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Interior of a temple hall with a dark wood floor and a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree. Several ornate gold-framed arches hold deity murtis and statues draped in orange, red and green cloth and garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. A Shiva lingam with a silver yoni-base and brass lamps and flower vases sit on the floor in front. A small brass figure stands at the left, and a wooden altar with bowls and a kalasha-like vessel lies in the foreground. No physical people are visible. A printed sign is placed on a stand at right.A temple shrine room decorated for preparation before an inauguration. A large printed banyan-tree backdrop covers the rear wall. On a central red and multicoloured platform sit deity murtis draped with garlands in pink, white and orange, with a small brass lamp stand and offerings of flowers and fruit before them. To the right, a standing saffron-robed sannyasi figure with an orange turban and staff stands in a gold arched niche, and a dark statue wrapped in white cloth and garlands lies on a red platform. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels occupy the floor in front. No living people are visible.Interior of a large hall set up as a temple, with a grey carpet floor and white walls. At the centre stands a shrine with a dark backdrop, tall multicoloured banners on poles, and a central deity murti decorated with flower garlands. Flanking gilded arches hold further deity murtis draped in garlands, and a seated figure in orange and white robes is at the centre altar. Rows of small white and black seated statues line the walls at the sides, and two visitors stand near the left side. Brass lamps, a kalasha and ritual items sit before the shrine.A photograph of a large hall set up as a temple-style display with several gilded deity murtis under arches, decorated with multicoloured flower garlands and tall striped fabric banners. Left, a deity murti in a gold arch is garlanded in red and yellow flowers. Centre, a figure in an orange robe stands near a raised platform with orange cloth and an orange flag on a pole. Right, a seated deity murti in a gold arch wears a garland. A man in white kurta and a woman in yellow salwar stand at left, a blurred barefoot man walks across the grey carpet in the foreground, and a man in white stands at the right. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on stands near the displays, with a small painting on an easel at centre.A wide view of a large hall with grey carpet and a stage-like temple setup. On the left, a long row of dark metal figurines stands on a black platform beside a black speaker. At the centre-right, a shrine is decorated with multicoloured vertical banners, a deity murti in a golden arch garlanded with white and red flowers, and an orange cloth draped on a low platform. Several people stand near the shrine: a man in white dhoti and shawl, a woman in a white sari, a woman in a yellow sari, and a person in an orange robe and white garment. Brass lamps and ritual vessels sit on the floor near the altar. A stanchion rope lines the walkway, and a second golden-arched murti stands on the right.A photograph of a large hall set up as a temple display, with several gold-framed arched shrines hung with marigold and multicoloured garlands. Several deity murtis stand on raised platforms, including a central figure decorated with flower garlands and a seated murti on a golden throne at right. Tall decorated poles with coloured bands stand behind the shrines. An orange saffron-coloured cloth covers a table at left, and a saffron flag hangs at centre. A man in orange robes stands near the centre and a few people in light clothing move through the room, with a red rope barrier and stanchions in front. Thin carpet covers the floor.Interior photo of a temple-style shrine set against a large backdrop printed with a banyan tree. Multiple deity murtis, including seated and standing figures, sit in gilded arched niches on a raised platform draped in orange cloth. Red and white flower arrangements stand at the sides, and orange and red fabric hangs from the ceiling with yellow paper garlands. Several seated devotees fill the lower foreground, some in saffron and white clothing, with partial heads and shoulders visible. A wall clock and ceiling lights are visible above the shrine.2007-09-03November 04 20092009-11-04Interior of a hall set up as a temple room with a grey carpet and white walls under ceiling lights. On the left, several golden arched shrines hold deity murtis draped in colourful flower garlands, with tall striped and embroidered banners behind them and a small orange-draped table in front. A single person in white clothing stands near the centre-left, partly obscured by the shrines. On the right, a row of white marble and golden seated figures sits on tiered black platforms, with a large golden arched frame holding a seated deity murti decorated with garlands. A dark wooden carved piece with floral offerings is in the foreground.A photograph of a temple-style puja room with golden arched shrines holding several deity murtis dressed in red, yellow, blue and pink garments. A man seated at left in orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrines. Nearby on the floor are brass vessels, a silver bowl, a red cloth-covered offering with a white and red garland, a brass kalasha, and brass animal figures. A standing orange-clad figure with an orange turban stands in a golden shrine at right. Orange cloth covers a table at lower right, and rows of brass oil lamps stand along the right edge, with flowers in a glass vase.2007-09-03January 08 20152015-01-08May 07 20172017-05-07