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A ceremonial hall with a stage backdrop showing painted and gilded deity figures, one holding a staff, with a golden altar area and string lights. Many children and young boys in orange-saffron dhoti wraps with rudraksha malas sit on the floor in rows, several holding small oil lamps and offerings, their backs to the camera. A standing adult in orange clothing with a shawl and bare upper body holds up his hands near a lit ornamental flame stand at right, facing the seated group. Two seated figures in orange on the raised stage area appear to be chanting or speaking into microphones. A wooden table stands at right and an air conditioning unit is on the wall. The scene suggests a puja or lamp offering ritual.

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A large hall with a golden peetha and deity murti backdrop, flanked by painted pillars and two standing deity figures. In the foreground, many devotees wearing orange saffron cloths sit on the floor with their backs to the camera, several with white ash markings on their shoulders and rudraksha beads. Some hold lit oil lamps or incense, and offerings and small containers sit on the floor. A figure in orange stands near the right side, and a statue of a seated figure in a red and gold chair appears at the left edge. Ritual puja or aarti is underway at the altar.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall during a ritual. Many seated young boys in orange saffron cloths, bare-backed, with rudraksha necklaces, sit on a cloth facing a raised platform and hold lit oil lamps or flames. A standing figure in orange cloth at right holds a lit flame aloft, and a seated figure in orange sits at the central platform. Behind them stand painted deity statues in orange and red with gold accents, a golden throne-like seat at left, hanging string lights and red curtains. A wall-mounted air conditioner and a wooden podium are visible. The scene shows an oil lamp puja with devotees in saffron.2017-07-27July 27 20172017-07-27July 20 20172017-07-20July 20 20172017-07-20July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 20 20172017-07-20July 27 20172017-07-27July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25A indoor hall with red curtains and a gold-carved throne-like structure on a raised stage. Several young people in orange cloth sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, bare-backed, with their backs to the camera. A standing man at right in orange dhoti holds up a lit oil lamp in a brass holder. A brass vessel stands on a table in front, and a large screen behind the stage shows a figure in white. The scene suggests a puja with oil lamps and offerings.2017-07-25