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A photograph inside an indoor hall with a white-clad adult standing at the left edge. Seated on the floor in the centre are a young boy in dark clothes, a small child in a white shirt, and two women, one in an orange top and one in a floral sari, reading papers together. Behind them a white-draped table holds brass plates and an offering bowl, with a large framed portrait on the wall showing a seated figure in orange and white robes on an ornate golden throne, garlanded with flowers. Two smaller framed images in orange flank the altar, and a sketch of a standing figure hangs to the right beside a wooden bookshelf.

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Indoor photo of a children's class in a plain hall with cream walls and a red floor mat. A seated teacher in white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged near the front, facing a standing young boy in grey shorts and a light shirt. Thirty or more children in blue school uniforms and colourful clothes sit on red and grey mats in front. To the right, a framed portrait of a deity with a pink and blue LED border stands on a white-covered table in front of a green curtain. A tall brass oil lamp stands at the far left beside a wall hanging. A blue banner with a white-turbaned figure hangs on the back wall.A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a cream projection screen and dark blue curtain behind. On the right, an ornate gold-and-red throne-style seat is set beside a framed portrait garlanded with orange and red flowers; the portrait shows a smiling figure in long orange robes with a beaded necklace, labelled as a portrait. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at left near brass items and incense sticks. Around him, a woman in a grey sari with a white border and several children sit with hands folded in namaste; one girl in an orange top and another in a yellow top kneel close to the throne. A child in a red shirt sits at right with hands together, and a girl with hair in pigtails is being touched on the head. Seven people are visible.A photograph of a small group seated on the floor in front of a golden throne-style seat with red cushions and an orange cushion, facing a framed portrait on the right. The framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and a long beaded necklace, bordered with orange and white flower garlands. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits at the left, with a woman in a blue-grey sari and a girl in orange clothing and a girl in yellow kneeling nearby; a woman in white and a child in red plaid shirt sit in the foreground. 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