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May 19 2012

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A photograph inside a temple hall with cream-coloured pillars and a blue niche above. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a white garland, a beaded necklace, and white forehead markings, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Before him a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold border raises a silver ritual implement. A cooler stands at left. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, a garland and a beaded necklace on a golden throne, and the priest performs a puja before him.2012-05-18A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red robe and rudraksha beads raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on a gold throne. The throne sits within a colourful painted shrine doorway of pink, green and yellow. The seated figure wears orange-red robes, long beads and sits on a zebra-striped cloth. Brass lamp stands flank the doorway, and a man in white sits at the base of the throne, with a small bowl and flower offerings at the lower corners. Oil lamps and fairy-light sparkle create a festive glow. The scene looks like an aarti performed before a revered seat in a temple-style hall.2013-03-16A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and wrist bands, holds up a large multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in the foreground. Beyond him, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bindi/tilak sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth, framed by a doorway with hanging oil lamps and a colourful painted temple facade in turquoise, pink and green. Devotees in orange and white sit near the throne, one wearing a white shawl, and additional brass lamps stand on the floor.2013-03-16February 18 20132013-02-18April 04 20132013-04-04A photograph inside an ornate, arched temple hall with cream-coloured columns and a deity image on a blue-framed niche behind. In the foreground, a man seen from behind in an orange dhoti-style cloth and a gold chain necklace raises a silver multi-wicked oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Seated on a gold-framed throne draped in orange cloth and wearing a gold crown, a central figure receives the worship; a bald man in orange robes sits beside a stone platform with offerings and flowers, and a child in white sits at the right edge. A peach-coloured cloth hangs on the right side of the hall.2012-05-08A priest in an orange-red cloth with a shaved head and white markings on his arms and shoulders waves a tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning flames toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne, against a tiger-skin-covered seat with lion-faced armrests, is a figure in orange-red robes wearing a beaded mala, with a gold crown-shaped backrest behind him. Hanging brass lamps and beaded strings decorate the dark alcove, and the walls are painted blue, pink and green. Several other devotees in orange sit at the sides, and a red carpet lies in front of the dais. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes and mala on the golden throne matches the page's reference to a person, though the face is not clearly visible.2013-04-06February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a red-orange cloth and gold bangles holds up a tiered silver aarti lamp with many flames, performing aarti in a temple hall painted blue, pink and green. Beyond, an ornate gold throne is set in a doorway strung with small lights. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on the throne, which has a white cloth draped over it. Another person in orange sits to the right near the base of the throne, and a few devotees in white are visible at the sides. The scene is a lamp-lit aarti before a seated guru on a gold throne.2013-03-05A priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a brightly painted temple hall. The seated figure wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, with hands resting on the arm of the throne. Two women in orange and maroon sit on the floor to the throne's right, and a third person sits behind on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the doorway, and string lights glow behind the throne. The walls are blue, pink and green with painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-07A photo of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, set before a dark backdrop hung with lamps and beads, inside a turquoise and pink temple-style room. He wears saffron-orange garments, a rudraksha-style mala and a white flower garland, with a tilak on his forehead. A bald priest in saffron dhoti and shawl leans forward offering an aarti flame on a silver plate, while a kneeling person in white with folded hands watches. Brass lamps stand on the floor and oil lamps hang above the throne.2013-02-18 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20132013-02-21