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Photograph inside a long covered hall with a metal roof and steel crowd-control railings. A monk in saffron robes and an orange head wrap walks forward, smiling, past a row of white plastic chairs. Behind him another saffron-robed monk points upward, and several more saffron-clad people follow along the railing. A woman in white with an orange shawl walks at right near orange umbrellas. Painted decorative columns in red, yellow and blue line the walls, which display framed photographs and a long text panel. Bright daylight enters through an open doorway at right.

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December 11 20092009-12-11A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, strung with white paper bird decorations and fluorescent lights. A person in an orange saffron robe and orange headwrap wearing a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a metal railing, with hands folded. Behind, orange-robed attendants walk in a line; one at right in an orange dhoti and shawl carries a brass kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on a tray. Men in white dhotis and dark suits follow along the railing. Framed photographs and banners line the walls.2008-12-30A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with green leaf garlands and a decorated pillar in red, yellow and blue. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk down a central aisle lined with stainless steel railings; the foremost wears an orange shawl and a bead necklace, while the second, behind him, wears an orange robe and a red-orange headpiece. Along the sides, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in greeting, and a woman in a green sari and a child in white are visible among the devotees. Banana plant stalks flank the walkway. a person: the foremost saffron-robed man wears an orange shawl and bead mala, consistent with a sannyasi presence, though the appearance is only partially clear.2009-12-20August 10 20102010-08-10A photograph inside a covered hall with a metal roof, where a procession walks along a railed walkway. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a red flower garland and carries a red-and-yellow bundle, with yellow-and-white flower decorations. Beside and behind him, a line of people in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls follows, some with hands joined in greeting. Painted wooden pillars with colourful geometric patterns line the background, and framed photographs of a saffron-robed figure hang on the wall at left alongside a bookshelf.Photograph 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.2008-12-30A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated metal roof and paper star decorations hanging from the beams, with striped pillars at the sides. A man in a saffron wrap and orange turban, with a long rudraksha mala, walks in the foreground and looks to his left. Behind him, several figures in orange robes walk toward an entrance, and a man in orange with a garland carries a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf on it. Other people in white and dark suits stand along the walls, and a statue with floral garlands sits at the right edge. a person is the saffron-wrapped man with the turban and long mala in the foreground; the identification rests on these appearance cues alone.2008-12-30July 08 20102010-07-08December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph inside a hall with a corrugated metal roof and metal railings. In the foreground a man in an orange robe wears a red flower garland and walks smiling, a sash of yellow flowers at his waist. Beside him a man in orange robes with a red shawl carries a tray of yellow flowers and offerings. Behind them a line of people in white dhotis and yellow shawls walks along. On the left, framed photographs hang on the wall and tall decorated pillars stand in colourful patterns. The scene resembles a welcome procession.August 23 20102010-08-23A photograph inside a covered hall decorated with hanging strings of leaf-shaped green and white ornaments, with steel railings lining a concrete walkway. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the foremost carries a small silver vessel and wears a rudraksha mala, and another saffron-clad monk wears an orange turban. Men in white dhotis and devotees stand along the right, beside red-draped altars and tall decorated pillars. Visible figures: about six to eight people.2008-12-30