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March 16 20202020-03-16Photo 11728732Photo 11728708 +2 copiesA devotee in orange robes, seen from behind with a shaved head and a beaded neck ornament, holds a lit oil lamp toward a red velvet throne-like chair. The chair is draped with white, red, orange and yellow flower garlands and a gold crown ornament, and it holds a framed printed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, seated and raising one hand. Behind the chair, a deity statue wrapped in multicolour flower garlands stands in a shrine with brass lamps. Flower garlands also drape the railing at the sides. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person present.Photo 11728729 +2 copiesA man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a long multicolour flower garland and a gold pendant, holds a flaming karpoora arathi lamp in his right hand during a ritual inside a hall. Behind him stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions, flanked by gold lion figures and a tiger-striped cloth. To the right, a large deity murti is draped in red, yellow and white garlands with silver ornaments and an orange cloth. Brass vessels, a kalasha and a tray of flower petals sit in front, and a second attendant in orange stands at the left edge.2017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09April 20 20132013-04-20Photograph of a puja at a temple-style setting with a golden throne draped in a red cushion and a tiger-skin-patterned cloth on its seat. On the left, a man in a maroon dhoti and wrap stands with long swept-back dark hair, holding a white and green flower garland and a pink offering. To the right, an ornately adorned deity murti sits in a golden niche wrapped in red, yellow and white flower garlands, with a jeweled crown and sparkling silver ornaments. Brass lamps, a kalasha and floral offerings are arranged in the foreground.2017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder stands at left holding a lit oil lamp with flame and smoke, performing aarti. Seated on an ornate gold throne with sunburst-style back and gold lion figures at its base is a bearded man in orange-red robes wearing a dark cap, with a long multicolour flower garland and gold bangles, hands folded at chest. Around them, devotees sit on striped mats in white and saffron clothing with palms pressed together, and marigold flowers lie on the floor.2016-12-12Photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A bearded man in a maroon turban, maroon dhoti and a multicoloured flower garland holds a lit camphor flame toward a large golden deity murti. The murti is draped in layered marigold and rose garlands, with a gold crown-like headpiece. Brass oil lamps and a flower-filled brass vessel stand in the foreground, and smoke rises near the upper left. Gilded shrine decorations and a figure in a red and gold costume appear at right.2016-12-14