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A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a stainless steel railing guiding a queue of devotees along the left side. Standing devotees, including a woman in a pink and yellow sari with a yellow border and a man in a white shirt, have their hands folded in prayer. At the far end, a priest in white clothing stands before a shrine holding a deity murti with multiple arms and a gold arch, decorated with garlands and draped in red cloth, with a kalasha and offerings in front. On the right, a few people sit on mats watching the ritual. Colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling.

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January 17 20102010-01-17Devotees stand in a long queue behind metal railings inside a covered temple courtyard, facing a stone shrine with an ornate golden arch. Within the shrine stand deity murtis, one in blue with gold garments and a crown, flanked by a female figure, with a garlanded framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi placed on a red and gold throne in front. A man in saffron robes stands near the throne and a brass oil lamp stands on the floor. Men in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands in prayer on the left, while women in saris of pink, blue, green and yellow watch on the right. Green banana plants and saffron cloth decorate the scene, indicating a darshan setting at a temple.2009-12-21Devotees queue along metal railings inside a covered temple hall, moving toward a shrine where a priest in white stands before a deity murti decorated with garlands and framed by an orange-and-gold arch. The men wear white shirts and dhotis or checked shirts, women wear sarees in orange, yellow and purple, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the right beside a table. Colourful decorated pillars line the hall.2010-01-17January 17 20102010-01-17December 21 20092009-12-21A long covered corridor with metal railings lined with devotees queuing toward a shrine at the far end. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a dark patterned shirt and a child in orange clothing stands at the rail. Women on the right wear saris in pink, white with red border, and cream, with braided hair and one woman in a red-bordered white sari. At the end, a colourful deity murti stands under a red and gold arch, with a golden puja stand in front. Framed photographs hang on the right wall. Devotees stand with hands folded in reverent darshan.2010-02-10A photograph inside a temple hall showing a line of devotees standing behind a stainless steel railing on the left. A woman in a yellow saree and several men in white shirts and checked shirts face toward the shrine. At the far end, a priest in white stands before a golden-framed shrine holding a deity murti with multiple arms, decorated with garlands and red and orange drapes. Two people sit cross-legged on the floor to the right, near a hanging decorative banner and a small table with plastic chairs.2010-01-17December 21 20092009-12-21A photograph of a covered walkway lined with devotees waiting in a queue along metal railings, with a red carpet running down the middle toward a shrine. At the far end, a figure in orange robes walks toward an ornate decorated altar with red and gold hangings and a deity murti in the centre. Devotees on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, and women on the right wear saffron, yellow and maroon saris. Framed photographs hang on the right wall, and speakers hang from the ceiling of the corrugated metal roof. The queue suggests darshan.2010-08-14December 06 20092009-12-06A long covered hall with a red carpet runner leads toward a shrine at the far end, decorated with orange drapes, lamps and an ornate golden-red deity display. Devotees line both sides behind metal railings: on the left a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti, an elderly man in white, and others in white and pale clothes; on the right women in saffron, yellow, green and pink saris stand watching. Two figures in saffron-orange robes walk up the carpet toward the shrine, one of them. Framed photographs hang on the orange side walls, and paper lanterns hang from the ceiling.2010-08-14January 31 20102010-01-31