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A hall with a corrugated metal roof during a devotional evening. Three standing men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls swing lit oil lamps or flaming torches in front of a decorated deity murti on a green-draped platform adorned with flower garlands. A sign reads RAJA RAJ. Seated men in white clothing play small hand cymbals and bells in front. Behind them a large audience sits on the floor, many in white. Tall cylindrical banners with floral and geometric patterns hang from the ceiling, and a wall of framed pictures and a sign reading Nanda is visible on the right.

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October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13Indoor evening puja in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and white-painted walls. Three standing young men in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders hold lit oil lamps and bells, raising the lamps toward a decorated deity murti with marigold garlands seated on a green cloth-draped platform. Two or three more men in white sit cross-legged on mats in front, one holding a small lamp. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the floor. Tall cylindrical banners with floral and geometric patterns in orange, red and blue hang from the ceiling, and a maroon cloth backdrop frames the shrine. A small placard on the platform is partly legible.2007-10-13Indoor puja in a hall with a corrugated roof, where three standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold lit oil lamps and bells before a deity murti decorated with a yellow flower garland, set on a green cloth in front of a maroon backdrop. Two men kneel in white at the front, and rows of seated devotees in white clothing fill the background. Brass lamps sit on the floor at right, and tall colourful banners hang from the ceiling. A sign reading RAJA RAJ is visible beside the altar.2007-10-13Evening aarti at an indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof. Three men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand in the foreground, the two at left and right raising lit oil lamps on long ceremonial poles with orange and patterned cloth cylinders. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the floor, and a figure in white sits at lower left beside a small lit lamp. Shelves of books and a framed picture are visible along the back wall, with a bright window line behind the crowd. The page associates this with Navaratri celebrations, but no a person candidate is distinctly visible in the scene.2007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13Evening aarti at a hall with a tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights. Three standing young men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold lit oil lamps and brass bells toward a decorated deity murti on a green-draped altar with garlands and flowers. A framed portrait stands beside the altar, and a sign with the word Raja is visible. Seated devotees in white clothing face the altar, and a row of brass lamps sits at the front. Tall orange and blue cloth banners hang from the ceiling.2007-10-13Indoor evening aarti at a temple hall with a corrugated roof and colourful cloth pillars. Three standing priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls hold lit oil lamps and bells before a deity murti dressed with garlands in a shrine on the left, a red and green cloth backdrop behind. Several seated devotees in white clothes face the shrine, and more people sit in rows at the right, with oil lamps set on the floor.2007-10-13