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A photograph inside a white-walled temple hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A large group of children sits on the glossy floor facing a shrine area at the back, where a small TV set is placed on a table. Several children stand and move around near the shrine, and a few carry or arrange white packets at the right edge. Framed portraits hang in a row on the upper wall, and a decorated deity murti stands in a golden-framed niche at the centre. Colourful striped and patterned cloths hang beside the doorway, and a standing figure is visible at the far right. The children wear colourful shirts, dresses and salwar in red, yellow, green and blue.

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Indoor photo of a temple-style hall where a large crowd of children sits cross-legged on the floor, facing the front. Many children wear white, yellow, red, pink and striped shirts and frocks, some with braids. Behind them, a small television set sits on a stand in front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated in gold and red, flanked by painted panels and a standing figure draped in a yellow-gold sari. A man in a pink shirt stands at the right edge near the wall. Framed pictures hang along the top of the wall, and a pillared niche with a cloth-hung doorway appears at left. The room is lit by overhead tube lights and ceiling fans.2007-11-14Indoor photo of a hall with white walls and framed photographs hung high on the back wall. Many children, mostly boys in shirts and shorts, sit cross-legged on green mats and the floor facing a central deity murti or picture in a red and gold frame. A woman in an orange-and-pink sari stands at the right edge, her back to the camera, and several standing men and boys are gathered near the shrine. Fluorescent lights and ceiling fans are visible.2007-11-14A photograph of a temple-style hall with white pillars and ornate ceiling roses. Many children sit cross-legged on the floor, most in casual shirts and t-shirts, one boy in a yellow shirt in the foreground. At the front, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure wearing a garland of orange flowers sits on a cushioned throne draped with striped fabric, with a green palm frond beside it and a banana offering on a red mat below. To the right, a shrine niche holds a golden deity murti with a small lamp above. Two dark deity statues stand at the left, one in a yellow sari, and colourful striped cloth decorates the columns. A small television sits at the left edge.2007-11-14A photograph of a hall with white pillars and a shrine area, where many children sit on mats and the floor facing a large framed portrait of a man with long hair in orange robes and a garland. In front of the portrait a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl stands at a raised platform, with a brass deity murti and a decorated kalasha-like pot nearby. Another man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands on the right beside a golden deity figure. Three framed photographs in orange tones hang on the wall above, and a decorated wooden pillar with painted patterns stands near a carved figure in yellow garments.2007-11-14A photograph of a crowded temple hall where thirty or more children, mostly seated on the floor, face a small television set placed before the shrine. Several wall-mounted framed pictures hang along the top of the wall. Behind the screen stands an ornate shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a gilded arch frames the central sanctum. On the left, an open niche holds another figure, and a standing woman in a yellow sari is visible on the right beside a red and gold curtain. Several children wear bright shirts in yellow, red, striped and blue patterns, and one adult in a pink shirt stands at the right edge. A ceiling fan and tubelight are overhead.A photograph inside a temple hall with white pillars and polished red-brown floor. A priest in white clothes stands at a lit shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and decorated with garlands, flowers and an aarti lamp. Two dark statues flank the shrine, one in red and one in purple garments. Many children and a few adults sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, facing the shrine; children wear blue, orange, yellow, pink and white clothes. Foreground shows a dark stone lion-like statue. A small golden framed image sits on a white draped stand on the right. Orange and green garlands hang at the doorway.Children sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a white temple hall, facing a small television screen on a stand at centre. Many children in school-style clothes, including yellow, orange, red, white and blue tops, watch quietly while a boy in a red shirt stands at right beside a framed photograph. Ornate carved pillars with striped red and white cloth and wooden deity figures flank the room, and framed pictures hang along the upper wall. A golden shrine with a deity murti is visible at left.2007-11-14Indoor temple hall with white arched walls and ceiling fans. Many children sit cross-legged on the floor facing a framed portrait on a wooden stand, garlanded with flowers and sitting before striped patterned pillars. The portrait shows a figure in orange clothing with a flower garland and a bead necklace, though the identity is not established by the photo itself. To the right, a standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers addresses the children. A small golden deity murti in a shrine niche sits beside him, with a hanging lamp above. On the upper wall, framed prints show figures in orange and red. Left of centre, a painted statue of a female figure in a yellow sari stands near a dark doorway.2007-11-14A photograph inside a white-pillared hall with a polished reddish floor, where about a dozen devotees sit on mats in a seated satsang. Most wear orange, white or striped clothing, and some carry backpacks. At the back, a framed portrait with a marigold-and-red garland sits on a golden stand, showing a figure in orange robes with long hair. Two dark statues in green and red saris flank the left doorway, and a ceiling fan hangs above.2010-01-09Children sit on a polished floor facing a shrine inside a white temple hall. At the centre a deity murti in dark blue stands under a green canopy, decorated with garlands and flanked by two dark wooden dvarapala statues in yellow and orange draped garments. A red curtain hangs at the left. On the right, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron robes wearing a red-and-white flower garland sits on a striped tiger-print cushion with a palm frond and a small offering plate. A priest in white clothes sits before the deity. Many children in casual shirts, checked clothes and a yellow t-shirt sit close together, with stacked white boxes in the foreground.2007-11-14Photograph inside a white temple hall with a red-speckled floor where many children and some adults sit cross-legged in rows before a white-tiled square fire pit with a metal bowl and a brass vessel at its edge. Behind them two large dark stone deity murti stand flanking a green curtain, one decorated in red and gold, one in purple. A standing figure in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-saffron cloth stands in the doorway between the curtains. A framed portrait garlanded with flowers sits to the right, labelled with a caption. Colourful bunting hangs across the top and a white chandelier hangs from the ceiling.Children sit cross-legged on the floor of a white-walled temple hall, facing a shrine. A man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands near a doorway at the front, and another man in a white shirt stands on the left by a television set. Two dark deity murti flank the central shrine, with red and gold drapes and a green awning above. On the right, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and a garland, set on a straw-covered platform. Rows of white boxes sit on the floor in front of the children, and a few other people stand near the back wall.2007-11-14