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Indoor 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.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor 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.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photo of a temple inauguration ceremony in a plain white-walled hall. A central figure in an orange robe stands before a tiered altar of white and gold seated deity murtis, many wearing red turbans, with a larger white murti at the top. Two attendants in orange robes stand to the left holding silver trays or vessels, and a figure in orange works a camera at the right edge. A seated audience of many devotees in saris, kurtas and white clothing fills the foreground.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Indoor temple hall during an aarti-style ceremony. A woman in an orange sari holds a lit brass lamp near a golden arched shrine niche, with a deity murti and white figurines on the altar. Devotees kneel and stand in rows with palms pressed together, many in red, orange and yellow saris and white kurtas. A man in a white kurta stands at the right edge, and a cameraman with a camera on a tripod works at the side. A large brass oil lamp stands at left beside white flowers.2009-10-17A photograph of a Hindu ritual in a bright indoor hall with a tiled floor and white walls. A crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a robed man in saffron-orange with a saffron head covering stands at left, hands folded, beside a woman in an orange saree with a garland. At centre, a man in orange robes and white dhoti stands with hands folded. At right, a man in orange with a saffron head covering holds a lit aarti lamp over an altar. A tall brass oil lamp (deepam) stands in the foreground beside a brass lamp stand and rows of small brass diyas. A black stone Nandi and a golden framed deity murti are on the altar at right, with flower garlands and silver offering plates.2009-10-17A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled hall with grey carpet. In the centre, a woman in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a long white runner. Beside and behind her, several people in white, yellow, orange and blue clothing stand with hands folded, and a woman in white with a green shawl bows in greeting. On the right stand two large deity murtis in red and gold with tall crowns, one playing a flute. A small table with flower offerings and a kalasha-like decoration sits at the far right, and a woman in a red patterned sari kneels in the foreground on the left. A decorated canopy stands at the back left.2007-11-12November 12 20072007-11-12November 09 20072007-11-09