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Devotees seated on the floor in a temple hall face a shrine with a gold arched frame and a multicoloured garland. Central deity murti wears a crown and jewelled necklaces, flanked by two smaller figures in orange and purple robes. A priest in orange with a shaved head holds a flame toward the altar, while a man in white dhoti sits at left. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells sit at right. Worshippers in yellow, blue and light blue clothing kneel with their backs to the camera.

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Devotees sit on the floor before a shrine in a Hindu temple, facing a richly decorated deity murti under a gilded arch framed by multicolour flower garlands. The murti wears layered gold and jewelled necklaces and a crown. Two priests kneel at left; the nearer one, in an orange-saffron cloth, extends a lit oil lamp toward the deities, while a companion in white sits beside him. Seated devotees in yellow, light blue, pale blue sari and dark shirts face the altar, with brass bells hanging at right and a silver curtain behind. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a low platform. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22October 15 20082008-10-15Photograph inside a temple shrine hall during a ritual. Several deity murtis stand in the background, decorated with colourful flower garlands and gold ornaments, with a kalasha and brass oil lamps in front. At left, two men in saffron/orange robes sit on a red mat; one holds a feathered whisk or fan toward the altar while the other sits bare-chested with ash markings, near a puja plate with flowers. A woman in a red sari sits at centre on the floor facing the altar with hands joined. Three women sit on the floor at right, one in a red and gold sari, one in a teal floral outfit, and one in blue with blonde hair. A microphone stand stands at left.October 22 20082008-10-22October 23 20082008-10-23A temple shrine interior with a row of decorated deity murti on a raised platform, draped in red and multicolored garlands and flower arrangements. A brass lamp stand and an ornate golden arch frame the central deities. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the shrine: a woman in red, a man in white, a woman in a green sari, and a man in an orange shirt, with a bald man at lower left. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person; the seated people are devotees in ordinary clothing, and the shrine suggests puja or darshan.2008-05-12A photograph of a temple hall with a large seated audience filling the floor in front of a dark backdrop. Three deity murtis stand in gilded arched frames, one with a crown and garlands, the central figure seated with red and gold drapery and floral garlands, and a standing figure on the left. A woman in white stands at the central altar with a microphone, facing the seated devotees. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the altar. A framed portrait hangs at the top, and an orange-clad figure sits at the right edge. Several people in white and pastel saris and kurtas sit with folded hands.2009-10-18A temple puja in progress before a central deity murti draped in green, yellow and red garlands, with a gold crown and gold-framed arch behind it. A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head sits at the lower right, facing the deity with hands folded, beside an offering tray holding apples, a bowl and a small arrangement of red flowers. On the left, a man in orange clothing kneels with palms pressed together, and another devotee in orange sits beside him. Devotees sit in rows on the floor in the foreground, with red rope barriers between them and the shrine. Two brass bells hang at the upper right, and a large second deity murti in a pink, green and gold skirt with garlands stands at the right edge.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22