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A staged devotional tableau on a stage before a golden arched throne backdrop with gold curtains. Two seated performers in costume play a divine couple: the figure on the left wears a golden crown, red and yellow garlands, and a white jewelled necklace, and the figure on the right wears a decorated crown, a white and gold necklace, and a yellow-and-red garland. Two child performers sit in front on a red carpet: a boy in a pink and green dhoti with a yellow garland and gold crown, and a girl in a purple skirt with a yellow garland and jewelled crown, both with palms raised. Behind them, large backdrop panels show ocean waves, and a painted figure with a sceptre stands at left beside decorative pillars. Two floor mats and an air conditioning unit are visible at right.

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A staged devotional tableau on a raised platform with a golden arched backdrop and draped yellow-gold curtains. Two large deity murtis sit on the throne, the left one wearing a tall gold crown and a red-and-yellow garland, the right one wearing a pink-and-gold crown, white jewelled necklaces and a red-and-yellow garland. In front, two young performers in costume sit on a red mat: a boy in a gold crown, pink-and-green dhoti and yellow garland, raising his hands in a blessing gesture, and a girl in a gold crown, purple skirt, black blouse and yellow garland, also with her hands raised. Behind them are backdrops of blue ocean waves, and brass oil lamps stand at the left. A wall air conditioner is visible at the right.2013-09-02A staged group photograph on a stage before two large decorated deity murti seated on a golden throne with an arched gold frame and gold curtain backdrop. The two central figures wear heavy jewelled necklaces and crowns and are garlanded with red, green and yellow flower garlands. Four children sit on the stage in front: a boy at left in pink and green with a white turban and flower garland, a boy in purple with a white turban and garland, a girl in red and green with a jewelled headpiece and garland, and a girl in maroon with a flower garland. Brass oil lamps and a painted standing figure with a club stand at left, a surfing wave photograph serves as a backdrop, and a floor standing fan and air conditioner are visible at right.2013-09-13September 13 20132013-09-13September 02 20132013-09-02A stage performance of a temple-style scene inside a hall with painted blue and orange pillars and a red velvet valance. A seated man on a gold throne with a tiger-skin-like cloth, wearing a gold necklace and ornate dark attire with hands in añjali, sits between two gold lion-footed guard figures and two painted attendant figures holding lamps. At right, two large deity statues stand under a gold arch, one garlanded in red and white flowers, and two costumed performers in yellow and red and purple sit before a painted ocean backdrop. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at lower left beside a brass lamp stand. Oil lamps and offerings are placed on the stage.2013-09-02Photo 11736088September 02 20132013-09-02A stage set in a hall with a golden throne-style chair on the left where a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace, sits holding a book; a bare-chested figure with long hair sits seated on a red cushioned throne with gold trim. Two seated deity murti in yellow silk, adorned with red garlands and silver necklaces, sit on a gilded peetha in front of a golden arched backdrop. A standing four-armed deity murti with a crown stands beside a tiger-like mount on the left, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. Two large screen-displays showing ocean waves flank the deities. A ceiling-mounted air conditioner and red velvet drapery frame the room.2013-09-02Four children sit cross-legged on a stage in front of a pair of decorated deity murtis seated on a golden throne with gold-arched backdrop. The murtis wear crowns, heavy white and gold necklaces and garlands of red and yellow flowers. At the front left, a boy in a pink top and green dhoti wears a white turban and garland; beside him a boy in purple dhoti and white turban raises his hands. Two girls in green and red sarees sit at right, one wearing a flower garland and forehead ornament. Brass oil lamps stand on the left and blue-and-white ocean wave backdrop panels frame the scene.2013-09-13September 02 20132013-09-02September 13 20132013-09-13A stage event with a seated man on a gold-and-maroon throne at left, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl with bare shoulders and bare chest, hands folded in his lap. Beside him stand two deity murti with gold crowns and white-and-gold garlands; the taller figure in gold is adorned with a jewelled necklace. Between them a brass lamp stands on the floor. In front, four young children sit cross-legged on a white floor: one in pink with a white turban and green pants, one in purple with a white headpiece, and two girls in red and maroon saris with flower garlands, one raising a hand. Blue ocean-wave backdrop panels frame the right side, and a painted temple-style wall with a golden doorway stands behind.2013-09-13