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January 08 2019

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A photograph of a temple shrine with two decorated deity murtis seated on a red-draped platform, garlanded with white, yellow and red flower strands. A standing priest in orange sacred cloth with a leopard-print shawl, bare upper body with white markings, and a tiger-striped waist cloth lights an oil lamp before the shrine. Brass bowls of offerings are arranged on the floor in front of the platform. A gilded lion sculpture and a silver peacock figure stand nearby. A framed portrait on the left shows a man with a moustache, labelled as a portrait, not an identified physical person. The scene appears to be a puja with aarti.2019-01-08A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a tiger-striped tunic, rudraksha beads and a silver necklace, holds a lit flame on a brass lamp during an aarti. His forehead and arms bear white sacred ash marks, and his long hair is tied up. Behind him, two adorned deity murti are dressed in flower garlands with yellow, white and red strands; the one on the right wears a leopard-print garment. Rows of small brass bowls with offerings sit on the floor, and gold-painted pillars frame the stage. A wooden peetha sits beside them.2019-01-08January 08 20192019-01-08A photograph inside a gold-decorated shrine room. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange sash waves a lamp or incense before two deity murtis, each draped in garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. The murti on the left holds a flame-lit lamp and a red-and-gold crown. The seated murti on the right wears a red and leopard-print garment with a turban and gold ornaments. Brass bowls with offerings stand on the floor in front, beside a silver peacock figurine. A framed portrait is visible on the upper left wall.2019-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene in a gold-decorated hall. On the left, a person with long dreadlocks and orange cloth, seen from behind, holds a lit oil lamp toward two figures. In the centre-left, a deity murti in a red-and-gold dress with a dark crown and layered necklaces sits within a garland-framed alcove of yellow and red flowers. On the right, a seated figure in a red-and-gold coat with a leopard-print vest and a red-and-orange turban sits on a jewelled throne draped with a striped flower garland, with a trident-like staff beside it; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person depiction on a throne. A bird-shaped ornament sits in the foreground.2019-01-08A man in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold chains, stands barefoot on a red carpet holding a brass lamp near an ornate golden pillar. Behind him stands an attendant in an orange-yellow dhoti with a garland. Before a decorated shrine a deity murti is adorned with a rich silk shawl in blue, orange and gold, with marigold garlands, while brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings sit on the floor. A red cloth covers an object in the background and a red curtain hangs nearby.2016-05-22November 27 20172017-11-27November 26 20172017-11-26August 28 20162016-08-28May 07 20172017-05-07June 10 20172017-06-10June 10 20172017-06-10