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December 12 2016

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December 20 20162016-12-20Indoor bazaar or stall scene at an ashram-style event with a white draped canopy. Visitors crowd around a long white-covered table where two women in white saris with gold borders handle items including rudraksha malas, red beads, small brass and gold items, and religious trinkets. Behind them, framed portraits on the wall show a figure in saffron-orange robes, and a woman in an orange sari with a long braid stands at right. Many people in shirts, saris and salwar kameez browse and look at the goods, and books or prints are displayed on a table at left.2010-01-09A photograph of a covered hall where a crowd of devotees stands in a long line in front of a table displaying brass and copper ritual items: oil lamps, bells, a kalasha-like brass pot, a wooden carved elephant head and small brass lamps. Women in saris and salwar kameez stand barefoot on a paved floor, one woman in a red-and-black sari holds a red handbag, and a boy in a blue kurta stands beside them. A man on the right wears white ritual clothes with a dhoti, a rudraksha mala and an ID badge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2016-12-12A photograph inside a covered hall where a crowd of men, women and children stands behind a metal stanchion and chain barrier, looking at display tables of ceremonial jewellery and temple items. On the left, a gold-coloured ornate deity canopy or shrine piece stands beside a blue table draped with silver and gold jewellery, red velvet cushions and a small wooden box. On the right, heavy gold chains and necklaces lie on a table next to rolled mats. A woman in a red and gold sari with a red-and-gold blouse stands centre, facing a man in white shirt and dhoti who is standing in front of her; several men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces. A boy in a dark t-shirt with a lanyard stands at left. A red lantern and a painted panel hang on the far wall. No figure with a visible a person appearance is identifiable, so the subject is described by role only.2015-02-01A crowded outdoor stall at a workshop, with many visitors queued along a long white-draped table. Women in white and blue saris and a man in a white shirt and glasses stand close to the table. A woman in a teal blue sari handles beaded rudraksha malas and bangles, and a woman in white with a yellow-bordered sari and a red rosette sits at the right. The table holds books, CDs, rudraksha beads in a red tray, bangles, and small items. Many more people stand in the background under a covered walkway, and a woman in the lower right holds a mobile phone to her ear.2009-01-28A group of devotees gathers around a long white-draped table at a temple hall, where rows of small brown clay or dough deepam lamps are laid out. A man in a white checked shirt on the left gestures toward them while a young woman in a white embroidered dress points at the lamps. Beside her, a woman in a bright pink kurta and a man in a grey kurta with rudraksha malas look on. On the right, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge stands near a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border. Ornate golden deity murti and decorative red and orange hanging lanterns are visible in the background.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Overhead photo of a crowd gathered around a white-draped table at a Kalpataru program, where rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and bead strands in orange, brown and red are laid out in small white boxes. Several women in saris, one in a red blouse and pink-blue sari, and men in white shirts reach to examine and pick up the beads. Many attendees wear white volunteer badges, and some women wear gold necklaces and bangles. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2010-02-14December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph inside a white tent at a stall-style sales table covered with white cloth. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and browse, one holding a long rudraksha mala up to the light. On the table are framed photographs, calendars with portrait images, red beads or small tokens, plastic-wrapped packets and loose rudraksha beads. A man at the far right wears a white shirt with a name badge, and a woman in a pink garment stands at the right edge. A pale blue fringed canopy and a ceiling fan are visible overhead. Several portrait photographs and calendar covers depict a figure with long dark hair, though no printed name is legible on them.2007-12-14July 03 20152015-07-03December 12 20162016-12-12