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September 23 20132013-09-23Inside a temple hall, a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and orange shawl hangs in a gold-framed niche above an ornate golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. Two large painted deity murti statues with multiple arms, crowns and orange-and-green garments flank the niche. Brass oil lamps stand beside them. In the foreground a young boy in orange robes sits on the marble floor reading an open book, with a small brass bell and puja items nearby. Further back, a child in orange robes kneels before the throne while two monks in dark red robes sit in the background.2013-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with a gold-framed throne and a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, set on a gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth, behind an arched doorway. Two standing multi-armed deity murti flank the entrance, painted in red and orange with green sashes, crowns and gold ornaments. Two priests in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on the red carpet in the foreground reading from a book. Several saffron-robed devotees kneel in front of the throne, and brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine. Visible text in the corner reads a copyright and source credit line.2014-04-28Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron head wrap and robe sits on a gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by two painted multi-armed deity murtis with gold crowns, necklaces and green-and-red dhotis. Four people in saffron robes sit in devotion before the throne, while a young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on the red carpet in the foreground beside brass puja vessels, reading or writing in a book. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present in the scene.2014-04-27December 31 20132013-12-31November 29 20132013-11-29 +10 copiesA temple shrine hall with a red carpet. Two tall painted standing deity murtis with four arms and gold crowns flank a central gold throne (peetha) set in an arched doorway. On the throne is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, not a physical person present. Before the throne, a priest in white dhoti and a second person in orange sit, with a third figure in white sitting to the left; they appear to be performing a ritual. At far left a young boy in orange robes sits reading from a red book beside a small tray of offerings. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on both sides, and hanging lamps and bells are suspended above the throne.2014-02-07 +1 copiesOctober 30 20132013-10-30December 31 20132013-12-31June 06 20142014-06-06November 03 20132013-11-03Interior 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.2013-07-13