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An empty interior hall with a white-washed wall and corrugated roof, lined along the wall by rows of polished silver-coloured metal pots or kalashas on the floor, with straw mats laid in strips across the floor. Above a long horizontal banner panel of historical photographs and text, two framed portraits sit in glass display cases: one of a seated figure in orange robes with a garland, and another of a robed figure with a crown-like headdress shown in a red-and-gold frame. Several framed pictures hang on the wall above, and a shelf of small items is visible to the right. No people are visible in the scene.

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Interior of a covered hall with white-washed walls and a corrugated roof. Rows of polished silver-coloured kalasha vessels line the floor along the wall, set on bamboo mats. Above the wall is a long banner with text and images of saints, and a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits in a glass-fronted window alongside a shrine with lamps. A large portrait at the top right shows a seated figure in orange clothing. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA long covered hall with a concrete floor and woven straw mats laid down the middle. Rows of polished metal kalasha pots with bulbous bodies and narrow necks stand in a long line along the mats, extending toward the far end. The walls are white, with framed photo displays and a printed banner above the windows. Through the windows, a woman in a sari is visible inside a room, and a hanging loudspeaker is mounted near the ceiling. No one stands in the foreground of the hall; the scene is an empty preparation space for ceremonial pots.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A crowd of devotees stands and sits in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a tiled floor. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis; some have striped shirts or orange and grey clothing. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings stands at a steel-topped table, hands joined. A man in an orange shirt sits on a mat near the front. A banner on the wall shows framed photographs of people and a portrait of a seated elder, with printed captions. Several people on the right wear orange and white robes. Multiple devotees line up while others sit cross-legged on mats.2010-07-04July 22 20102010-07-22Indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof, white walls and a grey concrete floor, with several beige mats laid out. Standing in the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt faces a woman in saffron robes with a red-orange shawl, and a bearded man in saffron stands nearby. Along the left, a row of young men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a yellow shawl, stand with hands folded. On the right, a figure in orange robes stands beside an orange-covered seat with a white cushion. Framed posters and a large banner with text and photographs hang on the walls.2008-10-24Photograph of an indoor hall with an orange drape backdrop where a long row of framed portraits stands on an orange-covered ledge. Each framed photo shows a man in orange robes and a long beaded necklace seated beneath a large tree, shown as depictions on printed frames. Below them, silver trays and pooja vessels with small silver lamps, bowls and flower-filled plates sit on a rectangular table draped in orange cloth with striped borders, labelled with blue signs naming centres such as Columbus - Ohio, Coimbatore, Seeragapadi, St. Louis and Vancouver. Two people in white and orange garments stand at the far right of the hall, visible near the back wall.2009-12-23August 09 20072007-08-09Photograph of an indoor ritual display set up on a raised orange-draped platform with an orange and navy striped cloth runner across a grey concrete floor. Several silver pooja trays, silver cups, lamps and brass vessels sit on the platform with bowls of fruit and flower offerings. Behind them stand four framed portraits of a woman in saffron-orange robes seated against a rock background, each display area labelled with blue placards. No physical people are visible in the scene. A white backdrop and pale brick wall frame the arrangement.2009-12-23A photograph of a ritual setting in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof and large cream panelled doors. In the foreground, a pyramid of brass-rimmed kalasha pots wrapped in woven mesh and topped with mango leaves and orange-tinted coconuts stands on white cloth, one pot garlanded with white flowers. To the right, a standing person in an orange robe and matching orange garment, with a dark head covering and a gold band, faces the pots with hands near the face. Strings of blue and white bunting hang along the wall.2007-12-27October 08 20082008-10-08A photograph of a Pradosha puja in a covered hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Rows of people in white clothes sit on woven mats on the floor before rows of brass oil lamps and bells. A standing man on the right wears white with an orange shawl, and a seated man at the far right in white and orange holds a book on a stand. Painted cylindrical banners with flower motifs hang from the steel roof, and a sign reading Ananda Gallery is on the wall. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so the a person field is unsure. Roughly 30 people are visible.2007-10-08