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A photograph of an evening ritual inside a temple hall with a red carpet runner leading toward an illuminated shrine. Lit deity murtis with gold and red decorations stand in the back niche, with additional gilded arches flanking them. Seated devotees fill the floor in white clothes and orange shawls, many with orange scarves draped over their shoulders, while others in saffron and colourful saris sit along the right side behind a metal railing. A man in white dhoti stands near the centre by a low offering table with brass vessels, and an attendant in white stands at the right side near the shrine. The hall has red and gold banners on the walls and a small framed photograph on the right wall.

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A large indoor satsang hall with a dark red backdrop and red draped curtains. On a raised stage, an ornate silver-and-gold throne canopy and multiple golden decorated seats stand with deity murti and decorated figures. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl sits in a carved wooden chair on a raised platform, holding papers, while a cameraman films nearby. Many devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, with a few standing at the sides. Potted plants and spotlights frame the scene.

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July 09 2015

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A photograph of a padapuja in a temple hall, seen from behind a railing. Many devotees in white clothes sit on the floor facing a shrine. At the front, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland is set on a golden altar with flowers. Several people in orange and white sit near the altar, some with hands folded. Carved stone pillars, orange curtains and a red carpet frame the scene, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor in front.

February 02 2016

Interior view of a temple hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, looking down a red carpet aisle toward a shrine. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate arched niche with garlands, a golden frame and pillars. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit or stand near the shrine, and a figure in saffron sits on the red carpet at the front. On the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row, with a seated crowd of devotees filling the foreground on both sides of the aisle behind metal railings. Framed panels hang on the walls and a fire pit is not visible.

Interior view of a covered open-sided temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and exposed black steel beams. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on both sides of a central red carpet aisle, facing forward toward a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by yellow and pink drapes. A figure in orange and red robes sits on the carpet near the shrine, and a few people in white stand near the altar performing a puja. A video camera on a tripod records the ceremony, and framed photographs hang on the left wall. Colourful striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang at the entrance corners. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.

A photograph taken from behind a seated audience in a hall with red drapes. Many devotees, mostly women in white and orange clothing, sit on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in a red robe with a red head covering sits on a golden throne before a large framed deity image of a seated multi-armed goddess with a trident and a crown. To the right, a golden ornate deity murti sits beneath a decorated canopy flanked by yellow and orange flags. A standing man in white shirt and dark trousers stands at the left edge near a tripod camera and a brass stand. Video cameras on tripods are set up in the hall.

Interior view of a temple pavilion with a tiled roof and orange side curtains, looking toward a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arch. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with multiple arms and a large crown is decorated with garlands and flowers. In front of the shrine, a priest in orange robes stands near brass lamps and offering vessels. Along the red carpet aisle, seated devotees in white and mixed clothing face the shrine, some with palms joined, and a standing figure in orange is at the right. A red carpet leads toward the altar, and a small seated group in orange is at the lower left. Photo shows darshan and puja at the temple.