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Crowded interior of a temple hall with red carpet and many seated and standing devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez with head coverings, and men in white kurta and shirts. Behind a metal barrier, a decorated shrine displays multiple deity murti in gold-framed niches, with hanging tassels in red, orange, green and blue above. People in the foreground sit on the floor, some with their heads covered, while others walk through the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.

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May 17 20162016-05-17A photograph inside a large tented hall with a red carpet, where many devotees are lying prone on the floor in rows facing a decorated shrine. The shrine at the back has ornate golden arches and several deity murti, one of them a bright red and gold figure, decorated with colourful hanging garlands and strings of marigold-like flowers. Devotees in white, pink, purple and green saris and dhotis lie stretched out, some propped on elbows, while a small boy in a green shirt walks between them. A man in white clothes moves in the foreground and a few people stand near metal barricades. Red and white drums are visible at the right edge, and a crystal chandelier hangs from the tent ceiling.2016-05-03A dense crowd of devotees fills a red-carpeted temple hall, many people pressing toward a shrine at the right. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, yellow, purple and green, some with headscarves, while men wear shirts and trousers. Ornate gold and stone temple architecture frames a deity murti decorated with colourful garlands and tassels, with brass oil lamps set before it. Metal barriers guide the flow of people, and a banner with red and gold lettering hangs on the left. The scene shows a busy darshan line rather than a seated programme.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15May 03 20162016-05-03Interior of a temple hall with a red carpet floor and white railings, hung with colourful tassel decorations and a large chandelier. At the back, a shrine holds gilded deity murtis under ornate arches, decorated with garlands and flags. Devotees walk through the hall in saris and kurtas, while many others lie prostrate on the red floor in white clothes, performing full-length obeisance. A yellow throne-like chair stands empty at left. The setting appears to be a temple darshan area.2016-05-03A busy indoor temple hall with a red carpeted floor, where a dense crowd of devotees moves past a decorated shrine. Many women wear saris and salwar in pink, purple, red, yellow and green, some with head coverings. A man in white shirt and dark trousers stands near the front, and a man in orange turban and kurta is visible at left. Several people hold up phones and cameras. Golden deity murtis and statues are dressed with colourful garlands and stand behind a metal barrier, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like object on the altar. Along the right, a small child is held up by a man. Brass oil lamps and small offerings sit on the shrine platform.2016-05-15A large festival tent hung with red, yellow and orange decorative streamers and tassels, with chandeliers overhead. A red carpet covers the floor where many people sit or lie in rows, some wrapped in white. At the far end a decorated shrine area with ornate golden canopies and deity murti is visible, with orange-robed figures nearby. In the foreground crowds of devotees mill about: a woman in a red sari, women in colourful saris and shawls, a man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow kurta. Barriers and lights line the aisles.2016-04-27A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple hall at night, many people pressed shoulder to shoulder in a long queue moving toward a decorated shrine on the right. Men wear white shirts and a green checked shirt, women wear pink, yellow and maroon saris and shawls, and children stand near the front. Overhead hang colourful striped and tasselled garlands. On the right, an ornate stone shrine holds deity murtis, brass lamps and a kalasha-like altar with flowers, and a lit oil lamp sits on the altar. The setting suggests darshan line at a temple.2016-05-15A large tent hall with a red carpeted floor and white draped ceiling decorated with hanging colourful tassel garlands, paper lanterns and chandeliers. At the far end stands an ornate golden shrine with deity murtis, flanked by framed images and flower garlands. Many seated and standing devotees fill the floor, some in saffron, pink and white saris and kurtas, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks forward near the center. Barricades and a screen are visible at the back. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the scene.2016-05-08A photograph inside a large tent temple hall decorated with hanging tassel lanterns in orange, green, red and blue, and a chandelier overhead. At the back, a gilded shrine holds several deity murti statues, including a central pair of seated figures under a decorative arch, flanked by other ornate figures. Red carpet covers the floor. Many people sit or lie on the carpet at left, some wrapped in shawls, while women in colourful salwar kameez walk past at right. Two men in white kurtas stand near the rail, and one man wears an orange turban. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2016-05-03A crowded evening scene inside a richly decorated Hindu temple hall with gold-and-white ornate architecture, hanging chandeliers, and strings of marigold and multicoloured garlands with tassels. Central deity murti figures stand in illuminated shrine arches, flanked by golden statues on pedestals. Devotees move along a red carpet past white metal barricades, while others sit on the floor in the foreground. Several people wear saris and shirts; a child in white stands near the centre. No clearly identifiable in-person figure is visible.2016-05-08