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January 03 2016

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A festive photograph under a white tent with red and white drapes and string lights. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, beside a golden bull (Nandi) sculpture, wears a red-and-saffron garment, a multi-strand bead necklace with a red and yellow floral garland, and has long swept-back dark hair; he smiles and receives a yellow fruit from a priest. The priest in front wears a white dhoti, a saffron shawl, a sacred thread, and white tripundra marks on his forehead, and holds a silver tray of flower petals. Around them, devotees in white and cream clothes, some with orange or saffron shawls, hold trays of offerings including yellow sweets and flowers, and a cameraman with a tripod stands behind. Visible people number roughly two dozen or more. The garlands, fruit, and gold throne suggest a ceremonial reception in a temple-style setting.2016-01-03October 26 20152015-10-26December 29 20102010-12-29January 03 20162016-01-03November 13 20102010-11-13July 19 20162016-07-19December 30 20142014-12-30November 10 20102010-11-10A photo of a ceremonial puja in a hall with dark drapes. Around him, priests in white dhotis with sandalwood and vibhuti marks chant and perform the puja, one holding a flame. Brass thalis of flowers, fruit and offerings lie on the floor. Women in white saris and orange-bordered clothes sit to the side, one with a long braid. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang on a deity murti at right, and a trident and a gold palanquin-style seat are beside the throne.2010-11-14July 31 20152015-07-31Devotees crowd around a seated figure on a red-cushioned throne with a gilded lion-head armrest. The seated person wears an orange-red turban, a saffron-toned garment and a long multicoloured flower garland of white, blue and pink. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron-red shawls press forward offering yellow bananas or fruit, and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark reaches toward the golden lion. Women in saris and a man in white cloth stand among the crowd behind, with a pale cloth-draped backdrop and a small water bottle on the left. The scene reads as a darshan with offerings.2016-04-30A photograph of a seated figure with long dark matted hair gathered on top of the head, wearing a rust-brown silk garment, layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style bead mala with multicoloured threads, gold bangles and a gold wristwatch, extending a handful of white grain or sugar over a large offering of yellow and red-orange fruit, glistening golden sweets and flower garlands on a yellow cloth. Behind him stand several people in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas, including a bald man in a dark brown shawl, and a gold ornamental backdrop with a golden seat and a white wall-mounted fan. a person is seated at the centre, offering grain over the prasadam as part of a ritual offering, with a copper vessel at the lower right.2016-07-19