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December 28 2006

A dim interior hall viewed from inside looking out through a wide doorway toward a bright, garland-decorated entrance porch. Three figures walk out toward the porch: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti at center, another man in white beside him, and a woman in an orange-red sari. Silhouetted people stand in the dark foreground along the left and right edges. Ceiling lights glow overhead, and a small table with a chair sits near the doorway. Strings of flower garlands hang across the porch ceiling.

November 27 2006

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A photograph taken from inside a bright hall looking toward an open doorway where daylight shines through. In the foreground at left a man in white clothes stands with his palms pressed together in a namaste greeting. Through the doorway a woman in a grey sari with an orange shawl walks forward, followed by men in white shirts and trousers, and a figure in an orange robe appears in the centre, with a woman in a bright yellow sari further back. At right a row of people in white clothes stand along the wall, several holding cameras or phones raised toward the doorway. Lattice vents are set high on the walls and a framed board hangs on the right. Overall the scene is dim except for the bright doorway.

Indoor photo of a line of devotees in white clothes standing with palms pressed together in namaste along both sides of a hall. A figure with long dark hair and a dark robe walks down the central aisle toward a bright open doorway, where other people in white and an orange shawl stand waiting. Ceiling lights and a balcony are visible above.

Photograph of a doorway entrance to a building with a bamboo-slat wall and tiled roof, opening onto palm trees and a yellow-canopied umbrella. A barefoot figure in a saffron-orange robe and dark rudraksha mala walks across a green mat and red carpet, followed by a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. Behind them a man in white robes stands with hands folded in greeting, and a younger man in orange robes stands at right. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at left, and a few more people in white are visible in the background.

Photograph taken under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel trusses, with a red-and-orange flag visible in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a white and multicolour flower garland, standing barefoot with hands at the sides. Around him, a ring of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in pale blue and white saris, stand with hands folded in namaste. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept hair, saffron robe and garland; the crowd appears to be a ceremonial reception during a padukas procession.

A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark swept-back hair, walks with palms pressed together in namaste through a doorway. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine strands interspersed with yellow, green and red flowers, and a red-and-white thread on his wrist. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls surround him, some also with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari stands behind him. The blue-walled hall has pillars with white and yellow bands. a person: the man in the orange robe and flower garland with long hair is the honoured guest being welcomed, with the group in white and orange as devotees and attendants.

November 24 2005

A dim indoor photograph of a doorway in a white-walled hall with a fluorescent tube light above. A man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala stands centre, palms pressed together in greeting, walking toward the viewer. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange-bordered shawls, some with hands folded, one kneeling in front. Two men in white shirts and dhotis at right stand with palms joined. Metal scaffolding and a stage backdrop frame the right side, with a partial portrait of a woman in red at the edge. Six or more people are visible.

A photograph taken from inside a doorway looking out at a festival procession. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a white-and-multicolour garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him, a large pink-and-white fringed ceremonial parasol is held aloft, and smaller colourful parasols appear beside it. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand and kneel nearby, one kneeling on the threshold in white with a dark shawl, and others wear white shirts and dhotis in the crowd outside. Strings of marigold garlands hang across the top of the doorway, and the outdoor setting shows a light-coloured ground and a metal structure in the background.