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A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and paper bird decorations hanging from the ceiling, with colourful striped cloth pillars along the walls. At the far end, a deity murti sits on a red throne in a golden shrine. Men in white dhotis and women in white saris stand in two rows along a red-carpeted walkway with metal railings, hands folded in anjali. In the right foreground a woman in an orange sari with her back to the camera faces the shrine, and a person in a saffron top with a backpack is at the lower right edge. Several devotees in white kneel or stand near the front of the walkway, and some framed pictures hang on the wall.

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September 14 20102010-09-14A 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.2010-09-14December 31 20082008-12-31A covered outdoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel railings, where a line of about a dozen men stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair faces away from the camera toward the line, appearing to lead devotees in a darshan. At the far end, a white-clad priest stands before an altar with a deity murti and a kalasha, performing puja. Pennants and orange lanterns hang from the rafters, and a printed banner with photographs and text is mounted on the left wall. The floor is covered with striped mats.2009-12-08A photograph inside a hall with an orange-walled interior and a corrugated translucent roof, where many devotees sit on the floor in rows behind metal railings. In the foreground a row of men and boys sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white kurtas or shirts, one wears a yellow shirt, and a young boy in a red shirt sits at the front. Tall decorated pillars with geometric patterns and dove motifs stand in the hall. A blue and purple mat with printed text lies on an orange cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a person in white stands at the right beside a stainless steel counter. Banners with printed text and images hang on the left wall.2010-08-19Interior of a covered temple hall with a central red carpet aisle leading to an altar. Two saffron-robed figures sit before a golden deity murti with garlands and flowers, pink curtains behind it. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor on both sides of the aisle, many with hands folded, while others stand near metal railings. Colourful painted pillars with kalasha-like tops line the hall. Partially visible figures in white and a woman in a blue sari stand at the right edge. Overall the scene reads as a darshan or puja gathering.2010-06-18December 13 20092009-12-13November 07 20102010-11-07August 10 20112011-08-10November 21 20112011-11-21Devotees stand in a covered open-air temple hall with an orange-painted wall while palms are pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe faces the shrine with raised arms, near a railing. To the left, a richly decorated deity murti in red and gold stands within an ornate stone shrine. Women in white saris and men in white shirts fill the foreground, with a framed photo and banner on the right wall. Pale-coloured garments and an orange-and-gold ceremonial canopy are visible nearby.2010-07-21A photograph of a covered hall during a ceremony, viewed down a central aisle lined with a red carpet and metal railings toward a stage at the far end. Hundreds of seated attendees fill both sides, many in white T-shirts and others in orange, pink and mixed clothing. Pink T-shirts with a colourful emblem hang along the walls and ceiling. On the stage, several people in white and orange stand near decorated altars with garlands, a deity murti backdrop and a decorated umbrella. Several people stand at the front of the hall near the altars.2008-12-29