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A photograph inside a covered hall with white walls and pink and orange drapes. Thirty to forty boys sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor, many in bright shirts of orange, red, blue and striped colours. At right, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl and an ID badge stands and gestures while holding papers, apparently addressing the children. Behind them an altar holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, with a seated goddess-like figure and a crowned figure, flanked by tall garlands and a decorated arch.

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April 04 20082008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04Photo of a seated audience of children and young people in a covered hall with white walls and an orange-and-white striped wall panel. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands bent forward at the front, apparently attending to a white-draped object or seat, with a red umbrella-like cloth behind him and a carved stone panel on the right. The children wear mixed shirts in orange, blue, red, plaid and striped patterns; a girl at the right wears an orange top and a braid with white flowers. Most visible people are seated on the floor facing the front.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04A photograph of a covered open-air hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with colourful woven panels in red, blue, white and orange with bird motifs. Seated devotees fill the foreground, mostly on the floor, many in red, orange and white clothing. At the front, two men in white dhoti-style ritual clothing stand before an ornate shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, with a kalasha-style offering in front. The scene suggests a puja or darshan in progress. A white-clothed figure stands at the front left and another person stands near the centre-right.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04A large group of people sits cross-legged on a bare concrete floor inside a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. Overhead hang tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and cream with orange tassels. At the far end stands a small shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, flanked by red drapes. A figure in white stands near the shrine, facing the seated audience. Most seated people wear mixed casual clothes in red, orange, yellow and white, and some children are present. Framed printed panels hang on the side walls.2008-04-04May 13 20082008-05-13Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a polished reddish-brown floor. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands centrally, facing a group of about twenty seated children sitting cross-legged on the floor. Behind him are dark deity murtis, one in a purple garment, and a framed portrait on a white chair on the right. Another man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left near a white table. Garlands and colourful paper bunting decorate the entrance.Indoor photo of a children's programme in a large hall with white walls, striped ceiling hangings and a raised stage at the back where a figure in orange stands near a decorated backdrop. A group of children sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many wearing white tops and lanyards, while adults in white and yellow stand in front listening and gesturing. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands at the left foreground, and a woman with a hair bun sits in the lower right corner. Chairs are stacked along the right wall.2008-05-13Open-sided pavilion with a grey tin roof and orange-and-multicolour decorated pillars, facing a white stone shrine housing a deity murti with red and blue draping. A seated figure in an orange robe and a seated priest in white dhoti face the shrine, with a small fire lamp and a framed portrait in orange robes garlanded with marigolds placed before them. Devotees sit on woven mats in white and cream clothes, including women in white saris and children, facing the shrine during a puja or homa. Trees and greenery are visible beyond the pavilion.2008-01-20Indoor photograph of a children's convention in a tent-like hall with a concrete floor. Thirty to forty children sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, wearing white, yellow, orange, pink and striped shirts. At the left, two adults in white and orange-yellow clothing sit on a low platform near a microphone stand. Hanging woven banners with diamond patterns decorate the ceiling and pillars, and a painted backdrop of a deity murti on a raised dais with a small table stands at the right. A wooden double door is in the background.2008-05-13