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2022-05-29 +1 copies

Women and girls sit on colourful woven mats in a temple hall for a puja, holding brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings. A woman in an orange saree at right holds a brass lamp, while a woman in a blue saree with gold border sits behind. Several women wear face masks. Behind them stand carved deity murti statues in saffron and white garments and a row of seated orange-robed sage statues on black pedestals, with a golden arch and purple-draped altar at right.

A photograph of a Diwali puja inside a temple-like hall with red-painted walls and black tiled floor. Rows of orange-robed sculpted sages sit along the back wall. Three decorated deity murtis in purple and pink garments stand centre, and a gilded arch frames a dark deity figure with pink garlands on the right. Seated devotees on white cloth perform a puja: a woman in a pink shawl and a woman in a green and red saree sit with hands together, a man in white dhoti sits with folded hands, and women in saris with flowers in their hair sit in the foreground. Brass oil lamps and offering plates with fruit and sweets surround them.

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February 08 2024

Indoor temple hall with red-painted block walls and fluorescent lights, showing a Navaratri puja. On the left, a large deity statue with a crown and a stringed instrument stands beside a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha-style garland on a black pedestal. Two purple-clad deity murtis stand in the centre on a raised platform, and a tiered row of red seats fills the right wall. A woman in a pink sari stands by an orange cloth bundle, a woman in a yellow sari kneels near brass oil lamps and a plate, and a woman in an orange sari sits with others on a white mat. Several seated devotees with folded hands perform puja, while a woman in a gold sari on the right films with a phone.

July 17 2012

Photograph inside a temple hall with a golden lion-carved shrine frame on the right and a row of deity murti statues on a draped table at the back. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and red brocade sari holds a lit multi-tiered oil lamp aarti toward the shrine with both hands. Behind her, a line of women in colourful saris and kurtas, including one in a blue and beige sari and another in green, walk or stand; a young child in beige stands at the front and a girl in pink and green appears at the left. Orange flags and small brass items sit on a side table.

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2022-05-29 +1 copies

Interior temple room with cream walls and exposed ceiling pipes. A black stone Nandi bull with orange cloth stands on a dark pedestal before a table of brass plates holding bananas, fruit, kalasha and oil lamps. A woman in an orange robe with hands in anjali mudra stands at left beside rows of small orange-and-white figures. At right, a woman in a multicoloured sari and a woman in white sari stand with palms pressed together, and a man in white clothing stands behind them. A framed portrait hangs on the wall, and a saffron flag is mounted near the centre. Visible puja offerings suggest abhishekam.

2022-05-01 +1 copies

A photograph inside a warehouse-style temple hall with exposed metal ceiling and cinderblock walls. In the foreground, four women in saris stand in a line offering a tray with their hands extended toward a central point; one wears a white sari with a gold border, another a purple-and-gold sari, and another a dark blue sari. To the left, a large blue deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands towers over smaller murtis. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a red cloth-covered table at lower left. In the background, a red curtain frames a gold-framed halo and a dancing deity sculpture, flanked by a standing gold-clad deity, and rows of small seated figures line the right wall.

Devotees sit on mats in a temple hall with red walls, gathered in a circle for a puja with brass oil lamps on the floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits at the back near the central altar. Around the room stand statues: a row of seated sages in orange robes on the left, standing deity murtis of Rama and Sita in purple and blue, a golden-arched shrine with an elephant-headed Ganesha murti, and a decorated deity with garlands on the right. Women wear saris in pink, blue, green and gold, and one woman has a purple headscarf. A donation box sign is visible at the right edge.