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Indoor event in a plain hall with a corrugated roof and grey block wall. Seated rows of devotees in white clothing face a golden ratha-style chariot on wheels, decorated with gilded carvings, a golden makara-style arch and a white nandi-like bull figure. A standing woman in a leopard-print blouse and shawl faces the seated audience while holding an object near her face. In the foreground are a small bronze deity murti, metal bowls and brass items on a cloth. A seated man in white with an orange scarf sits near the centre of the front row, with no clear appearance-based cue for a person.

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Evening scene in an open-sided hall with grey breeze-block walls and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a standing speaker in a patterned brown-and-gold garment who gestures near a display board and a table of brass objects and small statues. A large dark Nataraja-style bronze dancing figure stands on a pedestal in the centre. At left, an ornate gold palanquin-like structure and people in the background tend a ritual area. Some devotees hold green and yellow snack packets. A printed banner on the wall shows colourful deity imagery. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-11-09A group of devotees dressed mostly in white stands in a covered hall on a striped rug, gathered around a silver ceremonial object. In the foreground, a silver ornate sacred implement and a silver-finished piece lie on the rug. A woman in a leopard-print top and orange shawl stands at left beside an orange-draped table with brass vessels, gesturing toward the group. A tall woman in white with a multicoloured sash stands at right. Behind them, men and women in white kurtas, a man in a striped shirt and a girl in pink leggings watch attentively. A videographer with a camera stands at upper left. A golden shrine structure is visible at the back.2013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09Photo 11701897 +1 copiesNovember 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesIndoor puja scene with a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne decorated with leopard-print cushions and gold lion carvings. The seated man wears a maroon turban and a red-brown garment, with a multicoloured flower garland and gold bracelets, and holds his palms together in anjali. Before him a gold-brown table holds silver thalis with flower petals, lit oil lamps and brass vessels. Around the table, devotees in white, red and orange saris and clothing sit with hands raised or clasped; one woman in red holds a lamp. Hanging brass bells, a brass lamp stand and a white wall air conditioner appear behind, with a tiled orange wall on the right.2017-06-21July 07 20172017-07-07