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Photograph of a dimly lit covered hall at an ashram-style temple, with a long line of seated devotees on the left and women with braids in the foreground, many in white or pastel saris. A metal railing runs down the centre of the hall. Strings of paper stars hang from the corrugated roof. At the far end, a deity murti scene is decorated with garlands and flowers, with a lamp and orange drapes behind it. On the right, a glass case holds a small figure, and a golden framed item sits on a cart beside a woman in a red-and-green sari seated on a white plastic chair. Wall panels with text and images line the right side.

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Interior of a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, hung with strings of pale paper or leaf decorations. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti in orange and gold stands under lights. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shawl sits near the shrine area. On the right, a woman in a red blouse and green sari sits on a white plastic chair beside glass display cases holding gold-coloured images. Tall pillars painted with red, blue and orange patterns line the hall. Children, women and men in white and pastel clothing fill the foreground, many with long braided hair. A steel railing guides the aisle covered with a red runner.2011-03-03December 31 20082008-12-31Interior of a covered hall with a metal roof and fluorescent tubes, where a crowd of seated devotees faces a shrine at the far end. The shrine holds colourful deity murtis decorated with garlands and draped cloth. Hanging strands with leaf-like tassels and banners in red and white line the ceiling. Along the right wall a glass display case and a framed wall panel with printed text and photographs stand beside the seated people. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the left on a white mat, while women in saffron and red saris sit along the metal railing on the right. A figure in a white shirt sits at the front right corner.2011-03-03November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesInterior of a covered satsang hall with a corrugated metal roof, exposed steel trusses and hanging star-shaped paper ornaments. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, face a raised shrine at the far end where a colourful deity murti is decorated and framed by orange drapes. A central red carpeted aisle with metal railings leads toward the shrine. Some devotees wear saffron and other colours; a few are bald or shaved-headed men in white. Hanging woven textile panels in red, black and cream decorate the walls, and framed photographs line the right wall. No one can be clearly identified as a specific individual; the scene shows a large seated congregation during a satsang or pada puja gathering.2010-09-14December 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph inside a covered temple hall at night, with a lit deity murti of a seated goddess pair under an arched shrine decorated with strings of coloured lights. Priests in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths stand near the shrine, and a row of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white and coloured clothing along both sides of an aisle lined with steel railing. Banana leaves and tall decorative woven banners in red, orange, green and yellow hang from the ceiling, and a small lamp burns near the base of the shrine. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-12-30June 10 20092009-06-10Interior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31