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February 05 20132013-02-05January 01 20132013-01-01January 15 20122012-01-15A photograph inside a colourfully painted temple hall with pink, blue and green pillars and gold-trimmed niches. In the centre, a figure in a red-orange robe and gold crown sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a black doorway, with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident beside him. Two tall painted dvarapalaka guardian figures with raised arms flank the doorway. In the foreground, several people sit on a white floor: a shaved-headed man in orange at left, a woman in a white sari, and two women in white and red saris at right, some with hands raised in devotion. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls, and a lit multi-tiered brass lamp stands in front of the group.2013-11-17A seated man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cloth draped over its seat, in front of a brightly painted blue and pink temple wall with two large painted guardian figures holding maces. A devotee in a priest's orange-saffron robe holds a large lit aarti lamp with a flame toward the throne, while women in orange and maroon saris sit near the throne. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. The seated man wears saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala; a gold crown rests above the throne.2013-03-01Interior of a colourfully painted temple hall with pink, green and gold decorative columns. Two large guardian figures with multiple arms, holding tridents and maces, flank a golden throne at the centre. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on a golden throne with a zebra-striped seat. In front, a man in orange robes holds a flaming lamp and a seated woman in orange sari, with a microphone stand, chants at the front. On the right, two women in white saris with folded hands and an older man in white sit on the floor. Brass oil lamps stand along the base.2013-03-04January 23 20122012-01-23A photograph of a stage in a temple-like hall. Seated centrally on a golden throne with lion-patterned cushions is a bearded man with a tilak and a white flower garland, wearing an orange-saffron robe and holding a trident-topped staff, with a rudraksha mala. Flanking him are two large painted deity statues with multiple arms, holding small lamps and ritual items, wearing green sashes and golden waistbands. Two golden bulls stand at the base of the throne. In the foreground at left, five young men in orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before microphone stands, chanting or speaking. The walls are blue and cream with gold ornate carvings and a pink-and-green pillar detail.2018-03-06A temple-style hall with turquoise walls and painted guardian figures holding maces on either side. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white garland and sandalwood markings sits smiling on a gold throne before a dark draped doorway hung with gold garlands and bells. In the foreground a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes holds a bright flaming aarti lamp toward the throne. Seated on the red carpet at right, a woman in a pink headscarf and green sari faces the throne, and a second woman in a sari sits on a black chair. A woman in a blue sari and an orange-robed attendant sit near the throne steps. a person is shown on the throne with a garland and white ritual dress, the appearance-based candidate, though the figure is not wearing saffron or long hair in this frame, so identity is uncertain.2012-04-26A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne draped with a zebra-striped cloth, centred in a doorway of a brightly painted temple hall with pink, green and blue columns. Two large painted guardian figures with multiple arms, moustaches and gold crowns flank the doorway, one holding a trident. Two women in red and saffron saris sit at the base of the throne, and in the foreground a bald priest in orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp during a puja while other men in orange attend. Brass oil lamps and a hanging lamp stand near the throne. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and sits on a golden throne with a crown-like finial, but the face is small and the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-03-01June 02 20172017-06-02Photo 11689979 +1 copies