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Indoor temple inauguration ceremony in a hall with a dark backdrop, tall multicoloured pillars and a gold arch framing a decorated deity murti on a raised dais garlanded with flowers. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-clad attendants tend the shrine; a man in white stands at the left with a rudraksha mala. Devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, some in saffron and white saris, while a camera on a tripod records the puja. Ornate deity figures and floral garlands line the stage.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a seated audience facing a decorated shrine hall with a black backdrop and a saffron-coloured flag. Several golden arches frame deity murtis garlanded with yellow, red and green flower garlands, and brass lamps and offerings sit on a stone platform. On the right, a standing speaker in an orange-saffron robe with long hair holds a microphone near a stand. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the grey carpet in white shirts, dark clothes and saffron garments, many women in salwar kameez.2007-11-25November 09 20072007-11-09A temple ritual photograph taken in a hall with a dark backdrop, where several priests and devotees sit on the floor in front of decorated deity murtis. At left, a gilded arched shrine holds a deity murti with a tall crown and garlands of yellow and red flowers. At centre, a larger murti sits under a yellow-and-gold arch, and a black Shiva lingam with a white horizontal marking is adorned with garlands at the front. A standing man in white clothes and a saffron wrap holds a white fly-whisk, while another man in saffron stands beside the lingam. Seated priests wear orange and maroon robes, and a woman in white sits at right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and multicoloured decorated pillars frame the scene, consistent with a puja or abhishekam.A temple-preparation scene in a large hall with a dark backdrop and grey carpet. Several decorated deity murtis and shrines stand on the left, centre and right, adorned with garlands and colourful striped hanging cloth pillars above. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged before a raised platform, with a brass oil lamp and small brass vessels nearby. Around him, several devotees in orange, red and white clothing sit on the floor, some with hands folded. A standing man in white with an orange cloth raises an arm near the centre-left shrine. Brass lamps and a small brass pot are placed on the floor and on the platform.November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 14 20102010-11-14November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A temple-style puja hall with several gilded arched shrines framing decorated deity murtis draped in colourful garlands. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth stands beside a stone altar with a nandi-like bull statue and brass lamps. A woman in orange sits cross-legged at the altar. In the foreground, a woman in white sits on the floor, two women in green and yellow saris kneel near a brass pot, and several standing women in orange, teal and purple saris and children watch the ritual. Brass lamps, a tall brass lamp stand and a rope-trimmed red table with offerings complete the scene.2008-07-15