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A photograph of a long line of people queuing at a book or literature stall in a covered corridor with a red canopy overhead. In the foreground, men and women in white and pale clothes stand with their backs partly turned, and several people hold open booklets. Stacks of printed books and pamphlets cover the counter, and volunteers in white saris and white shirts with red borders attend the table. A man in a green t-shirt and white dhoti stands centre, reading a booklet. Fluorescent lights line the ceiling and white pillars frame the hall.

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A busy book and literature stall at the Kalpataru Convention in Mysore, Karnataka, under a covered colonnade with white pillars. Many attendees in white clothing crowd the long table, flipping through booklets and handling printed materials, while a young woman in a white sari with a plait stands at right. A man in a grey kurta holds a pamphlet at centre, and a woman in a pink top browses. Stacks of brochures, paperback books with a saffron-robed portrait cover, and an orange rudraksha mala lie on the table. Red plastic chairs sit at the right edge.2009-02-22Crowded indoor event in a colonnaded hall with whitewashed pillars, where a dense crowd of attendees gathers around long tables stacked with books, booklets, and CDs. Several people wear white clothes and identity lanyards with badges. A man in a white shirt with a beaded mala and lanyard leans over the table, while a woman in a white sari and an orange-clad person browse the merchandise. Red plastic chairs line the right side near a wooden cabinet.2009-02-22A large crowd fills a spacious indoor hall with steel columns and a banner-decorated stage in the background. Many people in white clothes stand and sit at long tables stacked with booklets, DVDs and printed materials, which devotees are picking up and browsing. Men and women in white shirts, sarees and salwar kameez crowd the foreground, some wearing garlands and gold necklaces. The scene suggests a Kalpataru programme event with a book and media stall. Many people are visible, though exact numbers are hard to count.2010-02-14A photograph of a book stall inside a white-and-grey tented hall with red drapes along the top edge. Long tables are stacked with rows of paperback and hardcover books with orange, red and brown covers. Women in white saris and white outfits, several with long plaited hair, stand behind the tables handling books and papers. Men in white shirts, a checked blue shirt and a light-coloured shirt browse and talk near the tables, and one man in a white shirt holds up a sheet of paper. A small child sits at the right edge of the table. A framed portrait hangs on the back wall, but its subject is too small and indistinct to describe.2010-01-09February 22 2009- Kalpataru Convention at Mysore Karnataka2009-02-22A tented book stall at an event, with a white canopy and red-and-gold draped valance. Many men and women in white ritual-style clothes stand and browse stacks of books and magazines laid out on long white-covered tables. A young man in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits on a white plastic chair at the right end of the table, facing the crowd. Empty cardboard boxes sit on the green mat in the foreground, and red plastic chairs line the right edge. No one is identifiable as a person from the visible appearance, and the scene shows only devotees and attendees at the book counter.2006-11-26A book stall under a white tent with red and gold draped valances. Long white tables are stacked with hardcover books and DVD-style cases, and a row of people in white and cream clothing browse and handle the items. In the foreground a man in a cream shirt leans over the table and opens a book, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside him. At the right a seated man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits behind the table and watches the browsers. Several visible people are standing in the scene.2006-11-26July 25 20092009-07-25A crowded indoor event hall at a person Spurana programme, with many people in white clothes milling around stalls. In the foreground a woman in a green sari and a woman in a cream and yellow sari lean over a table stacked with CDs and booklets with coloured covers. A young man in white with a flowing orange shawl stands at right, looking toward the table. Men in white shirts, some wearing beaded necklaces, stand among the crowd, and banners hang on the back wall.2007-12-14A crowded indoor hall at a large event where many people in white and pale shirts press around a long counter piled with books, CDs, beaded malas and framed printed pictures. Several people hold up cash or bills toward vendors, and a few women wear red bindi and gold jewellery. A bald young man in white stands near the centre of the counter. Behind the crowd, banners and display booths line the hall, and tall ornamental pillars rise toward the roof.2010-02-14September 13 20092009-09-13 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20092009-09-11 +1 copies