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Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a small hall with a teal wall painting of a smiling long-haired figure with a long braid, shown in profile. A woman in a white dress with a white shawl stands at a microphone, one hand raised to her forehead, while about seven seated people in front watch: an older man with white hair, children, and women in colourful saris. In front of the painting is a tiered shrine with a deity murti under a domed canopy, a blue platform with painted figures, and a white shelf of small figurines and lamps. A paper sign reads in Tamil script. Garlands and lamps are visible.

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Indoor photo of children seated on the floor before a Navaratri golu display with a multi-tiered white stepped stand holding small colourful dolls and figurines, and a painted shrine with a seated deity murti in red and gold dress beside brass vessels, fruit and flowers. A large grey-toned painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, identified by no printed caption, fills the wall behind the shrine. A girl in a white dress with a plait stands at left with hands folded, while several children sit in front with hands raised in prayer; one wears a yellow shirt, one a blue-and-white checked shirt, and one a white outfit with a pink wrist band. Nearby a small placard with Tamil text is mounted on the wall.2009-10-10A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a green floor where a group sits facing a shrine. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a red bindi and beaded mala hangs on the left wall, labelled with no readable caption. In front of a golden-roofed shrine stands a person in white clothing with a long braid, tending a central deity murti decorated with flowers. Beside it, a tiered display shelf holds many small figurines. Seated devotees in front wear checked shirts, blue, white and pink saris, and an orange patterned shawl. Oil lamps and garlands surround the altar.2009-10-10Indoor photo of a devotional shrine room. A large painted portrait on the left wall shows a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red mark on the forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wearing a light wrap; the figure is a painting, not a physical person. Centre: a golden-roofed shrine with blue and pink columns, garlands and a deity murti seated on a pink lotus, with brass oil lamps and flowers on a tiered platform. A standing woman in a white robe with a long braid faces the shrine. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a man in white and children, watch. A girl in a blue dress stands at left. Tiered white steps on the right hold small painted figurines.2009-10-10Indoor devotional gathering in a hall with green floor mats. Seated devotees face a central woman in a white sari standing before a decorated shrine that holds a golden deity murti, lamps and an offering. Behind the shrine, a large painted mural shows a smiling figure with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, and a tiered display shelf with small figurines stands at the right. Several seated people wear orange, maroon, gold and red clothing, with long braids and white garments among them. The scene looks like a puja or satsang with lamps lit before the shrine.2009-10-10A photograph inside a hall during Navaratri festivities. On the left, a girl in a white dress with a long plait stands holding an oil lamp near a large painted black-and-white mural of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a shawl. In the centre is a small golden-domed shrine with a seated deity murti in red and gold, flanked by a steel vessel and a tray of offerings and flowers. To the right, a tiered white step display with dolls and figurines in traditional dress and a seated figure, decorated with green tinsel. Four or five seated children in the foreground face the altar, a kalasha-like vessel and brass items before them.2009-10-10A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a hall with a green floor. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi and a dark beaded mala fills the back wall, showing a man in ochre-toned robes. Beneath it stands a decorated shrine with a deity murti surrounded by a golden kalasha-style canopy, lights and garlands, with a second seated deity figure in red and gold on a lower altar. A tiered display shelf to the right holds many small figurines and framed pictures. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a long braid stands near the shrine with her arm raised. Around 15 seated devotees, mostly children and young people in colourful clothes such as yellow, red, teal and pink, face the shrine with their backs to the camera. A text overlay in the bottom right reads a copyright notice.2009-10-10A photo of devotees seated on a green mat in a shrine room during an evening devotional gathering. A woman in a white sari stands before a small decorated shrine with a red-and-gold deity murti and a kalasha-like lamp setup, arm raised toward it. Seated worshippers wear pink, blue, green, orange and white garments, with several girls in braids and a small child in a striped shirt. Behind them a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a beaded mala hangs on the wall beside a tiered shelf of small painted figurines. A woman in red sits at left near a glass counter. The scene suggests puja or satsang.2009-10-10Indoor devotional scene in a hall with speckled grey floor and green mat. Seated devotees, mostly viewed from behind, face a small decorated shrine with a deity murti, flowers and oil lamps under a golden dome. A standing woman in a white sari with hair in a braid stands beside the shrine, facing the group. Behind the shrine, a tiered stepped display holds small figures and framed photos. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired man in a white garment and rudraksha mala is on the left wall, labelled as Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam on the photo's copyright line. Several children in pink and white sit on the left. Most attendees wear white kurtas or shirts.2009-10-10A photograph of a temple-style shrine room. A large painted mural of a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi fills the back wall. In the centre, a painted pink and blue shrine canopy frames a seated deity murti draped in yellow-orange marigold garlands. Below, on an orange tray, a red-clad figure with a red cap and garland sits beside a blue-and-red doll-like figure, with brass oil lamps, a kalasha vessel and offerings on a plate. To the right, a tiered white stand holds many small figurines and a framed photo. In the lower left, a girl with a long braid wears a white dress and stands with her back to the camera, facing the shrine, while two small heads of onlookers are visible at the bottom edge.2009-10-10A woman in white clothes with a long side braid performs aarti with a multi-wick oil lamp raised in her right hand before a shrine. Behind her a large grey-toned mural portrait shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a grey shawl, with a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest; this is a painted portrait, not a live person. The shrine has a gold domed roof and pink trim and holds a deity murti of a goddess seated with a veena. In front are two figures, one in orange robes with a garland and one in white with a crown, plus a steel vessel, brass items, fruit, books and small pictures. Shelves on the right hold many small figurines and framed pictures. The scene is a home or hall puja for Navaratri.2009-10-10A photograph of a navaratri golu-style shrine room with a large grey-toned painted mural on the left showing a smiling long-haired man with a red bindi, wearing a white shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. In the centre, a pink and gold domed shrine houses a goddess murti draped with a gold garland and a crown, in front of a curtain. Below it stands a seated figure in orange and gold with a white garland and a sword-like object. A standing woman in white clothing stands at right beside a tiered white steps display covered with small clay figurines, dolls and brass items. On the table in front are a steel vessel, a brass lamp, and offering plates. A single woman is the only physical person visible.2009-10-10A woman in a white dress with a long side braid stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp toward a mural of a smiling long-haired man with a rudraksha mala, painted in grey tones on the wall. Beside the mural is a decorated shrine with a golden domed canopy and a seated deity murti adorned with yellow marigold garlands. In front, a small orange-and-blue display holds figurines and garlands, with a steel lamp stand and brass puja vessels on an orange cloth. A tiered white stand at right holds many small figurines and framed pictures. Two seated women in yellow and blue are partly visible at the bottom edge.2009-10-10