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Photograph inside a temple shrine room: a priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red border sits on the floor at left, reading from a white paper while handling a brass tray of flowers, fruit in a woven basket, and incense sticks. Three devotees kneel on blue carpet in front of a tiled plinth holding black stone deity murtis dressed in blue, red and white cloth. A woman in a grey-beige headscarf with long dark hair sits at left, a woman in a blue-and-cream floral sari with a hair clip sits centre, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-gold border kneels at right. Behind them, white marble seated figures and a gold canopy shrine stand on black pedestals.

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A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a group of devotees sitting on a grey carpet. Before him is a silver tray with fruit, bananas and brass ritual items. A woman in a red sari sits at left, a woman in a pink floral dress and a woman in a beige head covering with long dark hair sit nearby, and a man in white at right. Behind them a shelf displays white marble deity murtis and a metal kalasha-style urn stands at right.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A seated puja inside a temple room with rows of white and black deity murtis on dark shelves behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a gold necklace sits cross-legged, holding his hands over a small plate. Around him, devotees sit on grey carpet: a woman in a pink floral dress on the left, a person in a beige wrap with long hair in the centre, a man in white with a green-striped cloth on the right, and a woman in a teal sari at lower right. A brass plate with flowers, a banana, a red offering and incense sticks sits on a patterned mat, with a silver pot beside it. a person is the robed figure in saffron with the red shawl and gold necklace, seated at the centre of the ritual.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a Hindu temple hall with a carpeted floor, where seated devotees face a shrine. A priest in orange robes sits at a decorated ritual stand with flower garlands, a brass tray of offerings and a drum nearby, while another person in orange sits on an orange mat. Devotees sit in rows: a woman in a striped blue-and-yellow sari with a long braid, a woman in pink, a man in white, and a person in purple. Behind them, a row of colourful shoes is arranged along the wall, with deity murti and flower-decorated shrines in gold and red. A woman in teal walks across the hall. The scene suggests a puja or satsang.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple hall where a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on the carpet, holding a plate of fruit and offerings before a group of four seated devotees. Behind him, rows of white marble deity murtis and black stone murtis stand on tiered shelves, with a tall steel vessel in the centre. On the left a woman in a pink floral dress sits, a figure in a white head-covering sits in front, a girl in a light blue outfit sits in the foreground, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-gold border sits at right. The priest may be a candidate for a person, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2008-10-22A photograph inside a Hindu temple hall with grey carpet, where a robed figure in saffron-orange clothes and a headcloth sits cross-legged at left beside a small brass tray and flower garlands, facing a seated group of devotees. Among the audience, a man in a white shirt sits near the centre, a woman in a red sari sits behind him, and other seated women wear pink, blue and striped saris. Behind them an ornate altar holds several deity murtis decorated with garlands, brass lamps and a row of colourful cloth-wrapped shoes at left. A seated figure in saffron clothing is at left.2008-10-22Devotees sit on grey carpet in a temple hall decorated with garlanded deity murtis and a wall of shoes. A priest in saffron robes sits at left before an altar with a brass tray and lamp, while a woman in red garments sits at the back near the central shrine. Seated devotees in saris and kurtas, including a woman in a striped blue and yellow sari and a woman in pink, face the altar. Brass lamps, flower garlands and gold-framed deity images fill the background.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22Indoor temple gathering in a carpeted hall at a Hindu temple. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a microphone sits cross-legged on an orange mat, speaking to a seated audience. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and a woman in a teal salwar kameez sit on the floor, and a man in white clothing sits near a gold-and-red palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind them are deity murtis with garlands, a painted backdrop and a scaffold. On the left, several women in saffron and pink saris and a child sit listening. The saffron-robed speaker has distinctive long swept-back hair and ornate garments, a person cue, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22