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Indoor puja in a hall with a teal-topped altar on the left holding a brass-coloured statue draped in orange cloth and white and multicoloured garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps and a brass vessel. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right holding a lit lamp toward the altar. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange dhoti stands with palms joined. Seated devotees in white clothes sit on a striped blue and red mat, and rows of people sit on plastic chairs and mats behind. Framed photographs hang on the wall above, including a seated yogi in meditation and a portrait of a robed figure. A bamboo pole and lattice panel stand in the background.
Photo 115 of 122 from 12 June 2004

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