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A busy temple interior with a crowd of devotees moving between tables. In the foreground, golden ceremonial arm and shoulder ornaments with lion-head motifs rest on an orange cloth beside open red velvet boxes. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the left, another in a white kurta and dark shawl is nearby, and a man in a pink kurta is in the centre. A woman in a black top and red hair stands near a woman in a white kurta with red beaded necklace holding a small child. A woman in a green and yellow sari with a purple shawl stands at right beside a woman in a black patterned blouse. Colourful hanging decorations with red, yellow and blue patterns hang from the ceiling, and a large ornate deity frame with golden details appears at the upper right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.

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December 12 20162016-12-12Crowded temple hall where devotees gather around a long table of gilded ceremonial items, including ornate golden hand and head-shaped ritual pieces on orange cloth. Women in saris, salwar kameez and tunics, some with red and gold malas, and children in casual clothes lean over red velvet boxes. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right beside an ornate gilded arch and a decorative throne-like frame. Hanging orange and multicolour fabric banners and a red-and-gold festoon decorate the ceiling. Visitors appear to be browsing the display during a festival-period visit.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A crowded indoor temple hall with a large group of visitors looking over a display of ornate gold-coloured metal ornaments and fittings laid out on an orange cloth in the foreground. Several women in blue, purple and white saris and salwar kameez, a man in a white shirt with a red and orange shawl, and children stand or lean over the display, and a boy in a grey shirt with his back to the camera faces the table. Behind them hang colourful decorated pillars with orange and red fabric, and a glass cabinet with green frames stands at left. Near the right edge a man in white stands among the crowd. Several people with red and white garlands and beaded malas are visible among the visitors. No identifiable central figure is shown.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A crowd gathers around a display of large gilded ornamental pieces. Behind them a man in a green shirt with a red beaded necklace and a lanyard photographs with his phone, and a bare-chested man at the upper right raises a phone overhead. A woman in a magenta top and blue patterned shawl, and another in a pink scarf, look on. Painted wooden pillars with orange and blue patterns stand under a corrugated roof. Several people wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white ritual clothing.2016-12-12A photograph inside a covered hall where a crowd of men, women and children stands behind a metal stanchion and chain barrier, looking at display tables of ceremonial jewellery and temple items. On the left, a gold-coloured ornate deity canopy or shrine piece stands beside a blue table draped with silver and gold jewellery, red velvet cushions and a small wooden box. On the right, heavy gold chains and necklaces lie on a table next to rolled mats. A woman in a red and gold sari with a red-and-gold blouse stands centre, facing a man in white shirt and dhoti who is standing in front of her; several men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls and rudraksha or bead necklaces. A boy in a dark t-shirt with a lanyard stands at left. A red lantern and a painted panel hang on the far wall. No figure with a visible a person appearance is identifiable, so the subject is described by role only.2015-02-01December 12 20162016-12-12Photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tubes, where a group of participants tour a campus space lined with deity murti on gilded thrones and shrine-like alcoves. Many visitors in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, some with name badges on lanyards, walk among the displays. In the foreground a woman in a white and pink sari with glasses smiles, and a woman in a white top with an orange scarf presses her hands together in greeting. Behind them a bronze deity figure in red and gold cloth stands near a figure in an orange robe. Gilded frames, colourful kalasha-style pillars and statues of deities fill the background.2016-03-04March 31 20162016-03-31December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a crowd of devotees standing indoors in a hall with yellow walls and a red-tiled roof, with metal framework and bronze deity murti statues along the walls. A man in the foreground wears a pink collared shirt with a moustache, a toddler in a purple top is held by a woman in a white dress, a woman in a green salwar kameez with a white shawl stands to the right, a girl in an orange top wears a rudraksha mala, and several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand behind them. Several attendees wear name badges on lanyards. A partially visible person with short hair wears a brown shawl at the left edge.2015-02-01