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November 05 2010

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A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe stands at left holding a brass lamp and a silver ritual implement near a flaming oil lamp on a stand. Seated on a gold throne at centre is a figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a flower garland, hands folded in greeting. Above them is a red and multicoloured tasselled canopy, and at right a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands and sparkling jewellery.2010-11-05Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a small lamp or incense vessel near a palanquin-like ratha. A deity murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands, purple and pink flower garlands and a gold-coloured silk cloth. Behind, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold ornate throne under a large red and multicoloured umbrella with tassels. Gold ornamental carvings and a pillar with temple sculptures are visible at right. Smoke haze hangs in the air, and wooden poles lie across the foreground.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Indoor temple-style ritual scene. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes stands at left, holding a brass lamp or bell-like ritual vessel toward a deity murti draped in white and magenta-purple flower garlands. A large red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tassels shelters the figure. Behind, a seated figure in orange clothing sits on an ornate gold throne near a fire pit with flames. Gold-embellished pillars and a blue curtain form the backdrop, and a gilded palanquin-style frame and brass vessels sit on the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti with abhishekam-style offerings.2010-11-05A seated man in saffron robes and a white head wrap sits on a golden ornate throne with a large gilded halo-like backdrop, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold bracelets. In the foreground a young priest in orange robes with a shaved head faces away from the camera, offering a lit multi-wick oil lamp on a silver tray. Brass lamps with flames stand on the sides and painted deity arms with bangles frame the scene. a person: the seated figure has a white head wrap, saffron robes, and rudraksha-style beads, consistent with the page; he is seated on a throne receiving a lamp aarti offering.2012-04-08October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesApril 30 20152015-04-30June 04 20152015-06-04January 24 20132013-01-24 +1 copiesA satsang stage with a dark red velvet curtain. On the left, a seated man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-shaped arms and a gold canopy, a microphone stand before him, hands folded. On the right, a standing priest in a brown-orange robe and shaven head gestures toward a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with flower garlands, multicoloured floral crowns, and orange silk draping. Brass oil lamps stand on the red carpeted stage.2015-11-18A photograph of a ritual ceremony in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and gold-framed decor. Seated on a large ornate red and gold throne decorated with multicoloured garlands, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace presses his palms together; a person candidate, with the page attributing this event to him, though the appearance is only partially clear from this distance. At front left, a priest in saffron robes and rudraksha mala performs rites beside a yellow-draped fire pit with a small flame, and a second saffron-clad attendant with an orange turban sits behind him. In the centre, a saffron-clad devotee in an orange turban holds his hands in anjali, with a brass kalasha and pots of offerings nearby. At right, a man in a white turban, white-and-red garland and red shawl sits with folded hands in front of an altar decorated with flower garlands and an ornate deity murti.2015-04-30