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Interior of a white temple hall with dark polished floor where a large group of children sits cross-legged facing a small screen on a stand. A standing adult in a white shirt and grey trousers faces the children and the screen. On the right, deity murti and statues in a shrine with a green canopy and red and patterned cloth hangings; on the left a black stone bull (Nandi) statue in the foreground. Framed pictures hang on the wall above the children, and a hanging rope descends from the ceiling. Children wear colourful clothes including red, yellow, green and striped shirts.

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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.2007-11-14A 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.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.2007-11-14A photograph inside a temple-style hall with white pillars and a dark polished floor. A standing man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, seen from behind, faces a shrine with deity murti in a green-curtained niche and a small framed image on a stand. Around him, about two dozen children sit cross-legged on the floor in mixed shirts and shorts, facing the shrine. Ornate red-and-white decorated pillars flank the shrine, and a framed portrait showing a figure with orange robes, rudraksha beads and a crown sits on a cushioned seat at right. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a small CRT monitor sits at left.2007-11-14Children 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.2007-11-14A large group of seated children and young people fills a white-pillared open hall, sitting cross-legged on a polished dark floor facing a television set on a stand at right. Many wear red, orange, pink and green clothing, and some wear saris. Several adults stand near the left pillar. A black stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth stands at the right edge. Framed pictures hang along the beams, a ceiling fan turns above, and trees are visible through the open side.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.A photograph inside a white pillared pavilion where thirty or more children and young people sit cross-legged on a polished floor facing a television set on a stand at the right. Several girls wear red, orange and pink salwar kameez and saris, and some boys wear checked shirts. Three men in light shirts stand at the back left near the pillar. A dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth stands at the right edge in the foreground. Framed colourful pictures hang along the ceiling beam, and a ceiling fan turns above. Trees are visible through the open sides.A 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 blurry photograph inside a hall with white walls, where many children and adults sit on the floor facing a shrine. At the centre, a figure in a white and yellow garment stands near a dark deity murti decorated with gold and red cloth. Two large ornate figures flank the shrine, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange with a garland hangs at right. A small television glows at left, and a small rug lies in the foreground where several seated people wear white, red and light blue clothing.2007-11-14Devotees sit cross-legged on mats and a patterned rug on a polished floor inside a white-pillared hall at night, attending a satsang. Many wear white, orange and saffron clothing; a man in a white shirt sits at the centre-right, and a child in an orange hooded top sits at the right. Behind them stands a framed portrait of a figure in saffron robes with a crown-like headdress, garlanded with red and white flowers, set on a small table with a cushioned seat. Two dark statues of figures, one in green sari-like dress and one in red, stand near an open doorway on the left. A wall-mounted image hangs in the background.2010-01-09Photograph 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.