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Evening photograph inside a covered open-sided hall where a large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a plain floor facing a raised shrine. On the shrine, two painted deity murti in red and gold dress stand before a red backdrop, with an ornate gold crown on a stand in front. Tall decorative banners in red, blue, yellow and orange panels with floral motifs hang on both sides. Most devotees wear white clothing, and several women wear long braids and saris; some men wear checked shirts at the front left. Lights overhead and a kalasha-like vessel to the right suggest a puja or darshan setting.

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Night photograph of an open-sided temple hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. On a raised stone shrine, a deity murti of a seated figure with a trident-like staff and a consort is decorated with red and gold garments, garlands and ornaments, lit by fluorescent tubes; a red-and-gold canopy and a small brass lamp stand flank it. Dozens of seated devotees in white dhotis and white clothes face the shrine on the floor, with some women in colourful saris and long braids in the foreground. Tall decorative banners with flower and bird motifs in blue, red, yellow and orange hang on both sides.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Photograph of an evening puja in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tube lights. Seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly in white clothes, with women in white saris and some in red and orange garments at the front right. At the far end, a lit altar holds a gilded deity murti with a crown and ornaments, draped in red cloth, with a golden kalasha and a small metal lamp in front. Tall striped cloth banners in red, blue, yellow and orange with bird motifs flank the altar, and a stairway leads up on the left.2007-08-26Night photograph of a covered open-air temple hall with a steel truss roof and tube lights. Seated devotees in white clothes, with some women in saffron and red saris and long braids, fill the foreground facing a lit shrine. The shrine holds a large deity murti pair with crowns, gold ornaments and a red and green backdrop, with a golden kalasha-style offering in front. Tall striped cloth banners in orange, green and red hang at the sides. The scene suggests an evening arati or puja gathering, with no identifiable individual shown in the frame.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Interior of a long open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, lined with rows of seated devotees in white clothing facing a central stage. On the stage, a decorated deity murti stands in front of a red and gold backdrop, with a standing figure in white beside it and a figure in orange near the front. Tall colourful cylindrical banners with bird and floral motifs hang from the ceiling, and framed photographs line the walls. Many devotees sit on mats along the aisle, some in orange and a few in yellow, a blonde woman and several children among them. People visible: roughly 60 to 80 seated and standing.2007-12-10August 26 20072007-08-26Indoor evening photograph of a devotional gathering in a tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Thirty to forty seated devotees in white clothes, many with saffron-orange shawls, sit on colourful striped mats facing a decorated altar with a deity murti under lights and a kalasha-like painted pillar. At the far left front, a single standing figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a small podium, possibly addressing the group. Hanging paper decorations and fairy lights decorate the ceiling, and a white screen is set up beside the altar.2007-10-16October 17 20072007-10-17A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes, sits on the floor facing a shrine under a open-sided pavilion roof. At the centre, a large deity murti, adorned with garlands and flowers, is lit by rows of oil lamps. A figure in orange clothing sits near a microphone at the front of the shrine area. Tall vertical banners with red, yellow and blue geometric patterns hang on both sides, and red and white garlands are strung across the ceiling with hanging lamps. Several people stand near the shrine at the back, and the scene suggests a night-time satsang or puja. Some attendees have long braided hair and wear saris and white shirts.2007-02-16Evening puja at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated roof and tall decorated pillars painted with birds and flowers. On a stone platform stands a large deity murti with a red headdress and gold ornaments, flanked by a second figure in purple, with a red-draped backdrop and a garland at the base. Before the platform sits an arati performer in orange robes, and a crowd of many people in white clothes sits on the floor facing the shrine, including children with braided hair. A fluorescent light hangs overhead. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2007-08-26January 17 20082008-01-17