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A photograph of a Maha Lakshmi puja in a hall with a black backdrop and red drapes. Three golden deity arches frame a central altar with a golden halo-shaped backdrop holding deity murtis. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at the altar, arm raised toward the central deity, with a brass pot and oil lamps set before the altar. A framed portrait hangs high on the back wall. Dense rows of seated devotees, many in colourful saris and kurtas, face the altar from the foreground, with a few visible at the right edge. Brass bells hang on the right wall.

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November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09Photograph of a crowded Hindu puja in a hall with dark red and black drapes, gold-framed shrines and a framed portrait on the back wall. A woman in an orange sari stands at the central altar, holding a ritual object over a golden deity murti decorated with garlands. Seated devotees fill the foreground in saris and white shirts, many with long dark hair, while other orange-robed attendants sit near shrines to the right. Garlanded deity murtis and brass oil lamps line the altar. Ceremonial lamps and offering trays sit on a white-draped table at left.2009-11-09A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor facing a shrine decorated with gold arches and multiple deity murtis. On the left, a dark murti wears a flower garland with multicoloured floral strands and orange-and-gold ornaments. At centre, a standing figure in a saffron-orange sari holds a lamp before a raised platform, while a person in white kneels at the base of the central shrine. Deity murtis with gold halos and crowns fill the back, a framed portrait hangs above, and a seated gold-adorned deity murti occupies the right altar. Black drapes and white curtains frame the hall.2009-11-09Interior of a temple hall with a black backdrop and gold-framed shrines holding deity murtis decorated with multicolored garlands. A priest in white dhoti stands at the center shrine, raising a hand over an oil lamp. Seated devotees in front, many barefoot, watch the puja; a man in white shirt sits at right and women in saris sit on the floor. A gold kalasha and brass lamps are on the floor, and a framed portrait hangs above the shrines.2009-11-04Photograph inside a temple shrine hall with dark backdrop and red curtains, showing three gold-framed deity murtis draped in garlands. A central figure in orange sannyasi robes stands at the shrine, with a shaved-headed priest in orange robes beside an altar holding brass lamps and offerings. A framed portrait hangs high on the wall. Devotees fill the foreground, some in white and orange clothing, many seated on the floor watching the ritual.2009-10-17Indoor temple-hall abhishekam in progress before a large seated audience. A central deity murti, dressed with white garlands and ornaments, stands under a golden halo arch flanked by two smaller golden arches holding dark stone idols. Several men in saffron/orange robes stand at the altar pouring liquids and holding ritual vessels, and a woman in a white sari stands at right. A man in white kurta operates a video camera on a tripod at left. A framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop above, and brass lamps and kalashas sit on the altar. Seated devotees in front fill the lower frame.2009-10-17A photograph of a temple hall during a puja before an altar with gold-framed shrines holding deity murtis draped in garlands. A standing priest in orange robes, holding a white fan-like chamara, faces the altar near a brass oil lamp. Seated figures in orange and saffron clothing are at the right-hand shrine. A framed portrait hangs on the black backdrop. A large seated crowd in the foreground, numbering roughly several dozen, watches in front of the platform, with more people visible across the hall.2009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09