly lit shop with wooden display shelves stacked with books, CDs and framed items. In the foreground a man with a short moustache and a white forehead mark looks toward the camera, wearing a white shirt. Behind him men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt examine the shelves, one holding an item. On the back wall hangs a framed portrait of a woman in a flowing orange and cream garment against a draped backdrop. A small framed picture is mounted on the grey block wall at right.2007-05-04December 14 20072007-12-14Crowded interior of a book fair stall with white ceiling, fluorescent tube lights and a cardboard box on the ceiling. Dense crowd of shoppers browses blue-framed metal shelves stacked with books, CDs and DVDs. Foreground figures include a man in a yellow shirt, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a red blouse with a blue bag, and an older woman in grey. A uniformed police officer stands among them. Shelves on the right hold boxed DVDs and framed prints. The crowd fills the aisle, with more visitors and stalls visible in the background.2009-01-17 +1 copiesA group walks through a long barrel-vaulted hall lined with wooden bookshelves stocked with books, DVDs and printed materials, with glass cabinets and a yellow-walled alcove at the far end. In the foreground, a man in white ritual clothing and a shaved head walks at the left, followed by several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, one with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned necklace. Other devotees in orange and brown clothing follow along the aisle, and figures in white stand near the right-hand shelves. Small decorative items such as brass elephants and figurines sit on a lower shelf at the left.2009-12-30A long white-draped table in a hall is stacked with rows of printed booklets and CDs with dark and orange covers. Seated behind it are volunteers in white shirts and white clothing, some wearing wristwatches, one man holding a small plastic bottle. A woman in a yellow saree stands at the far left near a pillar, and a framed picture sits on the table at the back. Behind the table, more people in white sit in a row of plastic chairs.2010-02-14December 13 20072007-12-13