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A photograph of a long carpeted aisle lined with standing devotees on both sides, separated by silver stanchion posts and chains. Devotees hold hands in namaste or fold them in prayer, including men in white and light shirts and women in saris and salwars with kumkum-marked foreheads. At the centre, a figure in a white dhoti and shawl carries a tray toward a robed man in saffron and gold, with a second robed figure nearby; a man in saffron-orange robes walks close behind. Overhead spotlights and recessed ceiling lights illuminate the hall, and a golden-draped backdrop is visible at the far end. Several participants look on from the sides of the walkway in an orderly ritual procession.

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A photograph of a long carpeted aisle lined with devotees standing behind metal stanchions on both sides. At the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl, a bare-chested priest in white and yellow cloth, carries a silver tray toward a woman in a green saree with an orange shawl who receives it. Men in white dhotis and orange and white shirts stand with palms pressed together, and women in red, green and blue sarees watch. Recessed ceiling lights and a clean hall setting frame the procession. No visible a person candidate is present.2011-10-06December 12 20112011-12-12A photo of a long carpeted aisle inside a hall with recessed ceiling lights, where devotees stand in two queues separated by silver stanchions and move toward a shrine at the far end. In the foreground, women in cream, pink, red and white saris and a few men in white shirts and dark trousers stand with palms pressed together. Near the far end, a shaven-headed priest in saffron and white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border faces a second robed attendant in white, and a small deity murti is visible in an ornate golden shrine.2011-12-29November 27 20112011-11-27A photo of a queue inside a bright, modern hall with recessed ceiling lights, where devotees stand behind silver stanchion posts. In the centre a man in an orange and gold turban and ornate gold necklace holds a tray, while a bare-headed attendant in white dhoti with gold border and several saffron-robed monks in orange garments stand along the line. On the left a woman in a yellow floral dress presses her palms together, and other devotees in saris and kurtas wait. The scene suggests a darshan or padapuja line.2011-12-03October 06 20112011-10-06Interior of a hall with a long carpeted aisle lined on both sides by metal stanchions and a queue of devotees waiting in line. Men and women in white and cream clothing, a woman in maroon and cream sari, a man in a bright green shirt and a man in a red checked shirt stand along the rails. At the far end, saffron-robed figures stand near a golden shrine-like structure with a large framed image on the wall behind it. Ceiling lights and pale walls frame the scene.2011-11-27December 03 20112011-12-03A photograph of a wide hallway with a cream carpet runway between metal stanchions and ceiling recessed lights. Lines of people stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Center left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a red-orange cloth wrap stands near a tray carried by a figure in orange. A woman with blonde hair in a light peach kurta stands at left, a man in orange tunic with a rudraksha mala stands at far right, and others in white dhotis and kurtas line the aisle.2011-11-19November 20 20112011-11-20December 03 20112011-12-03October 07 20112011-10-07