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July 14 2009

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February 25 2007

Indoor photo of devotees in white shirts and dhotis standing with palms pressed together before a portrait on a white-draped seat in a whitewashed hall. The framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair, set beside a brass oil lamp and a small white chair. A dark-haired woman in white stands near the altar, while a man in glasses and a red cap stands at the right edge. Orange and brown floor mats cover the concrete floor, and a yellow door opens to another room.

Wide indoor photo of a corrugated-roof hall with ceiling fans and a red carpet runway between metal railings, lined with standing devotees pressing palms together in namaskar. Women in white and cream sarees and men in white dhotis and kurtas stand along both sides; children are among them. At the far right, a person in white with a yellow shawl stands at the end of the carpet with hands folded near the face. Woven mats lie on the floor, and framed posters hang on the wall behind.

A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stands with hands folded in anjali mudra, several women among them in saffron shawls and yellow or white saris. On the right, a man in an orange robe stands beside a low platform draped in orange cloth with a patterned cushion, while a person in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right. Behind the line, framed photographs and a long wall banner display images and text. A person in an orange cloth is seen at the lower left edge.

Photograph of a large hall with a curved corrugated metal roof supported by yellow steel trusses, white walls and brick ventilation panels. Many people in white clothes mill about among rows of white plastic chairs, some with mats and bags on the floor. A large portrait of a smiling bearded man in a white turban is hung on the right wall beside a sign, and a smaller framed portrait on a teal cloth is mounted on the back wall. A woman in an orange-and-yellow dress stands in the foreground. Some people in the middle distance have their hands folded in greeting. Water bottles sit among the chairs and a painted pole stands at the left edge.

Interior of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, yellow steel trusses and bright white ceiling lights, photographed at dusk. A crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands and walks across a red-carpeted floor. Several women wear white or cream saris with orange borders and one woman in orange sits on the left. Men wear white shirts and trousers, and some wear lanyards. Along the back wall are hanging orange and red banners, a lattice panel and a red-and-white draped canopy on the right. Several people press their palms together in greeting.

A photo inside a plain, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, concrete block walls and a grey concrete floor covered with striped woven mats. A line of people walks toward a small shrine at the back, where a deity murti and an illuminated lamp are visible. In front, a dark-skinned man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks at the front of the group, with other people in white and orange dress, and women in saffron and in white saris following behind. Plastic chairs line the left side wall.

July 02 2009

A dim, unfinished hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, lit by a bare bulb and fluorescent tube. A line of people walks toward a distant altar area with a lit lamp and a deity murti. In the foreground right, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A central figure in an orange robe walks barefoot, and others in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, follow. Plastic chairs line the walls and a few onlookers stand by the doorways.

February 25 2007