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Indoor temple pavilion at night showing a large gold-coloured stepped pyramid structure, a dhwajastambha-style ritual form, placed on a polished reddish-brown floor. A person in an orange-saffron robe sits on a white plastic chair at the right, hands joined near the face. Several people in white clothes sit on the floor at the centre, one wearing an orange shawl. Green leaf garlands hang from the ceiling beams and white columns frame the hall; a black deity murti sits on a pedestal at the left.

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September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29Night-time worship in a pillared hall. A large gold-coloured stepped sri chakra structure, a meru-like pedestal with tiered square levels and lit lamps on its top, sits at the centre before a framed mirror. Around it, a group of about twenty seated people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, watch in silence. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange shawl sits with his back to the camera, and a woman in an orange sari sits to the left. Ornate carved elephant and deity panels decorate the golden base. A bell hangs from the ceiling above.2006-09-21Indoor temple hall at night with a white-pillared pavilion and a golden stepped pyramid-shaped structure on a polished reddish floor. A seated figure at left wears a white cloth and orange-and-gold patterned skirt with gold necklace and bangles, holding a long stick near a dark-robed seated person in orange. A large group of about twenty-five seated devotees in orange and white robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit in rows facing the structure. A brass bell hangs from the ceiling, and green leaf garlands with string lights decorate the openings. A standing deity murti is visible in an alcove at back.2006-09-29Photograph of a nighttime ritual preparation in a temple hall with white pillars and a dark sky through the windows. A large golden tiered pillar-like structure, a dhwajastambha-style piece, stands on the floor at centre. A standing man in orange robes holds a staff near the left side, while seated people in orange and white clothes sit in rows on the polished floor, several holding printed sheets. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange wait, and a cameraman in orange stands at right operating a camera on a tripod. Green leaf garlands hang across the top of the hall, and a brass bell hangs from the ceiling. Several people are seated in a semicircle facing the central golden structure.2006-09-29September 21 20062006-09-21September 29 20062006-09-29A night-time photograph of a group seated on a dark polished stone floor facing a large gilded ritual structure, a tiered golden pedestal with stepped levels, carved panels and lit oil lamps or lights on top. In the foreground a man seen from behind wears a white dhoti-style garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder and sits cross-legged. Around him, men, women and children sit in a semicircle; a woman in orange and a girl in pink are at left, a boy in a green checked shirt sits at right. Pillars and a white wall frame the dim hall, and a blue bird logo appears in the top-left corner.2006-09-21September 29 20062006-09-29September 21 20062006-09-21September 29 20062006-09-29