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Night-time outdoor satsang at Sri Indeswara Temple, with a large crowd of devotees seated on mats and white plastic chairs facing a raised stage. Many women wear saris in red, yellow, green, pink and blue, while some men wear white dhotis and kurtas. Strings of lights decorate the orange temple walls, and a painted sign reads SRI INDESWARA TEMPLE. On the stage stands an illuminated deity murti in a decorative arch, with flower garlands, a kalasha and lit lamps nearby. A bearded man in white stands at the left edge of the scene.

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Evening scene in an open-sided temple hall under a corrugated roof, with red and orange wall lights and paper lanterns hanging overhead. Seated devotees fill the foreground on mats and white plastic chairs: women in red, orange, green and white saris, and a white-haired woman in a red sari with a long grey braid in front. At the back, a large decorated deity murti with a white fan-shaped halo sits on a raised platform beside a signboard reading Sri Sri Indreswara Temple, with a person in white and a figure in saffron seated near it. A cameraman in a green shirt films at the left. Several dozen people are visible.2011-10-05Evening puja at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof, lit by bulbs and strings of red fairy lights on the orange walls. A signboard reads Sri Lakshmi/Shri ... Temple above an altar holding a large decorated deity murti with a halo-like backdrop of white and gold. Several robed priests in white and saffron stand near the altar and a kalasha, one in orange robes at the right. Seated devotees in rows on white chairs and mats face the altar, including a woman in a yellow sari and an older woman with a long grey braid in a red-and-gold sari. Hanging decorative banners with blue and white patterns hang from the roof beams.2011-10-05Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-style pavilion lit with strings of small lights. A sign above the altar area reads Sri Ganesheshwara Temple. Behind the altar stands a large decorated deity murti with a white arched halo and goddess figures. Priests in white dhotis and an attendant in a white shirt tend the altar, and a seated figure in orange sits on a raised red seat. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, face the altar on orange mats under a metal roof with hanging striped tassels. One visible person is seated in an orange garment in the foreground; others are standing in the background.2011-10-05Evening outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof at a temple hall decorated with red-orange walls and strings of lights, with a sign reading SRI KAILASWARA TEMPLE. Devotees in saffron, orange, white and pink clothes sit on the floor facing a raised platform. On the platform, a man in a saffron cloth stands near a large white and red deity murti framed by a white arched halo, while a man in white dhoti stands beside him. A man in green shirt stands to the right holding a device, and a red-orange altar table with offerings sits in the centre. Many worshippers are seated, some with heads covered.2011-10-05A night-time photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, red-painted pillars and strings of red fairy lights on the walls. Dozens of devotees sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs facing a raised shrine at the far end, where a large deity murti with a halo-like backdrop stands beside other figures and a tall orange-robed figure in a white shawl stands at the side. Many women wear red, orange and pink saris, and a few men wear white. Signboards on the walls, a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Temple, and hanging decorative banners complete the scene.2011-10-05Outdoor evening ritual at a temple courtyard lit with strings of orange fairy lights. A sign above the shrine reads SRI RAMNDESHWARA TEMPLE. A large deity murti with a white halo-like arch sits at centre, flanked by smaller figures. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at left beside a low altar with oil lamps and offerings. At right, a figure in saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned seat near the shrine steps, while another priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right holding a ritual vessel. A seated audience of women in saris and sari-clad devotees, many in red, white and blue, and children fills the foreground, with a few men in white seated at left.2011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05Evening outdoor puja in an open-sided corrugated-roof pavilion before a lit temple-style backdrop reading Sri Nithyananda Temple-style signage with string lights. Rows of seated devotees, many women in sarees and salwar and men in white, sit on the floor and on blue and white chairs facing a central altar with a decorated deity murti flanked by flowers and lamps. A robed priest in orange stands at the altar beside a white-clad figure, and a large bull statue is at the left edge. A banner with text hangs on the right wall. A person in orange and another in white stand near the altar, and the ceremony appears to be a devotional gathering.2011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05October 05 20112011-10-05Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and hanging decorative tassels. A sign above reads SRI KAMAKSHI ISWARA TEMPLE beside a red-orange wall strung with lights. A large deity murti with a white radiating halo sits at the centre, flanked by a kalasha-style altar where white-clad priests perform puja. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the foreground, many shaved-headed men in white dhotis and orange shawls. A seated figure in a saffron robe sits on an orange-cushioned peetha/throne at right, while standing attendants in white and orange attend nearby. Women in colourful saris sit at right. The crowd is large but partly obscured.2011-10-05Night photograph of an outdoor temple ceremony in a brick-walled courtyard beneath a corrugated roof, with strings of small lights and a signboard reading Sri Nithyananda Temple. A priest in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands at the left, raising a lit lamp toward a decorated deity murti flanked by white floral arches. Seated devotees fill the foreground in saffron, pink and white clothing. A figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat to the right of the shrine, and another person in white stands at far right beside potted plants.2011-10-05