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October 07 2011

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Wide view down a red carpet aisle inside an open-sided temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. At the far end, a stone shrine holds a large deity murti with gold ornaments and garlands, flanked by smaller figures, with a red and gold backdrop. Devotees sit on mats on both sides of the aisle, many in white and pastel saris, while several men in white kurtas and saffron-robed attendants stand near the shrine. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged before the altar, and a few people watch from seats at the right. A caption-like overlay is not present. The scene suggests darshan during a ritual in a temple.2010-07-21A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls, where a seated congregation faces a shrine. Rows of devotees in white and coloured clothes sit on the floor on both sides of a red carpeted aisle, with metal railings. The central shrine holds a deity murti with a decorated golden arch behind it, flanked by potted banana plants and orange drapes. Two standing figures in saffron and white robes stand near the shrine, and tall banners with geometric patterns hang at the corners.2011-11-20July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph taken from the back of a covered hall with a red carpet runway leading toward a decorated altar at the far end. Rows of seated devotees fill both sides of the aisle, many in white or light clothing, with a woman in the foreground wearing a blue and cream patterned shawl over a floral kurta. Hanging cylindrical banners with red and blue patterns line the ceiling, and a red and white shrine with a deity murti is framed by pillars at the end of the hall. Speakers are mounted at the upper corners. The scene suggests a satsang or pada puja gathering, though no a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-09-20Interior view of a temple hall with an orange-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof, looking down a red carpet aisle toward a shrine. A decorated deity murti stands in an ornate arched niche with garlands, a golden frame and pillars. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit or stand near the shrine, and a figure in saffron sits on the red carpet at the front. On the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row, with a seated crowd of devotees filling the foreground on both sides of the aisle behind metal railings. Framed panels hang on the walls and a fire pit is not visible.2010-07-21December 30 20082008-12-30July 21 20102010-07-21Interior view of a covered open-sided temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and exposed black steel beams. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on both sides of a central red carpet aisle, facing forward toward a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by yellow and pink drapes. A figure in orange and red robes sits on the carpet near the shrine, and a few people in white stand near the altar performing a puja. A video camera on a tripod records the ceremony, and framed photographs hang on the left wall. Colourful striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang at the entrance corners. Roughly 40 to 60 people are visible.2011-11-01A photo of a temple walkway lined with steel railings and a long red carpet leading toward a decorated shrine with a large golden-framed deity murti. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold-striped wrap walks down the carpet, with a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes beside him and a woman in a pale yellow sari nearby. Devotees line both sides, including a woman in a red patterned sari and a woman in white on the right. Speakers hang at the top corners, and the scene is bathed in bright light.2013-05-30A photograph taken from behind a metal railing down a red-carpeted aisle toward a shrine under a corrugated roof. At the far end, a gilded arched niche frames a large deity murti with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by smaller figures and flowers, with orange and red drapery and a red-and-white altar. Devotees sit on mats along both sides, many in white, cream and pastel saris, and a few wearing orange and white robes stand near the left edge. A small saffron-robed figure sits near the shrine base. Signage and a red banner hang at the right. Several dozen people are visible.2010-07-21A photograph of a temple hall viewed from the back, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes on both sides of a central aisle lined with steel railings. At the far end, a large deity murti with garlands stands before a red and gold backdrop, and a seated figure in white and yellow sits on a red cushion at the front, flanked by others, with a small ornate peetha or throne-like altar in the centre. Red carpet runs up the aisle, and tall striped banners hang from the ceiling on each side.2010-09-28July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies