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Photo 11739529August 13 20132013-08-13Photo 11739528Indoor temple-style hall with ornate gold and colourful painted decor. A seated man in an orange turban, orange-and-maroon silk shawl with gold border and a brown dhoti, stands at the right near a gold throne with red cushions, holding a pink printed sheet and smiling; a garland with green and blue ribbons hangs from his neck. Centre, an older bearded man with a grey head and white dhoti with an orange-and-gold shawl holds a yellow cloth tray with fruit and papers offered toward him. At left, a young man with bare upper body marked with white ashes stands in a white dhoti with a blue cloth over one shoulder. A gilded deity figure with a crown stands in the background, and a red patterned rug covers the floor.2013-08-13Photo 11739531November 22 20132013-11-22Photo 11737549A ceremonial padapuja scene in an indoor hall. A man with long hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a heavy garland of green leaves, red and yellow flowers, stands before a gilded golden throne with red velvet cushions and a red backrest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest and an orange-red beaded necklace holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands behind them, and a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti watches at left. A large backdrop of a deity in red and white behind the throne and gilded plates of flowers and offerings at the lower right complete the scene.2010-09-18A photograph of a ceremonial honouring inside a temple-style hall with gilded thrones and painted pillars. A seated elderly man in an orange robe with a pink-and-maroon shawl and white forehead markings sits with his hands folded in greeting. A bald man in a rust-coloured dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends forward offering a brass tray of fruit and flowers. On the right, a man in a rust-and-gold turban and dhoti, with a garland of beads, white body markings and gold armbands, leans in smiling as he receives the tray. Gold ornate chairs, a carved golden figure and brass oil lamps surround the scene.2013-11-22A photograph in a temple-style hall shows an elderly man with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and glasses, seated on a red cushioned seat before a large gilded throne backdrop. He wears an orange robe under a pink and gold brocade shawl and smiles. Two attendants in rust-red dhotis with yellow borders stand beside him, one on the left with a bare upper body and one on the right in a red turban with a bare back, both with white ash markings on their arms. The attendant on the right offers a golden bowl containing fruits or offerings. Painted deity figures with gold crowns stand behind them, and a brass lamp stand is at the right edge.2013-11-22Photo 11742504Inside an ornate temple-style hall, a seated elderly man in saffron robes with white tilak on his forehead sits on a gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in greeting. A figure in dark red-brown robes with a wrapped orange-and-gold turban and a rudraksha mala holds a pink-and-gold silk shawl and drapes it over the seated man, while a second attendant in red-brown robes on the left carries a tray with a fruit or offering. Gilded lion-shaped armrests, a brass lamp, and painted pillars frame the scene, and a third robed figure stands in the background.2013-11-22