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Interior of an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and pink walls, viewed down a red carpet runner toward a large colourful deity murti on an altar framed by pink curtains and flower garlands. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground on both sides, many with heads bowed. At the altar, a few people in white and orange stand and sit near a low table with offerings, while a standing priest in white attends the shrine. Hanging decorations and banners line the upper walls.

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A photograph of a covered open-sided temple hall with pink walls, a corrugated roof and a long red carpet running down the centre aisle toward a shrine. Rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the floor on both sides, many with their backs to the camera. At the far end, a richly decorated deity murti stands in a gold-framed niche with red and blue drapery, flanked by flowers and small lamps. A priest in white stands near the altar table, with a golden umbrella-like canopy in the foreground. Hanging decorations and tall cylindrical pillars with patterned covers frame the hall.2011-03-03Photograph taken from the back of a covered open-sided hall looking toward a temple shrine. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white clothing, sitting on the floor along a red carpet aisle. At the far end, a large deity murti with multiple arms stands in a decorated shrine framed by pink and red draped cloth, with flower garlands and an oil lamp arrangement before it. A figure in white stands near the shrine and a priest in white attends the altar, with a red and gold table in front. Hanging decorative lanterns and bells hang from the roof, and walls are salmon-pink with framed prints.2011-03-03March 03 20112011-03-03A photograph taken from the back of a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, showing a seated congregation on red-carpeted floor facing a shrine. Rows of devotees sit in the foreground, some in white clothes and some in orange. At the far end, a brightly painted deity murti with multiple figures stands behind pink curtains, flanked by garlands and hanging decorative cloth. Two figures in white clothing stand near the shrine at the front, apparently performing a ritual. Hanging lamps and tassels decorate the ceiling and pillars, and a glass partition separates the left side of the hall.2011-03-03Interior view of a temple hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, looking down a red carpet aisle toward a shrine. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate arched niche with garlands, a golden frame and pillars. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit or stand near the shrine, and a figure in saffron sits on the red carpet at the front. On the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row, with a seated crowd of devotees filling the foreground on both sides of the aisle behind metal railings. Framed panels hang on the walls and a fire pit is not visible.2010-07-21December 29 20082008-12-29 +1 copiesInterior of an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging paper stars. A long red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings toward a raised shrine lit with lamps, where a deity murti is decorated with flower garlands and a golden throne-like seat stands in front. Many seated devotees in white and light clothing line both sides of the aisle, and a few standing attendants in white are visible near the shrine. A glass-walled side room on the right holds a golden throne and framed images. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan gathering in progress.2011-03-03Interior view of a covered temple hall with orange walls and corrugated metal roof, looking toward an altar where a deity murti is decorated with garlands and draped fabric. Devotees sit on the floor in rows on both sides of a long red carpet, watching a ritual at the altar. Several priests in white dhotis stand near the shrine, and a figure in saffron robes sits on the red carpet in the foreground. A camera operator films the proceedings at right. Brass lamps and kalasha-style decorations line the altar area, and striped painted pillars flank the entrance.2011-11-01A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a long red carpet running toward a shrine. At the far end, a colourful deity murti stands under an ornate golden arch, decorated with flowers and flanked by pink curtains. A golden throne-like seat sits to the left of the carpet. Devotees sit in rows on both sides of the carpet and along the right, many in white and light clothing, some seated behind a metal railing. Two figures in white stand near the shrine, apparently performing puja. Cloth-wrapped pillars in orange and green and hanging paper decorations are visible under the corrugated roof.2011-03-03Interior of an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with yellow paper streamers. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a raised altar area with a deity murti and a yellow-draped table, with a gold-and-white palanquin-style seat at the left. Seated devotees fill both sides of the aisle behind metal railings; a man in a striped shirt stands at the left edge, and a few people in white and cream clothing sit near the altar. On the right, behind glass, a large gilded throne-like seat is visible. Sunlight falls across the carpet.2011-03-03July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21