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February 23 2008

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January 17 20082008-01-17Interior view of a temple pavilion with a tiled roof and orange side curtains, looking toward a shrine with stone pillars and a gilded arch. Inside the shrine, a deity murti with multiple arms and a large crown is decorated with garlands and flowers. In front of the shrine, a priest in orange robes stands near brass lamps and offering vessels. Along the red carpet aisle, seated devotees in white and mixed clothing face the shrine, some with palms joined, and a standing figure in orange is at the right. A red carpet leads toward the altar, and a small seated group in orange is at the lower left. Photo shows darshan and puja at the temple.2010-07-21June 18 20102010-06-18A photograph taken from behind a seated congregation inside a hall during a puja. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats facing a shrine at the far end, where a deity murti stands under a red and gold canopy with flowers and small lamps before it. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the foreground floor, some with bare heads, and a man in a white shirt sits on a chair at the left edge. Metal railings line the right side of the hall, with more seated devotees beyond them. Brass plates and small vessels sit on the floor near the front rows. Orange and patterned fabric hangs on the walls.2010-09-25A photograph of a covered open hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, where a crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats facing a shrine. Most devotees wear white clothing. At the front, a seated man in a white shirt sits on a chair at the left edge, and a standing figure in a grey top stands at the right. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti with garlands and ornaments, framed by a red and gold arch and flanked by stone figures, with a pink curtain at the side. Tall decorative pillars with patterned panels line the hall, and a steel railing separates the seating area from the walkway.2010-09-25A dimly lit temple hall viewed from the back, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a shrine. Two decorated deity murti stand in a golden arched niche framed by blue drapes, with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and white-clad attendants performing a puja or aarti. Oil lamps and a lit lamp stand in the foreground, and hanging maroon-and-gold tassel banners frame the open-sided hall. Red-and-white striped barriers line the stage area.2008-10-01March 07 20132013-03-07Wide view from behind a metal railing into a covered open-air temple hall at an ashram. In the centre, a grey stone shrine with carved pillars and red curtains holds a deity murti with multiple arms and a red-crowned figure beside a consort, decorated in blue and pink cloth. Below them sits a small golden peetha with a framed photograph. Several seated devotees in white dhotis and saris face the shrine, with a few people in pale clothing near the front. A standing figure in white stands at left, and a large crowd of mostly seated devotees in white fills the foreground. Coloured woven banners with geometric patterns hang on the pillars at left and right.2010-09-27A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered hall facing a shrine lit from the front. Most wear white clothing, and several people in the foreground wear white and orange. At the far end, a decorated deity murti stands under a garland of marigolds, flanked by orange and pink drapes. Hanging orange-and-patterned fabric tassels fill the ceiling, and a wall banner is visible on the left. A small child sits on the floor near the centre aisle. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering in a simple hall.2008-04-07 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, where a seated group of people in white clothes sits on woven mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange garments sits before a decorated shrine with a deity image, flanked by lamps and brass stands. Maroon and yellow drapes frame the stage, and colourful painted pillars stand at the sides. Two people in white with orange shawls stand near the right side, and an older man in white sits on a plastic chair at the far right. Speakers, a fan and a steel pot are visible at the left edge.February 02 20162016-02-02