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Crowded interior of a white-walled temple with a ceiling fan and a wall clock, where a dense crowd of devotees faces a shrine. At the centre, a deity murti is lavishly decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, framed by an ornate golden arch and flanked by green curtains and gold-tipped pillars with red bands. Two dark stone figures stand at the shrine entrance, also garlanded. Devotees include women in saris and braided hair, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a person in an orange shawl at the right. This appears to be darshan at a temple, with no clearly identifiable individual in a person role.

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October 01 20062006-10-01A crowded temple interior seen from behind a dense group of devotees with hands folded in namaskar toward a decorated deity murti framed in a doorway. The deity is adorned with a large ornate golden-ornament backdrop, yellow and orange flower garlands, and stands between dark metal figures draped with yellow garlands. Devotees wear white and pastel salwar kameez, saris in yellow, purple and orange, and one woman in a white floral top with a red bag strap is in the foreground with palms pressed together. A white pillared hall with carved arches, green curtains and a wall clock surrounds them, with green leafy garlands hanging on the pillars.2006-10-01A crowded temple interior where devotees stand packed together facing a decorated shrine at the far end. The shrine holds a golden-framed deity murti adorned with yellow and orange garlands, flanked by two dark stone guardian figures with garlands. A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth stands before the shrine, and a figure in orange stands near the entrance. Devotees in white and purple saris, white shirts and a child in a red-and-black jersey look toward the altar. Green curtains hang at the doorway, and the walls are white with carved stucco panels. A round wall clock is visible on the left.2006-10-01A crowd of devotees presses toward a temple doorway with white walls and pillars, where a gold-coloured deity murti is visible inside the shrine. Many people face forward with hands raised in namaskar or pressed together, including a woman in a white top in the foreground with her arm raised. Others wear white, yellow and blue clothing; several have long dark hair in plaits. Green curtains frame the entrance and a green palm leaf decorates the pillar. The image is blurred and the scene is dense with people. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2006-10-01Interior of a white temple hall packed with seated devotees, mostly women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, facing a shrine. At center, a robed priest in orange-saffron clothing holds a lit flame aloft toward a golden deity murti in a glass-fronted shrine framed by green curtains, with dark stone figures in garlands flanking it and a golden lion-faced figure on the right. Devotees in orange and red sit closely together in the foreground while a second orange-robed figure kneels beside the priest at the shrine base. Fresh flowers and garlands decorate the shrine, and a ceiling fan turns overhead. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2006-10-01A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a white temple hall facing a shrine. A priest in orange robes stands at left holding a ritual implement beside a black stone deity murti garlanded with yellow flowers. Women in red, blue and maroon saris wear yellow flowers in their hair, and men wear white dhotis and shirts. Another figure in white stands at the right beside a golden deity and a decorated shrine, and a golden idol sits in an alcove at right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being performed before devotees.2006-10-01A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the centre-left with his right arm raised, performing an arati or blessing before a deity shrine. The deity murti, dark-faced with a silver-white face and adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands, is framed by an ornate gold arch and green curtains. Two dark stone dvarapala guardian statues, each wearing a yellow garland, flank the shrine. Offerings of fruit and brass vessels sit on a platform before the murti. Seated devotees, many women in colourful saris and some with braided hair, fill the foreground, several with hands folded in prayer. White temple walls surround the scene.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01Interior of a Hindu temple hall with white pillars and a ceiling medallion, where devotees stand facing an illuminated shrine holding a richly decorated deity murti in red and gold, flanked by two standing figures in gold-bordered saris. In the foreground a man in white clothes stands with his back to the camera, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside him in front of a small brick fire pit. Several people in white, cream and light shirts, including a child in a blue shirt, watch from the right. Green garlands and striped cloth hang around the shrine, and a ceiling fan turns above. A woman in a white sari with red border stands on the left.2010-02-05Devotees sit on floor mats in a white temple hall facing a shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an oil lamp in front. A figure in grey-white clothes stands at the shrine entrance. Two dark stone dvarapala statues flank the doorway, one in green and one in red draping. Seated devotees wear orange, blue, white and striped clothing; a small stone fire pit with a metal vessel sits in the foreground, and a tiger-skin-covered wooden seat appears at right with garlands. The scene resembles a satsang gathering in a temple.2010-01-09Interior of a white temple hall with polished floor where a group of devotees sits on the ground facing a shrine. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands before an illuminated deity murti decorated with a red-and-gold figure and flower garlands, with flanking dark statues of female figures in red, green and purple saris. Colourful streamers hang from the ceiling and a golden arch frames a framed portrait on the right. Seated devotees include women in saris and children, with a man in blue shirt at lower right.January 24 20062006-01-24 +1 copies