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A photograph of a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor and corrugated ceiling. In the foreground a barefoot man in orange robes walks across the room, carrying nothing visible, with his back mostly turned to the camera. Beside him a bearded older man in white dhoti and orange shawl walks in the same direction, and a third man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near a doorway on the left. A covered metal urn with red cloth sits at the lower left. Two tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with bird motifs and orange bases stand against the wall. Framed pictures hang on the back wall, and a whiteboard with handwritten text is mounted to the right. Three people are visible.

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Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. A barefoot man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl walks forward past a red-and-gold draped covered vessel placed on the floor. Behind him stands another man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl. Beyond them an orange curtain hangs across an open doorway to a dim inner shrine with a lamp and small altar. Against the back wall, a decorated pillar with geometric patterns stands beside a doorway, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall at right.2007-12-07A photograph in a bare hall with white block walls and a light wooden floor. In the centre a person in a sleeveless orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali, head bowed. Behind, at an open orange door, a man in white clothes and a man in orange robes stand near the entrance. To the right is a white projection screen on a metal stand and a wooden cabinet. Two physical people are visible in the hall, and a third in the doorway. The distinctive long-haired orange-robed cues for a person candidate are not clearly established here, so identity is uncertain.2010-08-08A photograph inside a large white tent-roofed hall with a polished concrete floor marked by yellow lines. Several people walk in procession: in the foreground a young man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot, followed by a man in white clothes, then a figure in orange robes and another in white holding a large round fan-like umbrella with orange and red tassels. Tall decorated cloth pillars in red, blue and yellow stand overhead, and framed portraits of a woman in red are mounted on the wall behind. A large brass Nataraja-style dancing deity murti stands against a dark green backdrop, and a few other people in white are visible in the background.2006-11-21A photograph of an indoor hall with a concrete floor and corrugated roof, where several men stand in a semicircle near a low mat laid with brass vessels, flowers and a red-and-orange cloth. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-tinted garlands stand at the left, near a doorway. At centre, a man in a plain white robe, a dark blue cap, a red-and-gold shawl and a marigold garland stands with hands clasped. To his left, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe and white dhoti stands with hands folded. On the right, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe and dhoti stands facing the group. Tall painted pillars decorated with floral and geometric designs in yellow, red, blue and orange stand behind them, and a brass plate hangs on the wall.2010-09-27A photograph of a ritual procession walking through a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange pennants strung across it. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with bare feet carries an ornate golden frame holding a small deity murti. Beside him, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a brass tray with flowers. Behind them, people in white clothes and women in white saris play drums and stand in devotion. On the right, a uniformed attendant in a red-and-white checked shawl holds a staff. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth line the walls, and a framed photograph hangs on the right wall.2007-12-23July 13 20092009-07-13Indoor photograph of a white-walled hall with a tiled staircase at left and an open doorway showing trees and a dirt yard outside. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head covering, a long orange sash and layered gold necklaces stands in the doorway with his hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him, a second person in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands with folded hands. At right, a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl bows low with palms joined, white markings on his arms and forehead, beside a black stand-mounted speaker or microphone.2011-10-08A photograph of a hall with a striped runner and colourful patterned pillars. Several people walk toward the camera. In the centre, an elderly man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a brown shawl and a red-brown turban walks beside a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange wrap and bare feet. Behind them a man in white clothes carries a red and gold ceremonial plate with fringe. Other people in white and orange stand along the right wall near a white cloth-covered table.2006-11-21August 09 20072007-08-09February 11 20072007-02-11A photograph inside a large white tent hung with colourful striped cloth pillars. Three saffron-robed sannyasis walk across a concrete floor marked with yellow lines. The central figure wears an orange turban, a crown-like wrap and a long rudraksha mala, and his hands are folded. Beside him walks a shaved-headed elder in pale peach robes and sandals. The right figure wears an orange robe and a beaded mala. On the left, a man in white trousers and a cream jacket stands near a table. Behind them, a saffron-clad figure sits on a raised red dais, and a banner is visible on the right wall.2007-12-30July 22 20102010-07-22