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A photograph of devotees standing in a long covered hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging yellow paper or leaf garlands and painted cylindrical pillars in red, yellow and blue. A long red carpet runs down the center toward a distant altar area with flowers. Along metal railings on both sides, a crowd with hands in anjali mudra stands in line, including women in blue, green and patterned saris and men in white kurtas and light shirts. Several people wear white, one man in a white kurta and one in a light blue shirt with a shoulder bag and lanyard. The scene appears to be a queue or procession route for darshan.

A covered walkway lined with devotees who stand with hands pressed in anjali. A red carpet runs down the centre, and a bare-headed man in orange robes with a saffron shawl walks away from the camera. Behind him, a figure in an orange saree walks alongside. Devotees on both sides wear white dhotis and kurtas, and women wear sarees in yellow, orange, red and cream. Hanging decorations of palm-leaf style and red-and-white painted pillars line the ceiling. Framed panels with photographs and captions are mounted on the walls, and a mat strip runs along the right side. The figure in orange has an appearance that is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.

A long covered walkway lined with metal railings and a red carpet runs toward a distant altar with a lit shrine at the far end. Devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many women in saris and salwar kameez with bindis, and men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing. Hanging paper decorations with yellow and white leaf shapes and painted tall kalasha-style cones decorate the ceiling and walls. Several foreign devotees, including a woman in lavender and a man in a white kurta, stand among Indian devotees. The scene suggests a temple darshan line during a paduka puja event.

A photograph of a long covered walkway lined with metal railings and strings of yellow and white paper garlands overhead. Devotees on both sides, mostly in white clothes, stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as they greet a central figure. A woman in a flowing red-orange sari walks down the middle, and a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands near her, with another person in white robes behind. The setting appears to be a temporary hall with a corrugated metal roof, consistent with a programme welcome line.

A photograph of a procession walking down a red carpet under a covered hall with striped pillars and a decorated canopy. In the centre, a figure in a red robe and orange-beaded garland walks with raised palms, flanked by white-clad attendants holding a staff and a canopy. On the left, men in white clothes stand with palms pressed together and an orange flag. On the right, women in white and saffron saris and a woman in a green sari watch, with a fair-haired woman at the far right in a white sari. The setting is an open-sided temple hall with metal railings.

September 12 2010

November 21 2011

A photograph inside a covered, corrugated-roof hall decorated with hanging paper cutouts and tall painted pillars in red, blue and yellow geometric patterns. Along metal railings on both sides, people stand with palms pressed together in greeting. Down the centre aisle a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair walks barefoot, with a man in white dhoti and white shirt walking beside him holding papers. Devotees along the left railing wear white, yellow, green and saffron saris and white kurtas. Framed photographs hang on the left wall. The saffron-robed figure with long hair and distinctive presentation is a person by appearance, but the identity is uncertain from this image alone.

November 07 2010

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered hall with an orange-painted interior and a metal-railed walkway. Devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward a shrine at the left where a deity murti in red and gold sits. A saffron-robed figure stands in the foreground near the railing, joined by a shaven-headed man in orange robes with hands folded at the center. Decorative white star-shaped hanging ornaments and colourful painted pillars frame the room, with framed pictures on the wall at the right. The scene suggests a padapuja or darshan, with devotees gathered in prayer.

March 02 2011

A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. Two saffron-robed figures walk up a red carpet toward a decorated deity murti set in an ornate golden shrine with red curtains. Along both sides, devotees stand behind metal railings with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, a bald older man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands at the rail; further left, men in shirts and dhotis stand with folded hands. On the right, women in white and patterned saris and a woman in a red-and-blue shawl stand by the rail. Painted columns with ornate blue and red designs frame the hall.

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