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A photograph of devotees lining metal barricades under a covered walkway with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair stands in the centre, extending a hand toward the crowd; a second person in orange clothing stands beside, holding a tray of papers or offerings. Devotees on both sides wear white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a pink sari, with palms pressed together in greeting. Banana leaves decorate the central aisle.

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December 06 20092009-12-06December 19 20092009-12-19December 18 20092009-12-18A photograph of a covered walkway lined with metal railings, where a crowd of devotees reaches forward with outstretched hands toward two saffron-robed figures walking down the center. The front figure, in orange robes with a red border, holds a tray of white prasadam packets or papers. Behind them, a shrine with a gold arch frames a deity murti of a couple. Men in white dhotis and women in saris, one in green, press along the railings, several with palms together in greeting. Overhead, ceiling fans hang beneath a corrugated roof.2009-12-20December 09 20092009-12-09December 07 20092009-12-07A photograph inside a covered walkway lined with metal railings, where devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. Two monastics in saffron-orange robes walk down the central aisle; the nearer one wears an orange garment over the shoulder and carries something in the hands. Devotees include women in yellow, red and blue saffron-patterned saris and men in white dhotis and grey or blue shirts, many with hands folded in namaste. The corrugated roof has exposed steel trusses overhead. The scene suggests darshan along a queue, though the figures' identities are not established from appearance.2009-12-17A photograph of a crowd at an indoor darshan line under a metal-trussed roof with a tall decorated pillar at left. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands centre, holding a flower garland and papers, while a second orange-robed figure with a swept-back hairstyle and a draped orange shawl with maroon border stands nearby in the foreground. Devotees line metal barriers on both sides: women in saris, one in a purple salwar and others in cream and white, and men in white shirts with folded hands. Several devotees hold slips of paper toward the robed figures. a person is the central orange-robed figure with long swept-back hair, shown in an orange robe and receiving the devotees, consistent with a darshan setting.2009-12-06January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16A long covered walkway lined with metal railings is filled with devotees standing on both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar or offering greetings. Two people in saffron and orange robes walk down the central path, one carrying an offering tray or puja plate. A banana leaf fills the left foreground, and the walkway is decorated with green leaf garlands and painted pillars in red, yellow and green. The scene suggests a darshan procession through an ashram hall, with the saffron-clad figures at the center of attention.2009-12-19December 10 20092009-12-10