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February 26 20062006-02-26Indoor shrine room during a puja, with a large backdrop photo of a banyan-type tree behind an altar of ornate gold arches holding deity murtis and red flowers. Several people in white and saffron clothes stand near the altar on the left, and a woman in a red sari sits at the centre. A dense seated crowd of devotees in white, red and purple clothing fills the foreground, with a man in white at the front. Two framed photos hang on the left wall, and a cameraman in a light shirt stands near the right side of the altar. Yellow decorative streamers hang from the ceiling, and a garland of marigolds sits on the right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible on the altar.2007-09-03March 29 20092009-03-29A large seated audience fills a bright white hall during an indoor programme, with many devotees sitting on the floor and facing a stage at the upper right. Several rows of people wear saris, kurtas and white shirts, and some have hands pressed together in prayer. Along the back wall stand a row of decorated deity murtis in red, orange and blue garments with crowns and garlands. A camera on a tripod stands at the right edge, and a woman in a green sari on the left moves through the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2009-10-17September 12 20152015-09-12 +1 copiesA large white-walled temple hall with a high vaulted ceiling and warm golden decorative panels behind a row of arched shrine niches. Devotees sit cross-legged on yellow and cream cloths on the white marble floor, many in white clothes, with some in orange shawls. In the foreground a woman in a red sari stands near the left door, and at the front a few figures in white and orange stand near the central shrine where deity murti are displayed. A man in white stands at the centre near the shrine area. Several people hold mobile phones to take pictures.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Photograph of a large seated gathering in front of a raised stage at an event with ornate pink and gold arches framing deity murtis and figures. Behind the stage, several saffron-robed sadhus sit on low seats, one standing in an orange robe with a red turban-like headwrap. Many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on colourful mats in the foreground, seen from behind, some women wearing white and orange saris. A camera on a tripod records the scene at the front. Kalasha-like offerings and lamps line the stage edge. Prayer flags in colourful strips hang along the top. a person candidate not clearly visible; a robed figure in the centre is uncertain.2015-09-11Interior of a white-walled hall with a gold-decorated shrine at the back holding deity murtis and a framed portrait. Devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth in rows, many wearing orange-red shawls. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes stands near the wooden doors, and a line of sannyasis in orange and saffron sits at left before a row of ceremonial staffs and brass lamps. At right, a bald man in saffron dhoti and shawl stands near the shrine facing the assembly; he is a person by appearance cues of saffron clothing, but the figure lacks clear distinctive adornments such as a visible rudraksha mala or long hair, so identity is uncertain. Several children and adults are seated among the crowd.2014-03-16September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA 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.2009-11-09September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies