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April 14 20142014-04-14April 14 20142014-04-14April 27 20142014-04-27A photograph inside a temple-style hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms holds a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with lit flames, and wears rudraksha beads and bangles. Two seated men in white dhotis perform rites beside him. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms holding ritual objects, flanking a gilded shrine. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and another orange-robed figure sits in the background.2014-04-27July 10 20142014-07-10Interior of a temple with a tiled floor and ornate multicolored walls. In the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron/orange clothing and an orange turban sits above a gold-decorated throne with an empty seat. Two tall guardian figures in orange and green dhotis flank the throne, one holding a trident and the other a club. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with white ash markings on his arms holds a large fan-shaped arrangement of lit oil lamps (aarti). Two seated figures in orange robes sit near the throne, and brass oil lamp stands line the walls.2013-09-24A temple hall with painted pink and blue pillars and gold lamp stands on a red carpet. A bald priest in an orange-saffron robe raises a tiered brass lamp of flame toward a golden throne. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and saffron clothing, and a gilded deity murti with four arms stands to the right. Several women in orange saffron clothing sit or kneel in front of the throne area, some with their hands raised in prayer. A rudraksha mala and a bangle are visible on the priest's arm, and white ash marks are on his arm. The scene reads as an aarti before the throne, with a framed portrait and a statue.2014-04-10A shaven-headed priest, seen from behind and bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala over his shoulders, performs aarti with a tiered silver oil lamp holding many lit flames before a shrine. Inside the shrine stands a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, placed on a gold throne with a gold canopy. Two devotees in saffron and orange sit before the throne. Flanking the shrine are painted deity murti figures with four arms, in green and red garments, and standing brass lamps line the blue-and-orange temple walls. The scene reads as a puja at a shrine.2013-07-20June 02 20142014-06-02A shrine room with painted pink, green and blue columns frames a gold throne draped with a tiger skin. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, a printed image rather than a living person. Two painted standing deity murtis flank the throne, one on each side, each with multiple arms and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands at left, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many flames. Seated devotees in orange garments sit near the throne, and oil lamps line both sides of the shrine floor. This is a puja or aarti at the shrine.2013-07-20September 22 20132013-09-22September 22 20132013-09-22