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Interior of a white marble temple hall with polished floor. Five men sit cross-legged on the floor facing a throne-like wooden couch with a tiger-striped cushion, draped with red and white floral garlands. On the couch is a framed portrait of a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, garlanded above. A small brick-lined fire pit with a brass vessel sits in front of them. Green and red painted deity figures stand in niches at left, and a flower-decorated picture hangs on the wall behind.

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Photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall with a polished reflective floor. Several people sit on the floor in a ritual setting. A man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sits near a low square fire pit built of white bricks, with brass vessels and dried plant bundles beside it. A man in a blue striped shirt and another in a white shirt sit facing the altar. A woman in a green and red sari sits at the altar area, and another woman in a green shawl sits at the right. Two dark-stone dancing female figures stand on pedestals at the left, and garlanded altar shrines with framed images and oil lamps are visible in the background. Decorative hanging garlands line the altar.January 14 20102010-01-14Interior of a white temple hall at night, with a small fire pit of bricks burning in front of a row of brass oil lamps set on a rug. Four people sit on the floor: a woman in white clothes on the left tending the fire, a person in white with a yellow shawl in the centre, a person in white with a yellow shawl bowing over the lamps, and a man in a grey shirt on the right. Behind them, a framed portrait on a tiger-skin-covered seat is garlanded with red and white flowers; the portrait shows a figure in orange clothing.2009-10-17Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a polished reddish floor during a puja. In the centre, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange clothing with a beaded necklace is garlanded with red and white flower strands and set on a striped cushioned seat. Before it, rows of small brass lamps are arranged on the floor. Three people in white and yellow sit on the left facing the shrine, with fruit and offering plates and a bundle of sticks nearby. A man in an orange-and-white striped shirt sits cross-legged on a striped mat at right. A gold deity murti stands at left beside a small canopy.2009-10-17A seated puja inside a white marble temple hall with pink-tinged floor. Five people sit on mats facing a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, set on a cushioned wicker-and-gold-fabric seat to the right. A figure in orange robes sits at the left near a brass plate of offerings; a man in white with a yellow shawl leads the ritual with raised hands, and another man in white with yellow shawl sits facing away. Two foreground men in pink and maroon shirts sit with their backs to the camera. Behind them stand two black deity statues in orange cloth, and a smaller framed portrait of the same figure hangs on a wooden stand near the doorway. Brass bowls, flower petals, a yellow cloth and a kalasha-like vessel are arranged on a patterned mat.October 17 20092009-10-17Interior of a white-pillared temple hall with a polished dark floor, where a fire pit with burning coals sits on a green patterned mat. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged at the left with palms pressed together, while a man in white clothes and a yellow shawl sits at the fire with hands folded. Two younger men in pink and maroon shirts sit on mats at the right, hands joined in prayer. Behind them is a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange garments with rudraksha beads, placed beside a tall framed portrait of a similar figure on a wooden stand. Orange-clad statues flank the doorway at left, and framed photographs line the upper wall. Offerings of bananas, bowls and a plate are arranged before the fire.Indoor temple hall with polished reddish floor and white pillars, where a small group sits on mats in a ritual setting. Two men in white with yellow shoulder cloths and a woman in white sit near a flame in a brick fire pit, with brass plates and offerings beside them. In the foreground a man in an orange and white striped shirt and a woman in a yellow sari sit with hands folded facing the shrine. At the back, a framed portrait of a woman in orange garlanded with red and white flowers rests on a low bench. Golden standing figures and a canopy with an umbrella-like top appear at the left.2009-10-17A photograph inside a white temple hall with marble floor and pillars. Four women sit on green and white mats in the foreground: one in lavender, one in purple and green, one in red and orange with a braid, and one partly visible at left. Across the floor, a man in white clothes sits beside a white-draped altar with brass vessels and a kalasha. Behind them stand a deity murti and decorative figures in orange robes, and a framed portrait draped in red garlands shows a woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A cloth-draped throne and brass lamps sit on the platform, and a fan hangs from the ceiling.2009-09-21A photograph inside a white temple hall during a homa or yagna. Priests in white dhotis and a white-clad man sit cross-legged at a square fire pit lined with white bricks, with a lit flame and offerings on brass plates. Two black stone dwarapala-style guardian statues in orange dhotis flank a shrine containing a deity murti with red garlands. On the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with garlands sits on an ornate wooden seat draped with a tiger-skin pattern cloth, with brass oil lamps around it. In the foreground, three women sit on mats: one in a lavender sari, one in a purple and green sari, and one in a red sari.2009-09-21October 17 20092009-10-17October 17 20092009-10-17