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Devotees stand in lines behind metal stanchions on a polished floor beside a cleared carpet runner in a hall decorated with floral garlands. An older man in white shirt and white trousers stands with hands clasped at left, while several women in white and light sarees, one with palms pressed together in greeting, stand at right. Two camera tripods stand on the floor between them, and at the back a golden throne-like altar holds a dark cushion flanked by floral arches. Two deity murtis in green and gold garments, adorned with garlands, stand at the right back altar. Gold drapes hang from the top corners.

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May 03 20132013-05-03May 07 20132013-05-07January 31 20162016-01-31A seated audience faces a decorated hall stage with a central throne-like seat (peetha) bordered by red and white floral garlands and an ornate gold frame. A seated figure in orange clothing sits on the throne, flanked by garlanded deity murti on either side and a dark mural backdrop with painted gold and green pillars. Two camera tripods stand near the front, and rows of seated devotees wear orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and white or pastel saris, sitting on red mats behind silver stanchions with a white carpet aisle. Some are shaven-headed monks in orange, others are lay devotees in white.2013-04-24January 30 20162016-01-30January 30 20162016-01-30January 13 20152015-01-13November 14 20102010-11-14January 13 20152015-01-13January 13 20152015-01-13Indoor temple hall with a golden throne and red-curtained backdrop; a man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala and tilak walks down a red-and-brown runner between steel stanchions. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms joined along the sides, while a woman in white sari and a woman in orange sari stand nearby. A white-clad priest is seated near an ornate golden peetha with a small brass lamp stand in the foreground. Ceiling fans, air coolers and a tripod camera are visible.2012-10-05A photograph of a devotional hall with a painted blue and pink stage backdrop. A seated figure in a golden throne, wearing orange-red cloth and a beaded necklace, sits centrally between two painted deity figures with garlands. A cameraman in orange-red cloth films from a tripod at the front of the stage. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange clothing face the stage, with white-clad attendants visible at left. Brass oil lamps and lit candles flank the throne area, and a white aisle runs down the floor toward the stage.2013-04-24