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A photograph of a hall with a corrugated roof decorated with hanging leaf strands and a banana plant at left. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban stands with hands joined in greeting, facing a tall covered silver-and-yellow vessel on the concrete floor. Around them, about a dozen men and women stand; a woman in a green sari with a gold border stands at left, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with folded hands stands near the centre, and two more figures in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand to the right. Another man in a white shirt stands at far right. Walls display framed pictures and a colourful painted pillar is visible at right.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual space with a whitewashed wall, corrugated roof, and hanging green leaf and banana decorations. In the centre a standing figure in orange robes and an orange turban presses palms together in prayer beside a tall silver-and-gold kalasha wrapped in a yellow cloth with a red border. Around them stand devotees: a woman in a green sari, men in white shirts and dark trousers, and two robed figures in orange on the right, one with a long beard and orange cloth draped over the shoulders, the other holding his hands together. A framed picture hangs on the wall behind. a person is the orange-robed figure in the centre, identified by his turban and rudraksha mala.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style courtyard at night with a blue curtain and hanging green banana plant, flowers and garlands. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair and a wrap draped over the shoulder, stands with back partly turned at the right beside a stone ledge holding brass lamps and metal ritual vessels. Probable Swamiji (saffron turban, orange robe, long hair and ceremonial brass setting), shown from behind. Facing him are a man in white shirt and dark trousers with hands pressed together, another man in white shirt, and a man in white dhoti with orange shawl. At left, a robed figure in orange with a garland stands beside a silver pot with flowers. Several men stand in devotional posture.2008-12-30January 03 20102010-01-03A photograph of an outdoor-covered area at a temple-like space with a corrugated roof and white walls, decorated with hanging strands of white flowers and banana leaves. On the left, a man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp and a brass bell during a ritual. Several people in orange clothing stand with hands pressed together in prayer: a man in an orange turban and orange robe, a man with a shaved head in orange robes, and a woman with grey hair in an orange sari-style garment in the foreground. Men in shirts and vests stand behind them, one in white lifting a mobile phone to photograph the scene. A small blue sign on the white wall is visible.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a corrugated metal roof hung with paper bird ornaments. In the foreground a man in saffron and maroon robes, with a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark and a long gold bead necklace, carries a silver kalasha with a white flower garland and green leaves in both hands and looks down. Behind him a line of devotees in white clothes presses palms together along metal railings. Further back a bearded man in orange robes and a man in a white head wrap, holding a garland and hands folded, walk up a red carpet toward a canopied shrine area. Many onlookers fill the sides of the hall.2008-12-30Photograph of a procession inside a decorated hall with a metal railing and hanging green leaf festoons along the ceiling. In the foreground a smiling man in an orange saffron robe, orange turban and a long rudraksha mala walks toward the camera. Behind him several monastic men in orange and saffron robes walk in line, one with a shaved head. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured necklace carries a silver kalasha with a green leaf, while a young boy in white dhoti with a maroon-striped shawl stands with hands folded in namaste. A man in a dark suit walks among them.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30