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A photograph inside a pillared temple hall where a long line of devotees sits cross-legged on a polished floor with hands folded in namaskar. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts; a woman in a blue and green striped saree stands at left with palms pressed together, and another woman in a maroon top and red-pink shawl sits in front with folded hands. A sadhu in an orange cloth with white tilak marks on the forehead sits at lower left. Tall pillars are wrapped in red, yellow and black patterned covers, and a colourful arched doorway with a painted deity panel opens at the back. A gilded throne with red cushions is visible at the right edge. No readable signage is shown. About 60 people are visible.

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June 02 20122012-06-02A large seated congregation fills a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands, painted cloth bands and a blue-and-white circular emblem on the columns. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and shirts or cream and pink saris. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in an orange shirt sit near the centre, while others sit with hands folded in prayer. Beyond them, a crowd stretches toward an archway, with a figure in orange near the left edge. Several men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09A crowded temple corridor with seated devotees on a stone floor, many women in sarees and men in white shirts and dhotis. Marigold garlands in orange hang in swags across the ceiling beneath a pillared arcade decorated with painted cylindrical column wraps in red, blue and yellow. A standing man in white shirt and trousers faces the crowd on the right, and a man in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands at the far right near a red-and-yellow flag. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering in a temple hall.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 11 20122012-05-11A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a stone temple hall with carved pink-grey granite pillars, one carved with floral and geometric motifs in the foreground. A woman at left in an orange-red sari with a white garland and folded palms sits near the front, and many women in white and orange-red saris with kumkum bindis sit and stand with palms joined in prayer. Men in white dhotis and shirts and several in orange-red stand in the background among orange and green festoons hung from the pillars. A woman at lower centre in a yellow-green sari speaks while gesturing, and a green cloth bundle lies at left. The scene suggests a satsang or temple gathering, with no visible deity or a person figure clearly identified.2012-06-05A crowded temple interior where many devotees sit closely together on a marble floor against a tall yellow-veined stone wall beside a carved pink granite pillar. Women in saffron, orange, pink, blue and red saris and salwar kameez sit with folded hands and attentive expressions, with men in white shirts and dhotis seated behind them. Some wear rudraksha malas and sit in a row near a bright archway. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, so the scene shows devotees gathered for satsang or darshan in a temple hall.2012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05A large seated crowd of devotees fills a stone-pillared temple hall with polished marble floors, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing: women in white sarees with coloured borders, one in a red blouse and red-bordered saree, others in pink and maroon, with black beaded necklaces and gold chains. Men sit in white shirts and dhotis. A man standing at the back in white also holds his hands folded. At the lower right, a red-draped altar with a gold-toned ornamental vessel is visible. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja in a temple corridor.2012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies