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Interior of a temple hall with gilded wooden pillars carved with lions and figures. In the foreground a man with grey hair wearing a white shirt and white dhoti stands facing a long wooden food counter with stainless steel serving trays and pans, used for free meal service. Two large gold-painted carved figures flank the counter, and behind them wooden cabinets and a red-draped doorway are visible. A seated man in a yellow-trimmed work area is at left, and a standing man in a grey shirt is at centre. A printed banner above the counter and a poster on the pillar at left carry English text. Ceiling fans, a security camera and hanging lamps are visible.

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A busy interior of an ashram hall with gilded wooden pillars and a large gold-painted figure of a female attendant in the foreground on the right and left. Several visitors queue at a counter where a man in a white shirt and dhoti-style white mundu stands serving food from steel vessels. A woman in a purple sari with a garland stands at the counter, while a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari walks in the foreground and a young girl in a red top waits beside them. Framed photographs with captions hang on the walls above, and a notice banner with orange lettering is strung across the counter. The setting suggests a free food service.2025-12-21Interior of a covered hall with a corrugated roof where a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white garments, and women in white and coloured saris, queue and walk among shrine areas. In the foreground a bald older man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a bearded man in white who raises a phone to photograph. On the left a gilded canopy and golden palanquin-style structure stand near a figure in green adorned with jewelry, and a golden canopy shrine with a seated figure appears at the right. A water cooler jug and small brass lamps sit on a stone table, and a pile of orange flowers rests at right. Roughly thirty people are visible in the scene.2016-03-04Interior photo of a temple dining space during Annadanam lunch service. A woman in orange robes and an orange head wrap with a long plait stands behind a counter of steel serving trays holding curries, wearing transparent gloves and facing left. Beside her, a man in a light teal shirt stands near a large golden statue of a seated deity with raised arms and a red cloth, and an older man in a blue shirt crouches at a brass rope barrier. Gold-framed portraits hang on the right, with a gold staircase and red-painted doors behind. Overlaid blue timestamp reads 5 Jan 2026 2:36:05 pm, Annadanam Lunch.2026-01-05A photograph of an annadan food service counter inside a yellow-painted hall with gilded carved pillars topped with lion-like figures. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border serves food from a steel tray on a wooden counter, while three men stand in line: one in a yellow shirt, one in a grey jacket with a yellow scarf, and one in a dark jacket with a red headcloth holding a steel plate. Stacks of steel plates sit on a yellow table in the foreground. Framed portraits and pictures line the wall above, with a striped awning over the counter and a red-seated chair beside it.2025-12-21October 28 20062006-10-28A temple sanctum shows a golden seated deity murti pair with a male figure and a female figure, both with tall crowns and flower garlands, seated on a golden throne platform. Two men in white dhotis stand in front, one bare-chested with an orange shawl over his shoulder, tending the murtis. A red curtain hangs behind, with carved stone pillars and scaffolding at the sides. Small brass pots and a kalasha-like miniature stand on the floor. Flower petals are scattered on the platform.2006-10-28October 26 20062006-10-26November 29 20122012-11-29A photograph inside a long, low-roofed workshop lit by overhead tube lights, with a brick-paved central aisle. Along both sides stand rows of finished and unfinished deity murtis and ritual figures, many gold-toned or reddish, placed on wooden bases and tables. Near the centre-right a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands beside the figures, with a second worker in white further down the aisle. On the left, the edge of a person in white clothing is visible in the foreground, next to workbenches holding tools, cloth and a few small objects. Machinery and a wooden framework are visible on the left. Sheet-metal roofing and mesh-covered side windows frame the space.2014-11-26March 05 20202020-03-05Interior of a gold-toned temple hall with ornate carved pillars and arched niches, a polished dark floor reflecting the lights, and a ceiling fan overhead. A brass kalasha or lamp stand sits on a pedestal in the centre. Dark curtains hang in side shrines, one lit shrine on the right holds a deity murti decorated with red and garlands, and a green-clad figure stands near the left shrine. No people are visible in the scene.2022-01-06A photograph inside a workshop or storage shed of gilded wooden ratha-style chariot parts: carved golden pillars with lion and figure reliefs, a large gold horse or lion-headed sculpture on the right, and a gilt wheeled cart. Dark wooden planks and debris are stacked on shelves at left, and a red brick wall lines the right side. Three or four people walk along the narrow aisle between the pieces: one in a maroon-red robe at centre, others in white clothing. Strip lighting hangs from a corrugated metal roof.2017-03-26