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A photograph of a doorway in a plain concrete room with a wall fan and wall-mounted electrical box. A person in orange robes with a gold-tone chain and a large white and red flower garland stands at centre, palms pressed together in namaste and smiling. Behind the doorway, a decorated interior with marigold garland and colourful hanging cloth is visible. To the right, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a dark bead necklace stands beside an attendant in orange and white. Several other people stand in the background.

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A photograph taken inside a plain whitewashed building through an open doorway. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and a light garland of beads around his neck, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him a few people in white dhotis and white saris follow, and a colourful ornate umbrella or canopy is visible outside the doorway. Fluorescent light fixtures and metal scaffolding frame the room.2006-12-23December 25 20072007-12-25A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark swept-back hair, walks with palms pressed together in namaste through a doorway. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine strands interspersed with yellow, green and red flowers, and a red-and-white thread on his wrist. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls surround him, some also with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari stands behind him. The blue-walled hall has pillars with white and yellow bands. a person: the man in the orange robe and flower garland with long hair is the honoured guest being welcomed, with the group in white and orange as devotees and attendants.2006-09-23July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph taken indoors in a home entryway with pink walls, a dark tiled floor, and a dark leather armchair at left. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left with hands pressed together, a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. A central figure in saffron-orange robes walks through an open wooden door, wearing a long white flower garland, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and beads, long swept-back dark hair, and bare feet, and waves with his right hand. Behind him, another person in orange robes follows through the doorway, and a string of colourful garlands hangs in the room beyond. A framed picture of a waterfall hangs on the wall at upper right.2010-01-09A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands in an orange saffron robe, wearing a long garland of white flowers alternating with red and green leaves, and a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. He walks through a doorway in a temple setting. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds the door handle, and several people in white ritual clothes, including one wearing a yellow-trimmed white dhoti, move past under striped red-and-white awning and hanging floral decorations.2006-12-29A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like building where a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment and matching shawl stands barefoot with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back. On either side, men in white kurta and dhoti attire stand near him, and a woman in a sari with folded hands stands at the right edge. Behind them, children in white and a girl in a blue sari are visible, with a colourful decorated chariot or ratha with red and yellow canopy in the upper background.2006-12-29January 01 20082008-01-01September 15 20092009-09-15December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a doorway procession inside a decorated hall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland with a gold necklace, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes walks, and to the right a man in orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts with lanyards and a man in white with a red shawl follow. On the left, women in white saris with folded hands line the rail, and banana leaves and palm fronds decorate the archway, with coconut-palm foliage visible outside. Some devotees wear white clothing.2010-02-12A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a framed portrait on the upper right wall. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe, wearing a thick red-and-orange flower garland and a multi-strand ornate gold necklace, stands at the centre and walks forward. Behind him, a second man in an orange robe with a dark sash and rudraksha mala walks alongside. An elderly man in white clothes stands at left, and women in white and cream saris stand on the right, one with hands pressed together in greeting. A camera operator with a video camera is at the far right edge.2010-01-22