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A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a tent-covered hall, most dressed in white, facing a stage at the far end. Orange triangular pennants hang from the ceiling and tall striped and patterned banners line the walls. Several saffron-robed figures stand on the lit stage in front of a decorated backdrop, while a television sits to the left. Some seated attendees wear yellow and orange garments.

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December 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of a temple hall viewed from the back, with a large seated crowd of devotees in white and light clothing filling the floor. Several robed figures in orange and saffron stand at a decorated stage near an ornate deity murti framed by pink drapes and flowers. Red and orange pennants and colourful strings hang across the ceiling, and dark banners with white symbols line the walls. Text on the banners is not legible.2008-12-24A photograph taken from the back of a crowded open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with orange pennants bearing a black emblem. Well over a hundred people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a stage at the far end, mostly in white clothes with some in yellow and orange. At the front, several men in orange and saffron robes stand around a decorated altar area with a colourful deity murti and pink drapes, one holding what looks like a long ceremonial implement. A small child in a blue and white outfit walks down the central aisle. Tall patterned banners in orange, blue and red hang along the walls, and a television sits on a stand at left.2008-12-24December 28 20082008-12-28January 31 20102010-01-31January 17 20082008-01-17A dim open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, strung with red banners bearing a black emblem and small paper lanterns in green, pink and yellow. Rows of seated devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor facing a lit altar at the far end, where several figures in orange and saffron stand near a decorated shrine with draped pink cloth and garlanded images. Hanging woven panels in red, orange and blue line the walls. The scene suggests an evening ritual or darshan at a temple hall. No figure can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance.2008-12-24A large tented hall with white ceiling fans and hanging yellow, orange and blue decorated pillars. Dense rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the floor, several wearing orange, sitting on mats. At the front, a figure in orange-red robes stands near a raised stage with a painted backdrop, a trident and a decorated altar with lamps. Murals of deity figures line the right wall.2009-07-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesWide view inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large seated audience in white clothing fills the floor on mats. At the far end, several robed priests in orange and saffron stand before a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by pink drapes and flower garlands. A row of garlanded deity figures and flower arrangements stands along the left side, and the walls carry framed photographs. The gathering appears to be a ritual puja or aarti in progress; no individual in the scene can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2008-12-28 +1 copies