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A photograph of a crowded devotional hall with a tiled and metal-roofed interior. In the foreground, a line of men and women stands behind a metal railing and a rope barrier on a red carpet, many with hands pressed together in namaste. Women in white saris and salwar-style outfits, one in a teal top and pink pants, stand near the railing. A man in a maroon shirt and dark trousers stands at center, and a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. A man in a green kurta and white dhoti stands to the right. Orange-and-blue decorative pillars and framed posters line the back wall. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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August 10 20102010-08-10August 23 20102010-08-23 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees standing in a long covered hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging yellow paper or leaf garlands and painted cylindrical pillars in red, yellow and blue. A long red carpet runs down the center toward a distant altar area with flowers. Along metal railings on both sides, a crowd with hands in anjali mudra stands in line, including women in blue, green and patterned saris and men in white kurtas and light shirts. Several people wear white, one man in a white kurta and one in a light blue shirt with a shoulder bag and lanyard. The scene appears to be a queue or procession route for darshan.2011-11-21A photograph of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, where a crowd of about fifty people stands in rows on mats over a red carpeted walkway behind a metal railing. Men wear white dhotis, pale shirts and jeans, and women wear sarees in red, green and orange. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands near the front at the railing with bare feet, and a tall painted pillar with colourful geometric and floral patterns and bird motifs stands at the right. Framed pictures hang on the walls, and a hanging lamp is visible overhead.2010-09-05A long covered walkway lined with metal railings and a red carpet runs toward a distant altar with a lit shrine at the far end. Devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many women in saris and salwar kameez with bindis, and men in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing. Hanging paper decorations with yellow and white leaf shapes and painted tall kalasha-style cones decorate the ceiling and walls. Several foreign devotees, including a woman in lavender and a man in a white kurta, stand among Indian devotees. The scene suggests a temple darshan line during a paduka puja event.2011-11-21November 21 20112011-11-21A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, white walls and a red carpet runner down a metal-railed walkway. A large group of people stands in lines, many women in white and coloured saris and salwar, a few children among them, and men in white kurta and dhoti. Several men in white clothes stand on woven mats near a long glass-topped table on the right. Speakers hang on the walls and framed notices line the back wall.2010-07-04A crowded indoor hall with orange-painted walls and decorative patterned pillars, where a dense line of devotees stands behind a metal railing on a red-carpeted walkway. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, one in a blue polo shirt with a red rudraksha-style pendant presses his palms together in namaskar, and a man in a green shirt and a man in a white shirt stand with arms folded. Women in white sarees and salwar outfits, some with folded hands, stand along the railing on the left. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in the frame.2010-08-23 +1 copiesMay 19 20122012-05-19 +2 copiesA photograph of a covered queue inside a temple hall with a tin roof and metal railings, where devotees line both sides of the walkway facing a shrine at the far end. A large deity murti or framed image stands under a decorated arch at the end. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, one with tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in prayer. Women on the right wear white and blue saris and some hold small offerings. Colourful striped cloth hangings decorate the pillars and ceiling, and a few small rangoli-style decorations and printed panels line the right wall. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2009-12-12A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls, where a crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in saffron and orange saris, one in a dark red blouse and orange sari, and a woman at left in a purple and green garment with a rudraksha mala, all hold their hands folded. Two shaven-headed men in orange dhoti and shawl stand on a red carpet at right, one with hands folded and the other behind him; a man in orange clothing with a camera is also at far right. Men in white dhotis and kurtas stand in the background. Garlands of yellow and white streamers hang from the ceiling, and a framed photo display with a banner is on the wall behind.2011-08-23Devotees line both sides of a red-carpeted aisle behind steel railings, pressing their palms together in namaskar. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron shawl with long dark hair walks forward, followed by a man in white robes and a saffron stole, with a camera operator visible behind. Left, a woman in a teal shawl and white sari with a yellow-orange border joins her hands; right, men in white shirts and yellow garments are also in anjali mudra. Orange and cream walls surround the hall.