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A photograph taken from behind a seated congregation in a temple hall during a morning worship. In the foreground, many devotees sit on the floor in dark silhouette, several with long hair and some in light clothes. Beyond them, a large deity murti or figure is draped with pink and multicoloured garlands and wears a yellow dhoti-style garment, set against red curtains and a golden backdrop. A smaller framed image with a red cushion sits on a raised platform beneath it. A metal railing separates the front area, where a few people in white and pale saffron clothing sit near the platform. Brass vessels are visible in the lower foreground.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a morning worship service. Seated devotees in white and cream clothing, mostly seen from behind, fill the foreground and face a large decorated shrine. The shrine holds two deity murtis draped in multicoloured flower garlands, one with a red background and yellow cloth. Below them a framed picture garlanded with marigolds sits on a golden throne-like seat. In the background, seated figures in saffron and cream robes, including one in orange, sit near the shrine. Steel railings separate the seating areas, and a purple logo appears at the lower left corner.2010-09-28October 30 20102010-10-30October 30 20102010-10-30Photograph of a seated congregation in a temple hall during a paadapuja session, viewed from behind. Many devotees wear white clothes with gold borders, some with long braids and rudraksha necklaces. A man in a red-and-gold shirt and a woman in pink sit near the foreground. Ahead, a central elevated seat draped in red and gold is decorated with yellow and orange garlands, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure on a stand. Woven textile banners in red, orange and blue hang at right, and a red-and-white striped wall stands behind. Dozens of people are visible, most with their backs to the camera.2010-10-05 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside an open-sided hall of a temple-style shrine, with corrugated roofing and wooden beams overhead. At the centre stands a gilded arched shrine containing a large deity murti in orange and yellow garments, adorned with marigold garlands, flanked by a consort figure. Before it sits a golden throne or peetha with a framed portrait of a figure in saffron on it, garlanded with flowers. Red carpeting and a metal railing lead to the shrine area. Dozens of people in white and yellow clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing the shrine, seen mostly from behind in silhouette, while a few attendants in white move near the throne.2010-09-30A photograph of a devotional gathering in a temple hall, with many people seated on the floor in white and cream clothing facing a shrine. On the shrine, a pair of large deity murtis stand on a raised golden altar, decorated with red and pink garlands. Between them is a smaller framed picture of a seated figure in orange robes on a gold-trimmed throne. Red and orange curtains frame the shrine, and carved stone pillars surround it. Seated devotees in the foreground are seen from behind, some in yellow shawls, and a few people in white stand near the side altar.2010-09-30November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesNovember 08 20102010-11-08A photograph of a large seated congregation facing a raised dais in an open-sided hall. On the dais a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne before a shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Many devotees in white and mixed-colour saris and kurtas sit on the floor in rows, with long braided hair visible, while camera tripods stand near the stage. Colourful woven banners hang at the pillars and a metal railing separates the front seating. a person appears as a probable candidate from the orange robes and seated throne position, though the appearance is only partly visible.2010-10-30Devotees sit on mats in a temple hall for a padapuja, facing a shrine decorated with a deity murti draped in pink and garlanded with marigold strands. Gold-framed portrait on the altar shows a saffron-robed figure. Men in white and cream shirts sit in rows in the foreground, while a few people in saffron and orange robes sit near the altar. A metal railing separates the seating from the shrine side. Hanging woven textiles with orange and black patterns line the left wall.2010-10-02Indoor temple gathering seen from behind as a large group of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats facing a gilded throne-like seat draped with marigold garlands. On the throne sits a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair. Many people wear white and cream clothing, with a woman in a pink top and a woman in a green top with a blue patterned head covering in the foreground, and a shaved-headed person in a white shirt at lower right. Water bottles, bags and offering trays lie on the mats, and a red and white striped canopy and orange cloth hang in the background. Several people in front of the throne wear yellow and white garments.2010-10-03March 03 20162016-03-03