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A photograph inside a covered temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. In the background, a shrine holds an ornate golden deity murti framed by red and gold drapery, with a figure in orange clothing seated before it. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and shawls, some with orange garments, several holding small lamps. Two stainless steel railings and a red carpet run down the right side. Wall-mounted framed photographs and a banner line the walls, and a hanging red-and-blue striped cloth is visible on a pillar. This appears to be a puja or satsang with seated devotees before a deity shrine.

A photograph of a temple hall during evening worship. Devotees kneel and prostrate on mats on the floor facing a shrine at the back, where a golden-framed deity murti is decorated with garlands and lit by oil lamps. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes kneels, and a long-haired elderly man in a white shirt sits near the front. A child in a blue outfit lies prostrate on the mat. On the right, behind silver railings and a red carpet, people in saffron and orange garments sit on mats. Red curtains frame the shrine and framed notices hang on the side walls.

A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor in a covered hall, mostly wearing white clothes, facing a shrine at the far end. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and green garlands, flanked by two standing figures, with a red backdrop and orange curtains. A low seated figure in orange clothing sits before the shrine. Steel railings divide the seating area, a camera on a tripod is set up near the front, and wall banners with geometric patterns line the sides of the hall.

A night satsang in a temple hall with an illuminated shrine of deity murtis backed by a painted and gilded arch. A seated teacher in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised red-cushioned throne before the shrine. Many devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some in orange or white, sit cross-legged on mats and a red carpet, facing the teacher across a metal railing. A small framed picture and a printed notice hang on the orange side wall. Orange and red drapes frame the shrine.

Interior of a covered temple hall with a red carpet runway between metal railings leading toward a lit shrine. Devotees sit on mats along both sides, many in white clothing, with one woman in an orange sari at right. At the far end, a priest in white kneels before an ornate gold-framed shrine holding a deity murti with flanking figures, lit by oil lamps and a hanging light. Red curtains flank the shrine and framed pictures hang on the side walls.

A covered outdoor hall with a corrugated roof and rows of seated devotees in white clothes facing a shrine. At the front, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden chair before a large ornate deity murti of a goddess with a red garment and floral garlands, flanked by golden arches and a red-and-white curtain. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the floor on the left, and a metal barrier rail runs along the right. A camera on a tripod records the scene. Banners with woven patterns hang from the beams.

Photograph from inside a temple hall during a sarvadarshan-style gathering. In the foreground, a large seated crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis faces the sanctum, viewed from behind. Beyond a steel railing with a red carpet, a robed priest in saffron and orange clothing kneels before a decorated altar with gold fittings and a blue-draped deity murti. Several other figures in white dhotis and saffron robes stand near the altar, while women in sarees, some in saffron and white, stand along the right side near a doorway. The sanctum is lined with gold and red decorations.

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A covered temple hall with a long red carpet runway leading toward a shrine. At the far end, a deity murti stands in a gilded arch with a red and pink backdrop, flanked by a smaller figure. Several people in orange and saffron robes line the aisle on the left, and devotees in white and grey clothes stand on the right near metal railings. Blue and white decorated pillars frame the hall, and string lights hang from the ceiling.

Evening puja inside an open-sided shrine at Adikailaasa, with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor in rows divided by metal railings. At the center, a golden arch frames a deity murti adorned with garlands, a crown and red and yellow drapery, while a priest in white sits before it. Closest to the camera, a figure in orange robes sits facing the shrine, and several devotees wear white and orange clothing. Red curtains flank the altar and a row of lamps and flowers stands on the stone platform.