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Indoor temple ceremony in a white-walled hall with a seated crowd of devotees facing a raised altar. A central figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at the altar, holding a ritual implement and performing an offering over a row of white marble statues in turbans and garlands. Two attendants in orange stand to the left holding ritual vessels, and a cameraman in orange stands at right. Many seated devotees in saris, kurtas and western clothes fill the foreground. A large seated deity murti in orange and garlands stands at left. Incense smoke rises at the altar. Shown as a photo of a puja at a temple inauguration.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a crowded temple hall during a devotional ceremony. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in white and pastel clothing, many women in saris in red, pink and magenta, face a stage at the front. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits beside a tall deity murti decorated with garlands, and additional deity murtis stand on pedestals along the walls. A standing man in white clothing with an orange shawl faces the stage, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the side. Tall colourful decorative pillars with tassels frame the stage, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on the altar. Several seated people are visible; the total number of physically present people is too many to count precisely but well above twenty.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple ceremony in a white-walled hall with a seated audience facing a raised altar. Rows of white marble statues wearing red turbans and beaded necklaces sit on a black-draped platform, with a larger white statue at centre and small gold figures among them. Several robed figures in orange and saffron stand at the altar performing a puja; one in an orange cloth reaches toward the statues while another in a dark orange shawl stands beside a large seated figure with garlands and a crown-like adornment on the left. Devotees in saris, shalwar and white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, many with long hair visible from behind. A white draped cloth hangs at the right edge beside a red-and-gold chair. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph of a temple inauguration inside a plain white block-walled hall with a grey carpet. A long-haired figure in flowing saffron-orange robes walks barefoot along a row of large painted deity statues, reaching out to touch a garlanded figure with a white-and-orange headdress. Opposite the statues, a line of seated men in white dhotis and an orange-clad priest sit on the floor. Behind them, a dark deity murti with a crown and a green-and-red garland rests on a white cloth. The statues wear yellow and gold garments, crowns and garlands in red, white and green, and a red flower offering lies on the floor.2007-11-09Indoor temple scene with a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes standing with his back to the camera, holding a small oil lamp and offerings near a row of tall deity murtis garlanded with multicoloured red, yellow, green and white flower garlands. A younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands beside him with eyes closed. A devotee photographer in white is also visible, and a bare-chested man sits at lower left by a small dark murti with a garland. White ash marks are on the arms of the central figure. Walls are plain white concrete block.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with white ash marks on the arms, leaning forward with hands extended to offer a red flower and an orange cloth to a row of large white deity murti. The murti wear gold crowns, yellow and pink embroidered garments, and garlands of white and multicoloured flowers; one holds a bow and another a weapon. Behind, two younger people in orange robes stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, and a seated man in orange with a beaded necklace watches. A fourth person in pink and white sits at the left edge. White walls and a small elephant-form murti with garland complete the scene.2007-11-09A man with long dark curly hair in an orange-saffron robe raises his right hand in blessing before a row of large white-faced deity murtis in ornate gold and red crowns and yellow embroidered garments, holding a staff-like implement. Beside him a second man in brown-orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings. Behind them a man in a green-and-orange headdress is being garlanded with flowers, while another person in white takes photographs. Seated devotees in light shirts sit along the left edge, and a small figure with a flower garland appears near the left. A tall deity murti stands behind a garland at the left, and a brass kalasha sits on a dark altar with white flowers. White ritual markings decorate the raised arm of the central figure.2007-11-09Photograph of a seated devotional gathering inside a temple hall decorated with gilded deity statues, including a figure playing a flute at upper right. Dense rows of devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, many wearing saris in orange, pink, gold and maroon and white kurtas. A man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at a tripod-mounted video camera near the centre back, filming the assembly. Several dozen people are visible, with more partly hidden at the edges and lower foreground.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09