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June 20 20132013-06-20Inside a shrine room with black walls and a gold-framed portrait at left, four devotees perform aarti. A shaved-headed young priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp at centre-left, while a woman in orange-red sari with a mala lifts a lamp in the foreground. A woman at right in orange sari raises a flaming lamp. A large brass plate of kalasha-like offerings, flower garlands and small oil lamps sits on a gold-covered table. A golden lion-shaped stand and a tiger-striped cushion stand nearby, under hanging brass bells and a wall air conditioner. The framed portrait shows a robed figure seated in orange with a pale cloth, but no one is clearly identifiable as the person pictured.2013-06-19June 19 20132013-06-19June 20 20132013-06-20September 22 20132013-09-22September 12 20172017-09-12September 12 20172017-09-12September 01 20172017-09-01September 01 20172017-09-01A seated figure on a gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion armrests, hands raised in namaskar, wearing a gold crown, pink-and-white flower garland and a saffron-brown cloth. Before the throne, a line of women and men sit at a yellow-draped table holding lit oil lamps and aarti flames, with silver thali trays of flowers, coconuts and offerings. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps frame the scene, and a wall-mounted air conditioner and a fan are visible at right. A ritual puja or padapuja setting with several participants.2017-08-16Indoor ritual scene in a small shrine room with black walls and a gold-framed throne. A man with long hair, wearing a pink-and-white floral garland and gold bangles, sits on the leopard-print-covered gilded throne with his palms joined in greeting. Before him a group of about nine people, mostly women in white and pink saris, sit on the floor around a yellow cloth laden with brass plates of offerings, flowers and lit oil lamps, several of them holding lamps or plates. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, a grey cabinet and wall air conditioner are behind them. A bald man in rust-coloured and white attire with rudraksha beads stands at the lower right holding a plate, while a golden lion-figured seat and deity murti are visible at left.2017-08-16A photograph inside a gold-decorated hall during a puja. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion armrests raises his palms in greeting; he wears a gold crown, a pink-and-white flower garland and an orange-brown cloth. Before him, a row of women and men in white and pink saris and dhotis sit at a golden table holding lit oil lamps and offering trays of flowers and brass plates, with brass bells and hanging lamps above. A white fan and a sliding wooden door are at the right edge. Several small brass oil lamps are visible in the foreground.2017-08-16