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A photograph of devotees at a Navaratri-style golu display with rows of painted clay dolls and figurines on tiered steps behind a shrine. In front, a pair of standing deity murti dressed in red and gold, a small shivalinga on a red cloth, potted green grass sprouts and marigold garlands. Several women in purple and blue saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, a woman in a cream sari stands at left with her back to the camera, and a bald man in white shirt sits with hands joined at the bottom edge. Red carpeting and gold pillars frame the hall. No person in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.

A photograph of a devotional golli (Navaratri-style) display: a tiered, stepped arrangement covered in green, yellow and orange cloth and draped with orange and white marigold garlands, crowded with painted clay and metal figurines of deities and saints. Several people sit or kneel in the foreground facing the display, with hands folded in namaskar. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala is at left; a woman in a purple sari with blue blouse and braided hair sits at centre; other women, one in white, are at right. A red curtain and gold-trimmed pillar frame the room. a person is not visibly present.

October 05 2013

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Indoor shrine room during a puja, with a large backdrop photo of a banyan-type tree behind an altar of ornate gold arches holding deity murtis and red flowers. Several people in white and saffron clothes stand near the altar on the left, and a woman in a red sari sits at the centre. A dense seated crowd of devotees in white, red and purple clothing fills the foreground, with a man in white at the front. Two framed photos hang on the left wall, and a cameraman in a light shirt stands near the right side of the altar. Yellow decorative streamers hang from the ceiling, and a garland of marigolds sits on the right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible on the altar.

A photograph inside a temple hall with a red and pink cushioned seat at centre, where a woman in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, deity murtis are decorated with garlands and orange cloth, with a marble platform before them. A priest in orange robes sits at left with hands folded, and another in white robes with an orange shawl stands at right beside a ritual table holding offerings. Around fifteen to twenty devotees sit on a striped rug in front, many in saris and salwar, some children among them, and several men in white with orange shawls at right. A glass case of sweets is visible at upper right.

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October 05 2013

Indoor hall with pale pink walls, tall golden pillars and red curtained windows. In the right foreground a standing man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a brown-maroon shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace, looking toward a decorated stage on the left. The stage has a red cloth draped over a raised seat, garlands of purple and white flowers, and a row of small painted deity figures and a Ganesha murti. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and saffron-robed monastics sit on the floor facing the stage, with a red-carpeted platform beyond. Several orange-robed monks sit cross-legged near the front. Stage lights hang overhead.

A photograph inside a temple hall with cream walls and gilt arched niches holding deity murtis draped in garlands. On the right, a large murti wears a flower garland and sits above a stone-tiled altar counter holding brass vessels and offerings on an orange cloth. Several devotees stand before the shrines: a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles, a woman in a blue top and white skirt, a woman in a green embroidered salwar kameez, a man in a white shirt holding a red bag, and a woman in a maroon sari. A man in an orange kurta stands near center, with a bare-headed man in white beside him. Brass oil lamps stand on the counter.

Photograph inside a decorated temple hall at night, with a row of deity murti statues in red, green and gold silk garments and white flower garlands lining the left side. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands on a woven mat, gesturing toward the shrine. Beside him, men in white shirts and trousers look on with hands folded or raised in devotion, and another saffron-robed figure stands at right with a bare upper arm visible. A golden shrine with an illuminated deity image glows at the back, framed by hanging green leaf decorations and white flowers. The ceiling is a corrugated metal roof with strung leaves.

April 14 2018