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Indoor prayer hall with white walls and a blue tarp covering the floor, where about eight devotees sit on mats and cushions in front of a raised black platform holding three painted deity murti and a black Ganesha murti with orange face, garland and crown. A woman in a green sari and a man in a white shirt sit with hands joined, a man in white dhoti sits with hands folded, and women in mustard, green and purple saris kneel with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, small plates of offerings and flower garlands sit on the floor and platform. A red flag and a decorated fan stand by the wall, and a brass lamp stand is in the foreground. Puja or satsang gathering.

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September 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of a temple hall with a row of deity murtis on black plinths against a white wall: three figures on the left in gold and orange garments with crowns, a dark Ganesha seated in orange and gold cloth with a garland, and dark deities in pink and green silk on the right. Several people sit on a blue floor cloth in front of the murtis; one man in white kurta and white dhoti sits with hands joined in prayer, another in a blue shirt sits nearby, and others sit to the side. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like steel vessel and small offering plates are arranged on the cloth. A printed information stand sits in the foreground beside a copyright notice.2011-09-01December 05 20112011-12-05December 20 20112011-12-20September 23 20122012-09-23September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01Indoor temple room with white walls and a dark tiled platform. A priest in white dhoti and bare chest sits cross-legged at a white-cloth puja setup with brass vessels and a bowl, facing a dark deity murti dressed in a blue sari and adorned with a pink flower garland, set before a gold arched frame with red drapery. Seated devotees in saris and mixed colours, including orange, green and pink, sit on a white mat with their backs to the camera. White and multicoloured murtis of Krishna playing a flute and other deities stand along the walls, and a framed painted deity image hangs at centre. Brass lamps and flowers stand on the platform. Pooja or darshan-style ritual.2011-09-28A photograph of a seated group of devotees on a grey carpet facing a small stage in a bright hall. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a black-draped platform in front of an altar. On the altar are several deity murtis with flower garlands and a golden arch frame at right. A framed portrait with a marigold garland and a large painted deity picture hang on the white wall. Devotees wear white and casual clothes, several seated cross-legged, while a man in a striped shirt sits at left. A speaker stands at left and a kalasha-style brass lamp appears at right.2007-11-12A seated bhajan gathering in a hall with grey carpet, where a man in a maroon kurta sings into a handheld microphone while another man in a dark vest sits beside him. Behind them stand large deity murtis: a Hanuman figure with a green-and-gold garland on the left, and a cluster of colourful painted deity idols in red and orange garments on a red-draped stage, with a throne with marigold garlands on the right. Around 20 people sit on the floor facing the stage, women in saris and salwar kameez in purple, pink, peach and blue, and men in white and dark clothing. No person is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated singers are shown as ordinary participants.2008-07-13Inside an orange-walled temple hall, a priest in white dhoti sits at a brick fire pit in front of a garlanded altar of deity murtis, with brass kalasha pots and oil lamps before them. Two devotees, one in a red sari, sit on orange cloth with hands folded, and a monk in a white robe sits nearby. A gold-and-red throne stands empty at left, and deity murtis draped with flower garlands line the shrine on the right.2010-12-23A bhajan session in a hall with a red-draped altar of decorated murtis of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, plus a kalasha-like figure, all garlanded with marigold chains. Seated on the carpet, a man in a maroon shirt holds a microphone and sings while a man in a dark vest sits beside him, with a harmonium player and rows of devotees in salwar kameez and saris, one in purple, one in peach, one in pink and green, before them. A standing Hanuman murti with a green-and-orange form stands to the left. Audience members sit barefoot on the floor watching.2008-07-13