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A seated group of devotees listens to a speaker in a temple hall with grey carpet. On the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised peetha/dais with a microphone, flanked by a garland of red and white flowers and a brass lamp with offerings on an orange mat. Devotees on the floor include women in pink, blue, purple and green saris and salwar, a man in a grey shirt, and a woman holding a baby in pink. Behind them are rows of white and gold figurines, a painted deity mural, a silver urn and a wooden swing with a bird motif.

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October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a hall decorated for a Hindu temple event. On a raised red-draped stage, a bald man in orange robes sits cross-legged with hands joined in front of him, facing the audience, while a man in orange clothing sits to his left near a microphone. Behind them stand several large colourful deity murti figures in red, orange and pink garments with crowns and garlands, and a wall of hanging cloth shoes in many colours fills the right side. Trays of fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the stage. Dozens of people sit on the carpeted floor in rows: children, women in saris and salwar, and men in shirts, many with heads bowed or looking toward the stage.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A seated congregation of many devotees fills a carpeted hall at a Hindu temple, most with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. Front row, a woman in a light blue floral salwar kameez with glasses and a man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. A woman in a pink dupatta and a woman in a maroon-and-gold sari with raised palms are nearby. Behind them, rows of attendees sit facing forward, with a shrine area featuring white deity murtis and a colourful painted peacock-form decoration at the back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2008-10-22A photograph inside a temple hall with a red-draped stage and a row of deity murtis: a painted Hanuman figure with a mace, a white figure, and decorated Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama style murtis garlanded with flowers. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on the red stage holding a microphone, with fruit offerings and brass lamps before him. Another man in white sits beside him. Around 15 devotees sit on the grey carpet facing the stage, including children, women in salwar and saris, and a man in a blue striped shirt. Pale flowers stand in a vase. a person (saffron robes and a saffron head covering) addresses the seated gathering, consistent with a satsang or discourse.2008-10-22