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November 29 20132013-11-29November 29 20132013-11-29November 28 20132013-11-28Photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet. A gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits centre-back beneath a framed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robes, labelled with a caption. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues with four arms, gold jewellery and green and orange lower garments flank the throne. Several saffron-robed monks sit before the throne offering lit lamps and flowers. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man with rudraksha malas faces away, holding a brass lamp with a bright flame; a white-clad priest with rudraksha beads sits to the left beside a small puja tray. Brass standing lamps stand on both sides.2013-11-29 +3 copiesInside a temple shrine with painted pillars and two tall multi-armed deity statues flanking the entrance, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is set on a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Two saffron-robed monks sit in the foreground before the throne, one with a shaved head. At the lower left, a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl sits behind a small brass puja setup with a bell and a flame, reading or reciting from a paper. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a red carpet covers the floor.2013-11-28November 28 20132013-11-28November 28 20132013-11-28November 28 20132013-11-28Interior of a temple hall with a glossy tiled floor and painted columns in red, green and blue. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian figures in gold crowns, holding a staff and a lotus, flank a central doorway. Several figures in orange robes sit cross-legged in front of the throne. At left, a man in white dhoti with a shaved head and rudraksha mala kneels on a red mat at a puja tray, reading from a book, with brass oil lamps (deepas) lining the floor on both sides. Photographed in a temple setting with ritual items arranged for worship.2013-07-13November 28 20132013-11-28Two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with gold crowns and ornaments flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on the floor. Three people in saffron-orange robes kneel in front of the throne, and a white-clad priest with a shaved head and tilak sits at left on a red mat arranging a puja tray with lamps and offerings.2013-08-02July 10 20142014-07-10