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Photograph of a temple ritual in progress. On the left, a smiling person with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece, wearing rust-brown robes with gold trim and a long white and red flower garland, sits on a raised seat and reaches to take a plate of fruit, including bananas and apples, from a man. Next to them, a man in a white shirt holds a silver plate and sprinkles or offers something, while a shaved-headed priest with white forehead markings and a white flower garland assists him. A green parrot perches near the top left. Behind them stands a colourful deity murti with gold ornaments and a gilded backdrop, with red and yellow floral decorations framing the scene.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and maroon garments sits on an ornate gold throne, wearing layered garlands of white, red and pink flowers and gold bangles. The figure smiles and extends a hand toward a brass tray holding a small jar and sliced yellow fruit. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to offer fruit from the tray. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby, and gold-framed decorative panels and green foliage form the background. The scene suggests an offering during satsang or darshan.2015-04-23November 03 20112011-11-03April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 27 20132013-02-27April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 22 20132013-02-22Photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony indoors. A seated figure wearing a rust-red garment with a white and golden flower garland with gold beads, gold armbands and red-and-gold bangles, leans forward smiling and reaches toward a silver tray of red apples. An older bald man with a tilak wears orange robes and glasses and kneels beside the tray, while a younger man in white leans in from the right to hold the fruit. Behind them stand women in orange and cream saris with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white sari with an orange shawl, along with a decorated tree with red and yellow flowers and a red-and-gold patterned cloth in the foreground. Visible people total about six.2014-08-17 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies