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Devotees sit on floor mats in a white temple hall facing a shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with flower garlands and an oil lamp in front. A figure in grey-white clothes stands at the shrine entrance. Two dark stone dvarapala statues flank the doorway, one in green and one in red draping. Seated devotees wear orange, blue, white and striped clothing; a small stone fire pit with a metal vessel sits in the foreground, and a tiger-skin-covered wooden seat appears at right with garlands. The scene resembles a satsang gathering in a temple.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A standing man in a light grey kurta performs worship before a decorated deity murti with red garlands and a golden arch, with a lit oil lamp at its base. Two dark stone dvarapala figures in green and red saris flank the shrine. In the foreground, a group of seated devotees face the shrine: women in blue, orange and pink, children in striped shirts, and others in white, with a small brick fire pit holding a brass bowl in front of them. The ceiling is white and the floor has a patterned mat.2010-01-09Devotees sit on the floor in a temple hall facing a shrine. A priest in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands before the central deity murti, adorned with red flower garlands and gold ornaments, and performs a ritual. An oil lamp burns in front of the murti. Seated devotees wear orange, blue, white and striped clothing, and a brick homa or fire pit sits in the foreground. Two dark stone dvarapala-style statues in green and red saris flank the shrine. Lamp-lit puja is taking place.2010-01-09A photograph inside a temple hall during an evening puja before a lit shrine holding a red-bodied deity murti adorned with a garland of orange and yellow flowers and a lamp flame above it. A man in white dhoti and an orange-shawled priest stands at the shrine offering aarti with a lamp, while another man in white sits cross-legged at the side. Flanking the shrine are two dark stone dvarapala figures, one in red and one in purple garments. In the foreground, a seated crowd of devotees, many children, women in green, teal and blue saris and salwar, and a woman in a yellow top face the shrine on a polished floor. To the right stands a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, and white pillars with carved details frame the hall with coloured streamers hanging from the ceiling.January 09 20102010-01-09A temple interior with white pillars and a polished floor. In the central shrine, a red-and-gold deity murti is decorated with flower garlands, and a priest in white dhoti stands before it waving a lit flame on a lamp. Seated devotees on the floor in the foreground, mostly women in saris and children, face the shrine with their backs to the camera. Colourful strings and ribbons hang from the ceiling, and garlanded gold-framed deity figures stand on either side of the shrine entrance. A small table draped in white holds a framed image on the right. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.Interior of a white temple hall with polished floor where a group of devotees sits on the ground facing a shrine. At the centre, a priest in white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands before an illuminated deity murti decorated with a red-and-gold figure and flower garlands, with flanking dark statues of female figures in red, green and purple saris. Colourful streamers hang from the ceiling and a golden arch frames a framed portrait on the right. Seated devotees include women in saris and children, with a man in blue shirt at lower right.A photograph of a white temple hall with a gleaming dark floor. At the centre, an ornate shrine holds a golden deity murti under a decorated arch, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala guardian figures in gold-and-red robes. A priest in white stands at the shrine lifting a light, with an offering table and brass vessels at the left. Five people sit on mats in the foreground facing the shrine: one in a yellow top, one in white, one in a red shirt, and one in a teal sari, plus a man in a white-striped shirt at the lower left. Framed pictures hang on the side walls and a fan hangs from the ceiling.A photograph inside a temple hall with white pillars and a polished dark floor. At the centre, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two tall dark stone figures in golden sarees. A man in a light shirt stands at the shrine, possibly performing puja. In the foreground, several devotees sit on mats facing the shrine: a man in a striped shirt, a person in white, one in a red top, and a woman in a green saree. Two framed pictures hang on the upper walls, and a table with ritual items stands at the left.Inside a white-pillared temple hall with carved columns, a group of devotees stands before a shrine. A woman in a red sari with a braid and a girl in pink move through the scene near a white brick-edged fire pit. Two dark stone deity murti stand in green and red cloth, and a wooden seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth is garlanded with flowers at right. Men in white shirts, a striped shirt and a grey jacket face the inner sanctum, where a lamp glows. A red and cream patterned rug covers the polished floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2010-01-14A photograph inside a white marble temple hall of an aarti being performed before a shrine. A man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands in the doorway holding a flaming lamp toward a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with garlands. Two dark-stone dvarapala figures in purple and red saris flank the entrance, and a framed portrait with a pink garland sits on a white-draped table at right. About fifteen women and children sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, wearing saris and salwar in green, yellow, pink, blue and orange. Colourful festoons hang from the ceiling.January 14 20102010-01-14Interior of a Hindu temple hall with white pillars and a ceiling medallion, where devotees stand facing an illuminated shrine holding a richly decorated deity murti in red and gold, flanked by two standing figures in gold-bordered saris. In the foreground a man in white clothes stands with his back to the camera, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside him in front of a small brick fire pit. Several people in white, cream and light shirts, including a child in a blue shirt, watch from the right. Green garlands and striped cloth hang around the shrine, and a ceiling fan turns above. A woman in a white sari with red border stands on the left.2010-02-05