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Night photograph of an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. On a raised stone shrine, a deity murti of a seated figure with a trident-like staff and a consort is decorated with red and gold garments, garlands and ornaments, lit by fluorescent tubes; a red-and-gold canopy and a small brass lamp stand flank it. Dozens of seated devotees in white dhotis and white clothes face the shrine on the floor, with some women in colourful saris and long braids in the foreground. Tall decorative banners with flower and bird motifs in blue, red, yellow and orange hang on both sides.

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August 26 20072007-08-26Night photograph of a covered open-air temple hall with a steel truss roof and tube lights. Seated devotees in white clothes, with some women in saffron and red saris and long braids, fill the foreground facing a lit shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti pair with crowns, gold ornaments and a red and green backdrop, with a golden kalasha-style offering in front. Tall striped cloth banners in orange, green and red hang at the sides. The scene suggests an evening arati or puja gathering, with no identifiable individual shown in the frame.2007-08-26Evening photograph inside a covered open-sided hall where a large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a plain floor facing a raised shrine. On the shrine, two painted deity murti in red and gold dress stand before a red backdrop, with an ornate gold crown on a stand in front. Tall decorative banners in red, blue, yellow and orange panels with floral motifs hang on both sides. Most devotees wear white clothing, and several women wear long braids and saris; some men wear checked shirts at the front left. Lights overhead and a kalasha-like vessel to the right suggest a puja or darshan setting.2007-08-26Night ritual at an open-air stage under a metal roof framed with lattice trusses. Two large deity murtis stand on a grey stone shrine platform before maroon curtains: a figure with a red crown, orange garment and garland, and a figure in a purple sari with jewelled necklaces, both with raised hands. A seated priest in orange robes sits at the platform's lower left, a red-and-gold decorated structure and brass lamps in front. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on the ground facing the shrine, and decorative blue, red and yellow banners hang on either side. Dark night sky behind the stage.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Evening puja at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars painted with birds and flowers. On a stone platform stands a large deity murti with a red headdress and gold ornaments, flanked by a second figure in purple, with a red-draped backdrop and a garland at the base. Before the platform sits an arati performer in orange robes, and a crowd of many people in white clothes sits on the floor facing the shrine, including children with braided hair. A fluorescent light hangs overhead. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2007-08-26Night aarti at an open-sided temple pavilion decorated with striped cloth banners. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand before a richly garlanded deity murti, one raising a lit camphor flame toward it while another holds a flame at the side. Seated devotees in white fill the foreground, with women in saris at the right. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha stand on the floor, and red and orange flower garlands drape the altar.2007-12-10October 02 20082008-10-02A dimly lit temple hall viewed from the back, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a shrine. Two decorated deity murti stand in a golden arched niche framed by blue drapes, with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and white-clad attendants performing a puja or aarti. Oil lamps and a lit lamp stand in the foreground, and hanging maroon-and-gold tassel banners frame the open-sided hall. Red-and-white striped barriers line the stage area.2008-10-01Evening puja inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, lit by a tube light and strings of small coloured bulbs. At the centre, a deity murti sits in a gilded arch, draped in red and white cloth and heavy garlands of marigolds, with lamps flickering before it. A figure in white stands at the side of the shrine performing the rite. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, face the shrine from the foreground. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns and birds line the walls. No one is identifiable as a person in this view.2008-10-02Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style stage under a metal truss roof with fluorescent lights and red-and-white flag-like banners with floral and bird patterns hanging at the sides. On a carved stone shrine, a large deity murti with a red headdress and orange-and-gold garment sits beside a smaller figure in magenta and gold, both framed by a deep red velvet curtain. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands on a red-draped platform in front, with a small figure and a stone seated figure nearby. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the ground in rows facing the shrine, their heads visible at the bottom of the frame, consistent with a puja or arati gathering.2007-08-26