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A photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a red-and-white striped pillar and orange curtains. At the centre, a large deity murti pair, seated figures in red and gold, is decorated with garlands of marigolds and flowers, a golden arch behind them. In front, a brass lamp and offerings sit on a flower-decorated altar. Four men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand facing the altar, one holding a ritual item. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground, with a metal railing between them and the altar. Hanging decorations and balloons appear in the background. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.

A photograph taken from the rear of a covered open-sided hall looking toward a shrine. Metal railings line a central walkway flanked by rows of seated devotees, many with their backs to the camera. At the far end, a gilded deity murti pair stands on a raised red-carpeted platform, adorned with garlands, before orange draped curtains and a grey stone arch. Pale-robed people sit on the platform in front of the deities, with a decorated kalasha-like offering and oil lamps set before them. Hanging black and patterned banners line the ceiling and walls, and greenery shows through the side openings.

Photo of a temple hall decorated with hanging balloons, orange and pink drapes and colourful garlands in front of a large deity murti shrine with a decorated altar. Several men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths stand in a row performing an aarti or puja, holding lamps and offerings toward the shrine. A central figure in white stands at the centre of the aisle. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill both sides of the aisle behind metal railings, with a few people standing at the back. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric frame the hall.

A photograph of a temple hall viewed from the back, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes on both sides of a central aisle lined with steel railings. At the far end, a large deity murti with garlands stands before a red and gold backdrop, and a seated figure in white and yellow sits on a red cushion at the front, flanked by others, with a small ornate peetha or throne-like altar in the centre. Red carpet runs up the aisle, and tall striped banners hang from the ceiling on each side.

A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, where a seated congregation faces a shrine. Rows of devotees in white and coloured clothes sit on the floor on both sides of a red carpeted aisle, with metal railings. The central shrine holds a deity murti with a decorated golden arch behind it, flanked by potted banana plants and orange drapes. Two standing figures in saffron and white robes stand near the shrine, and tall banners with geometric patterns hang at the corners.

A photograph of a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, where a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a white stone shrine. Behind him stands a deity murti with garlands of flowers and a gold crown, flanked by two standing figures in yellow and purple garments. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, viewed from behind, with metal railings and a camera on a tripod on the right. Orange and red drapes frame the shrine, and potted plants show through the openings.

December 31 2008

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 down a red-carpeted aisle lined with metal railings toward a shrine. Beneath a golden arch with red and orange drapes, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a raised platform. In front, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on an orange-cushioned chair while a man in white clothes kneels before them, apparently performing a puja or padapuja. Devotees sit on both sides of the aisle, some in white shirts, and a few are partly visible.

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A photograph looking down a long aisle inside a temple hall, lined on both sides by metal railings with many seated devotees in white clothes. At the far end, a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands stands before orange and red drapes, with a golden arch above. In front of the deity, three figures in yellow and white sit on a red carpet near a decorated seat with a framed image on it. Two long hanging cloths in black and red patterns frame the upper corners of the hall.

A covered outdoor hall with a metal railing aisle leads toward a shrine framed by stone pillars and orange and white draped curtains. Within the shrine stands a richly decorated deity murti in gold and red ornaments, with a seated figure and offerings before it on a golden platform. A red carpet runs up the aisle. Seated devotees in white clothing line both sides of the railings, many with heads visible from behind, and dark hanging cloth panels hang from the roof. Banners and framed images are visible on the side walls.

Interior view of a covered temple hall looking toward a shrine. Two large deity murtis stand in the centre, one in red and one in gold-yellow garments, both wrapped in marigold and yellow flower garlands with red and yellow strands. A red-and-gold cushioned seat with a framed portrait garlanded in red flowers sits on the altar platform below them, with brass lamps and oil lamps on either side. Red and orange drapes frame the shrine, and a small framed portrait sits on the altar. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in dark clothing, face the shrine on the red-carpeted aisle, and a brass-and-wood chair stands at the left edge. Lamps hang from the ceiling and fans are visible in the roof. The visible seated devotees number roughly 20.