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A dimly lit temple hall viewed from the back, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a shrine. Two decorated deity murti stand in a golden arched niche framed by blue drapes, with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and white-clad attendants performing a puja or aarti. Oil lamps and a lit lamp stand in the foreground, and hanging maroon-and-gold tassel banners frame the open-sided hall. Red-and-white striped barriers line the stage area.

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Evening Navaratri celebration in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Before a decorated stone shrine lit with string lights and a gold arch, a large deity murti adorned with garlands is the focal point. Several standing performers in saffron-orange robes gesture with raised arms, while white-clad people sit seated near the shrine. Dark silhouettes of seated audience members fill the foreground. A small oil lamp flame is visible at the left, and red-and-white draped cloth lines the stage edges.2008-10-03January 17 20082008-01-17December 10 20072007-12-10A dim open-sided hall with a corrugated roof is filled with a large seated audience, mostly in white clothing, viewed from behind. At the far end, a stage area is decorated with pink drapes and a garland-hung altar holding a deity murti and oil lamps. Several figures in orange and white stand near the altar, with a seated figure on a red-draped platform at the left side of the hall. The scene suggests a ritual gathering in progress.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered hall facing a shrine lit from the front. Most wear white clothing, and several people in the foreground wear white and orange. At the far end, a decorated deity murti stands under a garland of marigolds, flanked by orange and pink drapes. Hanging orange-and-patterned fabric tassels fill the ceiling, and a wall banner is visible on the left. A small child sits on the floor near the centre aisle. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering in a simple hall.2008-04-07 +1 copiesWide view from behind a metal railing into a covered open-air temple hall at an ashram. In the centre, a grey stone shrine with carved pillars and red curtains holds a deity murti with multiple arms and a red-crowned figure beside a consort, decorated in blue and pink cloth. Below them sits a small golden peetha with a framed photograph. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and saris face the shrine, with a few people in pale clothing near the front. A standing figure in white stands at left, and a large crowd of mostly seated devotees in white fills the foreground. Coloured woven banners with geometric patterns hang on the pillars at left and right.2010-09-27October 03 20082008-10-03A photograph of a covered open hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats facing a shrine. Most devotees wear white clothing. At the front, a seated man in a white shirt sits on a chair at the left edge, and a standing figure in a grey top stands at the right. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti with garlands and ornaments, framed by a red and gold arch and flanked by stone figures, with a pink curtain at the side. Tall decorative pillars with patterned panels line the hall, and a steel railing separates the seating area from the walkway.2010-09-25February 23 20082008-02-23October 02 20082008-10-02