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Photo inside a gold-and-blue temple hall during a padapuja-style offering. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-yellow shawls and ash marks offer coconut, bananas and fruit on silver plates. Women in orange, maroon and pink saris with white jasmine garlands kneel and offer fruit, and a brass kalasha and oil lamps sit nearby. Gold deity figures with raised arms flank the throne, and tropical fruit and flowers cover the carpeted floor.

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June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph inside a temple shrine with garlanded deity murtis and offerings of fruit and bananas on a tiered stand. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits on a wooden throne-like seat, smiling and extending his hands toward a kneeling woman in a red and gold silk sari with a gold bangle. Brass lamps, a kalasha and a puja tray sit on a stone counter in front. Another man in orange garments stands in the background and a further orange-clad figure bends near the left edge.2007-11-09June 19 20132013-06-19July 31 20152015-07-31June 19 20132013-06-19January 01 20132013-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22June 19 20132013-06-19January 04 20152015-01-04June 01 20142014-06-01June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph inside a temple-style hall during a Guru Purnima satsang. On the right, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion base wears a red-and-orange turban, red beaded rudraksha garland and ceremonial gold necklace, with a silver staff beside him. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands. In front, a large gold platform holds brass trays of offerings, flowers, small lamps and a central floral arrangement. Seated devotees in white and red saris, some wearing rudraksha malas, face the throne, with men in white shirts standing behind. Several people in white have light hair in the foreground. Gold pillars with carved lions frame the scene. Around 30 people are visible.2015-07-31