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April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05June 03 20152015-06-03April 14 20182018-04-14A ceremonial scene in a hall with red drapes and a golden deity murti on a stand. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown wrap, bare-chested, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and gold earrings, sits on a plush red throne-like seat and reaches to take a long green and red flower garland from two young male attendants. The attendants wear orange-red dhotis, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas. Behind them, women in white and orange saris and men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand near a decorated canopy and brass vessels, while a photographer kneels with a camera. Gold flower decorations and orange umbrella-like canopy hang behind. Ceremonial puja offering setting.2016-10-11Photo of a ceremony under a white tent with a green mat floor. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy and a large garland of marigolds and red flowers arched behind him. He wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, and his hands rest on his lap. A man in orange robes with a garland stands at left holding a plate or tray, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain stands at left edge. At right, a man in orange robes with a mala stands near a fire pit with bright flames. Trays of red and orange offerings sit on the floor in front of the throne, with flower vases beside it. a person in the central seated figure given his orange turban, orange robes and rudraksha mala on the throne.2011-07-15A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage. A seated figure on an ornate gilded golden throne wears a maroon-red robe and is draped with long garlands of yellow, orange, white and green flowers. Another figure in the centre is pressing or touching the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in white dhoti and shirt. Two other men stand nearby: one in a white shirt and grey trousers, another partly visible in orange clothing. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with a red cloth and flower garlands, beside a gilded lion-shaped stand. A lit oil lamp and a microphone stand are visible at the right, and a painted blue mountain backdrop fills the upper background.2010-12-22May 31 20182018-05-31A puja inside a plain room with a cream wall, a white wall-mounted air conditioner and red curtains. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and angavastram, wearing a white flower garland, has a sandalwood mark on his forehead and his palms pressed together in reverence. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala kneels on a red patterned rug, holding a silver bowl over a deity murti dressed in a red cloth and decorated with a multicoloured flower garland. The deity sits on a gold-framed throne draped with a multicoloured floral garland. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, one flame burning on a tray, and a woman in white kneels at the lower right edge of the frame.2015-06-03A woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and gold bangles bends forward to offer flowers at a decorated altar. Behind her, a man in a saffron cloth stands with folded hands, and other saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white stand nearby. The altar is wrapped in white and red garlands and framed by a green and gold cloth, with a black-and-white photograph of a bearded, white-haired elderly man in a shawl set in the centre. Framed pictures hang on the white wall above, and a tray of flowers and offerings sits at the lower left. The scene shows a devotee's puja at a shrine.2014-07-02A photograph of a temple interior decorated for worship. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a rust-orange dhoti and a matching orange turban with a red-orange shawl, a flower garland around his neck, and gold bangles; he stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him, two men in white dhotis stand near. In the centre, an ornate red-and-gold throne with lion-figure armrests and a rainbow-coloured floral torana stands empty. On the right, two deity murti figures with large eyes and crowns are dressed in a red cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds and multicoloured flowers. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand in front of them, and a brass plate sits on the floor. A painted pillared backdrop and a maroon curtain complete the setting.2014-12-05May 07 20172017-05-07