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A group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in a warmly lit hall with a yellow wall and a bright ceiling, apparently at a ritual session. A man in a blue striped polo at left and a man in a black t-shirt with grey trousers stand in front, with a woman in a yellow kurta and black leggings beside them, and a woman in a blue patterned kurta to the right. Behind them, a man in a grey shirt holds his hands together near a hanging bell on a green cord, and a few others stand in the background. To the right, a seated deity murti wears a red crown and gold necklaces, and shelves at left hold colourful painted murtis and orange-clad figures. A marble-topped table with a kalasha-like vessel and flowers lies at left.

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A temple hall with yellow walls and a white floor, where a group of devotees stands with hands joined in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl with a red bindi bows over a brass bell or lamp. Behind her, several people in mustard-yellow, grey and blue-and-white kurtas stand in an attentive line. On the left, a man in a blue striped polo and an older man in a black t-shirt stand with hands folded. Behind them, decorated deity murtis and framed images sit against a red drape, and folding chairs are set near the wall.2025-07-20Indoor photo of devotees standing in a yellow-walled hall with white tiled floor, hands pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a woman in a lavender and white sari, a woman in a green floral kurta with a gold wristwatch, a man in a dark striped shirt, and a woman in a red floral top stand with palms joined. Behind them, a woman in a red shawl and a man in white kurta sit or stand among others. 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