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December 21 2009

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A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel beams, decorated with banana plant stalks with green leaves hanging from the rafters and along the walkway railings. Rows of seated devotees, many in white clothing, fill both sides of a central aisle leading toward a deity murti richly decorated with garlands and ornaments, framed by pink and red curtains. Colourful painted pillars with orange tassels line the hall. Standing figures in orange and white clothing are visible near the right side, along with a small child in the foreground.2010-02-12December 30 20092009-12-30December 28 20092009-12-28December 29 20092009-12-29July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesInterior of a temple hall decorated with banana leaves along the walkway, paper streamers and striped fabric pillars. At the far end a gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti with a large lit lamp. A figure in a red and white garment stands near the shrine. Devotees sit in rows on both sides in white clothes, with some in blue and orange, watching the shrine under hanging lights. Statues and framed pictures line the left wall.2009-06-09A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a stainless steel railing guiding a queue of devotees along the left side. Standing devotees, including a woman in a pink and yellow sari with a yellow border and a man in a white shirt, have their hands folded in prayer. At the far end, a priest in white clothing stands before a shrine holding a deity murti with multiple arms and a gold arch, decorated with garlands and draped in red cloth, with a kalasha and offerings in front. On the right, a few people sit on mats watching the ritual. Colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling.2010-01-17January 17 20102010-01-17June 10 20092009-06-10Interior of a decorated hall with a white ceiling strung with green leaf and flower garlands. Along the central aisle, a row of seated devotees in white clothes faces a shrine at the far end, lit by warm lights and an ornate golden backdrop with deity murti figures. Tall colourful cloth banners with bird motifs stand on both sides, and banana-leaf bundles line the railing. Devotees in white and saffron sit on both sides, and a person in orange robes stands near the shrine performing ritual. On the left, a table with a green cloth holds brass deity figures and small lamps. Visible people are a group of seated devotees, roughly a couple dozen across both sides, with a few standing near the shrine.2009-06-09A photograph of a covered temple hall with a red carpet runner leading toward a decorated shrine. A large deity murti sits in the shrine, framed by a colourful garland arch of yellow, orange and pink flowers, with red cloth drapes on either side. Devotees stand along metal railings on both sides. In the foreground, a man in a blue striped shirt faces the shrine, and a woman in a yellow outfit is at right. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the shrine and the red carpet, with a woman in a white sari and a man in a grey shirt in the centre, and green leaves and mango foliage hang from the roof beams. Small oil lamps sit near the left wall.2009-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered temple shrine with devotees standing behind a metal railing, hands pressed together in namaskar. At the centre, a deity murti with a gold arch sits behind an ornate red throne-like seat draped with a large marigold garland, and a portrait labelled with a readable name stands on the seat. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings sit on the floor before the shrine. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, one in an orange shirt; women wear saris in blue, pink and green. Orange drapes frame the shrine and banana leaves decorate the sides.2009-12-21