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A long covered hall with a red carpet runner leads toward a shrine at the far end, decorated with orange drapes, lamps and an ornate golden-red deity display. Devotees line both sides behind metal railings: on the left a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti, an elderly man in white, and others in white and pale clothes; on the right women in saffron, yellow, green and pink saris stand watching. Two figures in saffron-orange robes walk up the carpet toward the shrine, one of them. Framed photographs hang on the orange side walls, and paper lanterns hang from the ceiling.

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A photograph of a covered walkway lined with devotees waiting in a queue along metal railings, with a red carpet running down the middle toward a shrine. At the far end, a figure in orange robes walks toward an ornate decorated altar with red and gold hangings and a deity murti in the centre. Devotees on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, and women on the right wear saffron, yellow and maroon saris. Framed photographs hang on the right wall, and speakers hang from the ceiling of the corrugated metal roof. The queue suggests darshan.2010-08-14Photograph inside a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. Devotees line both sides of a red carpet aisle behind metal railings, many with hands folded in anjali. Several robed figures in orange and saffron walk up the carpet toward a shrine at the far end, which holds a large golden deity murti with a red and gold backdrop, lit by hanging lamps. Among the devotees, a young woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala wears glasses, a woman in a green salwar kameez stands beside her, and a woman in a mustard bandhani sari is at right. A man in a grey shirt presses his palms together at left, and an older man in white kurta stands near the rail. Framed photographs hang on the orange side walls, and a loudspeaker is mounted at upper right.2010-08-14A photograph of a covered ashram hall with a red carpet runway leading to a shrine at the far end, decorated with a deity murti and flowers. Devotees line metal railings on both sides, many in white clothes. On the left, a young man in a white shirt holds his palms together in namaskar with eyes closed. On the right, a woman in a white sari stands with folded hands, a child in a blue shirt beside her, and another woman in a white top holds her hands together. Orange walls hold framed photographs of a saffron-robed sannyasi, and a loudspeaker is mounted on the wall. Two figures in orange robes stand near the shrine, but their identity is uncertain.2010-08-15December 06 20092009-12-06A long covered corridor with metal railings lined with devotees queuing toward a shrine at the far end. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a dark patterned shirt and a child in orange clothing stands at the rail. Women on the right wear saris in pink, white with red border, and cream, with braided hair and one woman in a red-bordered white sari. At the end, a colourful deity murti stands under a red and gold arch, with a golden puja stand in front. Framed photographs hang on the right wall. Devotees stand with hands folded in reverent darshan.2010-02-10September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copiesDevotees line both sides of a narrow metal-railed passage inside a covered hall, leading toward a shrine lit by lamps. Men on the left wear white dhotis and white shirts, with a boy in a yellow shirt and a child in a blue top near the rail. On the right, women in pale saree and salwar outfits, one in pink and one in a red-bordered white saree, stand with hands folded in prayer. At the far end, a figure in an orange robe walks toward a red and gold shrine housing a colourful deity murti, with an orange-clad attendant near the centre of the passage. Decorative tiled columns and framed pictures line the hall.2010-02-10Interior of a long corrugated-roofed hall with orange walls and a central red carpet aisle leading to an altar at the far end. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats on both sides of the aisle, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, pink and beige saris and salwar. A man in white stands near the left wall. At the altar, a deity murti stands under a decorated canopy flanked by ornate pillars and hanging saffron and blue banners. Framed panels with printed photos and text line the walls, and metal railings guide the aisle.2010-08-19December 09 20092009-12-09December 21 20092009-12-21Devotees stand in a long queue behind metal railings inside a covered temple courtyard, facing a stone shrine with an ornate golden arch. Within the shrine stand deity murtis, one in blue with gold garments and a crown, flanked by a female figure, with a garlanded framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi placed on a red and gold throne in front. A man in saffron robes stands near the throne and a brass oil lamp stands on the floor. Men in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands in prayer on the left, while women in saris of pink, blue, green and yellow watch on the right. Green banana plants and saffron cloth decorate the scene, indicating a darshan setting at a temple.2009-12-21January 31 20102010-01-31