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Photograph of a seated congregation in a hall decorated with colourful pennant bunting and tall patterned pillars, facing a shrine with a decorated deity murti. Many devotees sit on mats in white clothing, several women wear white saris with long braided hair, and a small girl in a red checked top and white frilled skirt stands in the central aisle. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand near the shrine, one holding a ritual implement. The hall has windows on the right and a television set on a stand at left.

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December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall where a large seated congregation sits on mats on a bare concrete floor during a Brahmotsavam event. Men on the left wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women on the right wear white saris with coloured borders in yellow, orange and pink. A small child in a red and black checked jacket and white frilled skirt walks down the central aisle, and a drum rests in the lower left corner. At the far front, saffron-orange cloth hangs near the stage, and a television sits on a stand at the top left. Several women hold babies and a seated woman in orange is visible at right.2008-12-24December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a large indoor hall full of seated devotees during a ceremony. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white and cream clothing, with women in saris including orange and purple, some with flowers in braided hair. Rows of red-cushioned seats and low platforms line the floor. Standing figures in white and saffron clothing gather near a decorated altar at the far end, under a ceiling strung with colourful paper lanterns and garlands. A small child in a white dress sits near the front. The image shows a darshan or puja gathering in progress.2008-12-26A photograph of a crowded covered hall during a ceremony, with a dense audience seated on the floor in rows facing a distant altar area at the far end. Many seated devotees wear white, cream and light clothing, while women in orange, yellow, purple and teal saris and salwar kameez sit among them, several with flowers in their hair. In the foreground a child in white and an adult in orange sit with the crowd. Near the altar, a few figures in orange and saffron robes stand before a lit ceremonial arrangement, and a group of people in white stands along the left side. Red mats and cushions are laid out in rows, and colourful paper lanterns and streamers hang from the ceiling. Loudspeakers are mounted on the walls.2008-12-26A large indoor hall with a low ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and orange and green streamers. Dense crowds of devotees, mostly in white, cream and orange clothing, sit on the floor in rows facing the far end, where several figures stand in white and orange robes near a decorated altar with garlands and a deity murti. Many women wear saris with white flowers in their braided hair, and a small child in a white dress sits near the front. Red and brown mats or cushions line the central aisle, and windows let in bright light along the right wall.2008-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28December 26 20082008-12-26December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees on the floor during a ritual gathering. Rows of people in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris in yellow, blue and orange, sit facing a raised area at the front where several figures in saffron and orange robes stand. Brightly coloured paper lanterns in green, blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling, with garlands strung along the beams. Brass vessels and trays are arranged on the floor between the rows, and a small child in white stands among the seated crowd near the centre. Portrait prints are mounted on the wall at the upper right.2008-12-26