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A photograph of a stage in a temple-style hall with a blue and pink painted backdrop and gold-framed deity shrines decorated with marigold garlands. On a raised white platform, a seated figure in a saffron robe and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate gold throne, with a man in saffron-coloured clothes seated nearby on a lower seat. A shaved-headed priest in orange-red attire sits before a brass tray of offerings and fruit, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with folded hands beside a marigold-decorated shrine with a deity murti in pink and purple dress. A photographer in white kurta with a camera kneels at the front edge, and a few seated devotees are visible at the lower left. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual gathering in progress.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA temple-style hall shows a ritual on a raised platform. Two priests in white dhotis and shawls, one with a white turban, hold a flower-garlanded deity murti on a green-draped seat and perform an offering. A bald monk in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged at a low table with brass vessels, fruit and a lit oil lamp. Another saffron-clad attendant sits on the steps at left and a third bald figure in orange is seated at lower left near a telephone. On the left, an empty throne-like seat with red and yellow floral garlands; at right, a deity murti draped in yellow and red garlands. Painted turquoise walls with gold and pink temple ornamentation fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the person is described by role only.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies