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A photograph of a bright, high-ceilinged hall with a corrugated roof, yellow walls and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a saffron-orange garment over a bare upper body, with a white flower garland, a pink flower, a large rudraksha-style pendant and a gold necklace. Two women in saffron and white sarees stand before him, one in a green saree and gold bangles with hands pressed together in greeting. Other onlookers, including a woman in a green saree and a woman with glasses, stand behind them in the room. A round blue-and-white sign is on the wall and a red-and-yellow decorative pillar stands at left.

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September 20 20122012-09-20Indoor hall with a tiled ceiling, ceiling fans, red curtains and rows of chairs. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-toned shawl and a long gold bead necklace stands center-right with his palm raised toward a line of women, smiling. Several women in saris, including one in purple and one in maroon, stand in a queue with hands together. A shaved-headed man with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead and arms stands at the right edge. A woman at the left wears rudraksha beads and glasses.2013-11-03Indoor photo of a seated figure in orange and saffron robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha-bead garland, raising a hand in blessing toward a smiling older man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a white and orange flower garland with a red garland. Beside him a woman in a white and pink sari with a red garland and a white-haired woman in white with a tilak stand with their hands joined in greeting. Several men stand behind, including one in a white shirt with a red shawl and another with hands folded. A silver-finished chair and a purple wall with a floral garland above the doorway frame the scene.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 30 20122012-06-30Indoor photo of a festive gathering in a plain hall with cream walls, a wooden-framed window and orange cloth hanging from the ceiling. A man with long swept-back hair, a gold ornate necklace, gold armlets and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border smiles broadly and gestures with an open hand toward a woman in a maroon sari with a flower in her hair. Around him, smiling men and women wear rudraksha-style beads, white tripundra marks on their foreheads, and red-orange garments. A man at left wears a red shawl and white shirt, and a bald man at right has white ash markings on his arm. The scene shows a relaxed, warm exchange among devotees.2013-09-16October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26July 20 20132013-07-20June 27 20142014-06-27A man with long swept-back dark hair and white sacred ash marks on his forehead stands in the centre of a crowded hall, wearing a rust-red robe and layered garlands of pink and white flowers. He holds a folded white paper in his right hand and looks downward. Around him, women with folded hands and smiles, one in a yellow shawl, and a man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded mala stand close. Behind them a large crowd of men and women fills a tiled-roof hall with a banner hanging on the left wall. a person is the central figure, with long swept-back hair, flower garlands and ash marks, and is recognisable by these cues rather than by his face.2012-05-27A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a room with green walls and a ceiling fan. A smiling woman in a rust-orange sari and a garland of white flowers, yellow lemons and red roses reaches out to touch the head of an elderly bald man with white hair and a green leaf garland, who bows with palms pressed together and holds a folded paper. Behind them, a young shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands near others in white and saffron, and a decorated backdrop with floral garlands is visible at right.2014-07-03A photograph of a crowd gathered in a plain interior hall with white walls and a white cloth backdrop. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, smiles with eyes lowered while another hand reaches toward him. Around him devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in a maroon shirt, an older man with a vermilion tilak, and a boy in a pink shirt press closely. A shaven-headed monk in white stands at the lower right edge. Many people crowd the frame, and most are partly visible.2012-05-28 +1 copies