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A photograph of a small mobile bookstall or kiosk with silver perforated metal shelves stacked with booklets, magazines and CDs. Covers show smiling portraits of a figure with a white turban and saffron clothing. Some framed portraits hang at the top. Rudraksha malas hang on a rack at the front counter, and a small CRT television on the left displays Tamil text. No people are visible in the scene.

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Interior of a small shop or van stall lined with shelves of DVD and book covers featuring portraits of a man with long dark hair, wearing a yellow or cream turban and white clothing. A small CRT television sits on a shelf at upper left showing a figure, and a stereo amplifier is on a lower shelf. Top right shelves display rows of disc covers with men in yellow turbans and white kurtas, and lower right shelves hold more discs and booklets. Glass-fronted cases with a green counter at lower left hold more printed material. The covers appear to be photographs of a man in a turban and white clothing, depicted on the merchandise rather than present in the room, with no physical people visible.2008-04-19Interior of a converted bus used as a mobile bookstall, with shelves lining both walls stocked with framed portraits, printed calendars, booklets and CDs. A small CRT television is mounted at the front on the right, a fan hangs from the ceiling, and a blue counter in the foreground displays stacks of books and an empty cardboard box. A green garland hangs above the entrance. The shelves show many devotional portraits of saffron-robed figures with long hair, though none are identifiable here.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Interior of a mobile bookshop bus fitted with white metal shelving lined with books, DVDs and booklets along both side walls. A blue ceiling fan hangs near a black curtained arch, and a small television sits on a shelf at the back. Glass-topped counters at the front display stacks of books and CDs. A garland of flowers hangs from the ceiling, and a small framed picture and a sound amplifier sit on the back shelf. No people are visible.2008-04-19Side view of a white bus converted into a mobile bookshop, with large glass windows showing shelves stocked with books, DVDs and framed prints. Along its lower body runs a maroon band of glossy book and DVD covers, many showing saffron-robed figures with ash markings and wrapped headwear, and a yellow lettered panel. A group of people in colourful clothes stands on the dusty ground at left, and a traditional tiled-roof building with bunting appears behind. Prints of the book covers are visible through the glass.2008-04-19Interior photograph of a glass-fronted retail display shelving stacked with cassette tapes and CD cases in tiered rows. Covers show portraits of a bearded man in white or orange head wraps, a long-haired man in white, and smiling figures in orange. Red and white price-style signs read ACD - TAMIL DISCOURSE. Small boxed items fill the lower shelves. No people are visible in the room; a dark doorway and a wooden bench appear at right.2007-10-23A photograph of the interior of a small metal-framed stall or kiosk at night. Shelves on the right hold rows of books and CDs with dark covers bearing black-and-white portrait photos. A small silver CRT television on a shelf screen shows Tamil-script text in white on a dark background. A mango sits on a lower shelf beside a cassette or CD player, and a brown suitcase and rudraksha-style beaded mala lie on the counter. A single person in orange clothing is faintly visible at the back of the stall, partly obscured. Overhead strip lights illuminate the scene.2008-05-10A photograph of a narrow retail shop lined with glass-fronted display cabinets and sloped shelves holding rows of CDs and DVD cases in blue, red, green and purple sleeves. Several cases show a bearded figure in a white turban and orange-brown robes on their covers. Handwritten red-and-white labels read ACD - TAMIL DISCOURSE and TAMIL DISCOURSE. Small figurines, brass items and a few framed pictures sit in cabinets along the right wall, and a framed portrait hangs at the far end. Hanging decorative lamps and a striped cloth appear overhead and at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-08-26Interior of a bookshop or merchandise shop with angled glass display cabinets lining a grey-walled corridor. The shelves hold rows of CD and DVD cases, many showing portraits of a saffron-robed, turbaned man, along with small statues and figurines in the far cabinets. Paper signs read BOOKS - TAMIL and ACD - TAMIL DISCOURSE. No people are visible in the shop.2007-08-26A retail display of books and DVD cases arranged on tiered glass-fronted shelves in a shop. Covers show portrait photographs of a smiling man in a yellow or orange turban and robes, and of a woman with dark hair and a red bindi, alongside landscape and floral images. Many spines and covers carry Tamil-script titles, and some show a white-bearded elder in a blue jacket. No people are physically present in the scene.2007-02-05A narrow indoor gallery aisle with tall cream display racks holding rows of printed booklets, magazines and pamphlets behind glass shelves. Many covers show portraits of a man with a bindi, and one with an orange turban, but these are printed images, not physical people. A few small framed items hang on the far wall, and a corridor recedes into the distance with a figure faintly visible at the end. Overhead, round decorative plates are mounted along the ceiling. The top-left shelf displays dark red covers and the lower shelves hold teal booklets.2007-08-26April 19 20082008-04-19