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Photograph of a crowded indoor temple-style hall under a metal roof strung with fairy lights and paper decorations, with painted columns in red, blue and yellow patterns. Haze hangs in the air. Dozens of people in white ritual clothes crowd the floor, several wearing orange shawls and some with red threads, gathered toward a small altar on the far wall. A framed portrait hangs above the altar beside a decorated palanquin-like structure and deity murti. Women in colourful saris stand near the right side.

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A crowded indoor temple hall under a white tent-style roof strung with small fairy lights and red paper lanterns. Many devotees in white clothes stand with their backs to the camera, facing a shrine at the far end where a deity murti is displayed, with small oil lamps and a lit area in front. Tall pillars painted with red, blue and white geometric patterns frame the space. On the right, a rack holds rows of small brass or clay figurines. Women in white saris, a woman in purple, and a woman in red and gold stand among the crowd. The scene suggests a Navaratri puja with devotees gathered for worship.2007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof, ceiling fans and hanging lights. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange clothing, carried or displayed among devotees. Crowd members wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron shawls and orange cloth over their shoulders; women wear white and colourful saris. Tall cylindrical decorations painted with flowers and a lotus-like emblem, and paper leaf and flower strings, hang from the ceiling. Wall banners and framed photos line the back wall. Devotees stand in a procession-like gathering during a pada-yatra style event.2011-12-31Interior of a decorated open-sided pavilion at night, lit with string lights and strung with bright patterned pillars in red, blue and yellow. In the centre a homa fire pit with white ritual cloth-covered mats and brass trays, plates and vessels in front. Smoke rises from the fire. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands folded in prayer, one barefoot figure kneels, and women in white and pink saris stand along the right side. A shelf of small deity murtis and oil lamps is visible in the background, with a shrine-like altar at the back.2007-10-15October 18 20072007-10-18A crowded evening scene under a white tent at an open-air event. Tall cylindrical banners hang from the canopy, decorated with red, yellow and blue floral motifs and bird figures, with orange fringed bottoms. Many devotees stand packed together, most in white clothing, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man in an orange robe stands near the front-centre, and a person in a white head covering stands at left. A stage with a draped backdrop and a bright floodlight are visible in the background.2008-01-01A crowded indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging decorative cloth columns printed with elephants and patterns. Many devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris and children, stand in rows with palms pressed together in namaskar, some holding hands at chest level. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron robe walks along a central aisle lined with a red-brown strip. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and a framed picture with blue lettering are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-07-24February 16 20072007-02-16October 13 20072007-10-13A night-time photograph inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and tall striped decorative pillars wrapped in red, yellow and blue cloth. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, many women in saffron and white saris, facing a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in red cloth. Two saffron-robed figures stand near the shrine, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Hanging bulbs light the scene and a string of red lights runs along the beams.2007-02-16A photograph of a crowded open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with rows of orange pennant flags and red-and-green garlands. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats facing a decorated shrine at the far end, where a deity murti is adorned with flowers and garlands. Several saffron-robed priests stand near the altar, and a few devotees wear yellow shawls. Tall decorative woven pillars in red, blue and yellow patterns with bird motifs flank the hall, and a small television sits at the left. This appears to be a satsang or puja gathering in progress. A credit line is visible at the lower right.2008-12-24A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits closely packed inside a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. Many people have hands pressed together in anjali or sit with eyes closed. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow cloth with floral and geometric patterns line the walls. At the far end stands a white bull figure decorated with garlands, near a canopy with orange drapery and a raised dais. Hanging lamps and string lights are visible overhead. The scene suggests a Shivaratri observance with satsang and puja.2007-02-16