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Interior 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.

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A photograph of an open-sided ritual hall under a corrugated roof, with a pillared red-curtained shrine at right. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together before a brass vessel of flames, with plates of fruit, flowers and small bowls spread on a mat in front. A second man in white with a yellow cloth stands beside him. About a dozen people in white clothes stand along the back wall, several children among them, some with hands folded. A red and orange garland decorates the shrine seat, and a deity murti stands near the curtain. The setting suggests a padapuja or aarti offering.2009-12-29December 23 20102010-12-23July 17 20152015-07-17October 14 20072007-10-14Photograph 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.2007-10-13December 23 20102010-12-23Ritual scene in a temple hall with pillars and colourful decorative banners. A shirtless priest in a purple cloth and white dhoti stands at a decorated altar heaped with white, purple and red flower garlands, while others in white dhotis and purple or orange cloths perform rites around a red-carpeted floor. Metal pails hold fruit, flowers and offerings, and a seated attendant in an orange cloth tends a ritual setup with a smoking fire pit at left. Several people fold hands in prayer, and a camera is visible at the right edge. The image shows a puja or abhishekam with a deity murti under garlands.2018-04-14 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20072007-09-30September 05 20172017-09-05 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14July 17 20152015-07-17