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Interior of a bare, whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and a skylight. Along the left wall, a row of bamboo poles hangs with orange and saffron cloth bundles and small bells. On the floor below, drums and cushioned mats are laid out with embroidered red, gold and orange textiles. Four people in orange and saffron clothing stand on the right: one in a saffron head wrap and orange dhoti seen from behind, others in orange garments and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the far side near two wooden stands holding framed images. Visible people number four, all standing.

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Photograph inside a bare whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and skylights. On the left wall, bamboo staffs hang with orange-saffron cloth tied near their tops. Below them, a red-draped low table holds drums, brass plates with yellow and orange cloth, and ceremonial objects. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with his back to the camera, holding up a long object. On the right, several men in saffron and orange robes and orange-red shawls, one wearing an orange turban, stand watching, with one bare-chested man wearing a sacred thread and shoulder bag. Four people are visible.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09December 29 20092009-12-29A covered storage and preparation hall with a corrugated metal roof and concrete floor. Orange cloth hangs from metal shelving on the left, and an orange-draped chair with a gold-trimmed footstool stands near the left wall. In the centre, a man in an orange robe walks forward while several people in orange and white clothing stand nearby. A few other people in white shirts and dhotis are visible further back. On the right, colourful ceremonial fabrics, orange cloths, a round wooden frame and a tall ceremonial staff are arranged along a shelf and wall. Rolled colourful mats lie on the floor at the lower left.2009-12-29A photograph inside a plain, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe draped over one shoulder and stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe stands in a bare-footed pose. A bald monk in an orange robe and a smaller figure in a light saffron robe stand in a row, with a man in a white dhoti and a young boy in white nearby. Behind them are white plastic chairs, a wooden cabinet and a framed picture on the back wall. Metal chains hang from a stainless steel stand on the left, and a brass plate hangs on the wall.2009-12-11August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a long open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a barefoot figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron cloth walks down a central aisle lined with woven striped mats. Standing on either side, saffron-robed monks and women in orange saris with folded hands line the path, while a man in white clothes stands at the right near a small table with ritual items. A string of orange pennants hangs from the roof beams.2007-02-23December 30 20092009-12-30