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A photograph inside a white pillared pavilion where thirty or more children and young people sit cross-legged on a polished floor facing a television set on a stand at the right. Several girls wear red, orange and pink salwar kameez and saris, and some boys wear checked shirts. Three men in light shirts stand at the back left near the pillar. A dark stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth stands at the right edge in the foreground. Framed colourful pictures hang along the ceiling beam, and a ceiling fan turns above. Trees are visible through the open sides.

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A large group of seated children and young people fills a white-pillared open hall, sitting cross-legged on a polished dark floor facing a television set on a stand at right. Many wear red, orange, pink and green clothing, and some wear saris. Several adults stand near the left pillar. A black stone deity murti draped in an orange cloth stands at the right edge. Framed pictures hang along the beams, a ceiling fan turns above, and trees are visible through the open side.Children sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a white temple hall, facing a small television screen on a stand at centre. Many children in school-style clothes, including yellow, orange, red, white and blue tops, watch quietly while a boy in a red shirt stands at right beside a framed photograph. Ornate carved pillars with striped red and white cloth and wooden deity figures flank the room, and framed pictures hang along the upper wall. A golden shrine with a deity murti is visible at left.2007-11-14A photograph of a large open pavilion with white pillars, ornate ceilings, ceiling fans and framed colourful pictures hung along the beams. Dozens of children, many in yellow, green, orange and red shirts, sit cross-legged on a glossy white floor facing a red carpet at the right. A brass bell hangs from the left ceiling. Several adults in light blue, white and grey shirts stand near the left pillars. Trees and greenery are visible beyond the open sides of the hall. Small white blocks are arranged on the floor in front of the seated children, and a low wooden chair with red cushions sits at the right edge.Interior of a white temple hall with dark polished floor where a large group of children sits cross-legged facing a small screen on a stand. A standing adult in a white shirt and grey trousers faces the children and the screen. On the right, deity murti and statues in a shrine with a green canopy and red and patterned cloth hangings; on the left a black stone bull (Nandi) statue in the foreground. Framed pictures hang on the wall above the children, and a hanging rope descends from the ceiling. Children wear colourful clothes including red, yellow, green and striped shirts.2007-11-14A photograph of a pillared hall with white columns, a coffered ceiling and two ceiling fans. A large crowd of mostly children sits cross-legged on the polished floor in rows, many in bright shirts of orange, red and green. A woman in a teal salwar kameez stands at the right near a wooden chair with a red cushion. Several adults in plain clothes stand at the left. Small white blocks are arranged in a row on the floor in front of the seated children, and a red patterned rug lies near the chair. Framed colourful pictures hang along the back wall, and trees are visible through the open arches.Indoor photo of a temple-style hall where a large crowd of children sits cross-legged on the floor, facing the front. Many children wear white, yellow, red, pink and striped shirts and frocks, some with braids. Behind them, a small television set sits on a stand in front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated in gold and red, flanked by painted panels and a standing figure draped in a yellow-gold sari. A man in a pink shirt stands at the right edge near the wall. Framed pictures hang along the top of the wall, and a pillared niche with a cloth-hung doorway appears at left. The room is lit by overhead tube lights and ceiling fans.2007-11-14Interior of a white marble temple hall with arched pillars, ceiling fans and a row of framed prints along the wall. Thirty or more schoolchildren in colourful kurtas and shirts sit cross-legged on the polished floor in rows. A woman in a green sari stands at the right facing them, and a man in a dark outfit with an orange shawl stands at the far left near a window. Two men in light shirts stand near the left pillars. At the right, a red rug, a cane chair with a red cushion, and a stack of white folded cloths sit in front of the children. Trees are visible through the open side.A photograph of a crowded temple hall where thirty or more children, mostly seated on the floor, face a small television set placed before the shrine. Several wall-mounted framed pictures hang along the top of the wall. Behind the screen stands an ornate shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a gilded arch frames the central sanctum. On the left, an open niche holds another figure, and a standing woman in a yellow sari is visible on the right beside a red and gold curtain. Several children wear bright shirts in yellow, red, striped and blue patterns, and one adult in a pink shirt stands at the right edge. A ceiling fan and tubelight are overhead.A photograph inside a white temple hall with ornate plaster ceilings, hanging bells, and pillars decorated with framed pictures along the walls. Thirty or more children sit cross-legged on the polished floor on the left, while adults in saris and kurtas stand and walk among them. A woman in a blue-and-navy sari and an older woman in an orange sari stand in the centre. A man in a checked shirt stands near a white-draped table holding a framed picture and a small object, and a woman in a light blue sari stands at right beside a framed picture on an ornate golden stand. Several people in dark clothing stand near the doorway at the back. A blue table sits in the foreground.A photograph of a large open pavilion with white pillars and a bell hanging from the ceiling, where many children and young people sit cross-legged on a polished dark floor. In the foreground, a man in a checked shirt sits beside a girl in a yellow-and-white sari, with a square of white bricks laid out in front of them around a small fire pit for a homa. Behind them, a deity murti stands in an alcove with a red cloth backdrop, and framed paintings hang along the upper wall. Several standing adults in white and light clothing move about near the pillars, and trees are visible beyond the open sides.A photograph inside an open white temple pavilion with marble floor and carved white pillars. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-red shawl sits on a raised ledge at right, with a small black stone figure of an animal on a white pedestal beside him. About a dozen boys in mostly plain shirts, including orange, blue and checked patterns, sit cross-legged on the floor facing him, listening attentively. Several girls in red and maroon dresses sit at the left side near a low white platform. Striped and patterned banners hang from the pillars and a large framed mirror stands on the back wall. The scene suggests a satsang or children's class.A photograph inside a temple-style hall with white pillars and a dark polished floor. A standing man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, seen from behind, faces a shrine with deity murti in a green-curtained niche and a small framed image on a stand. Around him, about two dozen children sit cross-legged on the floor in mixed shirts and shorts, facing the shrine. Ornate red-and-white decorated pillars flank the shrine, and a framed portrait showing a figure with orange robes, rudraksha beads and a crown sits on a cushioned seat at right. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a small CRT monitor sits at left.2007-11-14