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December 11 2011

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Indoor temple ritual in a shrine room with painted blue and orange walls and two tall painted guardian figures in red and orange with garlands. At centre, a golden throne-like seat holds a deity murti or figure adorned with garlands and a crown-like canopy. A priest in orange robes stands before the seat and performs an aarti or puja with a lamp, while seated devotees in orange, green, and white clothing sit on mats with palms pressed together. Brass vessels and fruit offerings lie on the floor in front, and a small bell rests at lower left. Several people are seated in the foreground, roughly eight visible.2011-12-11A photograph of a satsang or puja in a temple-style hall with a painted stage backdrop. Two tall painted deity figures with multiple arms and crowns stand on either side of a golden throne-like seat, on which a figure in a dark red-brown robe and a red headwrap sits with hands raised. Several devotees in saffron and orange clothing kneel on a stage in prayer, some with folded hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland sits at the right front, and a kneeling monk in saffron robes with a bald head is seen from behind at the left. Brass oil lamps and offering plates line the stage.2013-08-02December 11 20112011-12-11June 10 20142014-06-10December 11 20112011-12-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in a temple hall, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, with his hands resting on the armrests. Two tall painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the entrance. Oil lamps stand on both sides of the hall. In the foreground, a woman in orange sits on the floor beside a ritual tray with flowers and offerings, while a woman in a white top and a woman in a magenta sari sit with folded hands, and an older man in white sits at the right with his palms pressed together. Several saffron-clad attendants sit near the throne. a person is the seated central figure, identified by his saffron robes, flower garland, gold ornaments and throne placement.2013-07-02March 04 20132013-03-04July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29August 02 20132013-08-02August 12 20132013-08-12Inside a temple shrine hall with painted pillars and a tiled floor, a bald man in orange cloth holds up a silver lamp, facing an open wooden door framed by two painted dvarapala guardian figures with crowns, orange dhotis and green sashes. Behind the doors sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set above a gold throne. Two seated devotees in orange robes sit with palms joined on the right, and a woman in white sits on the left. Brass oil lamps and a small offering tray are on the floor.2013-09-29