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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large wooden double door flanked by two painted standing deity murtis holding lotus-like hand objects, with ornate gold-toned carved panels on either side. In the foreground a priest seen from behind in an orange-red cloth holds up a lit flame in a lamp. Lower right, a second person in white with a gold necklace sits with hands folded in a devotional posture near a gold-coloured ornate peetha draped in a colourful cloth. Two small gold figures stand at the edges of the shrine.

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September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20122012-02-11September 02 20132013-09-02A photograph inside an ornately painted temple hall at Adi Kailasa. A man seated on a large gold throne with a golden back panel and tiger-skin cushions wears a rust-brown robe, a white flower garland, and has a tilak on his forehead; his right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. In front of him, a devotee in an orange dhoti and orange-saffron shawl, shown from behind with a shaved head and an orange turban, holds a lit flame aloft. Three women sit on the floor before the throne, one in green, one in orange, and one in purple. Two painted, multi-armed guardian figures in gold jewellery and pink dhotis flank the throne. Oil lamps, ceremonial bells and hanging fabric decorate the scene.2017-08-09 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual aarti in a temple hall. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest with dark hair and white sacred ash marks on the arm, wearing an orange cloth, raises a multi-flame oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him stand two golden-crowned deity murti figures with garlands on either side of a wooden double door. Gold-carved pillars, potted plants, hanging bells and a silver-leaved tree frame the scene, and a few small figures sit at the bottom edge.2017-06-27A priest performs aarti with a multi-branched oil lamp raised high in his right hand, flames burning at the top, before a golden wooden double door flanked by two painted statues of standing deities with multiple arms, orange and green dhotis and gold crowns. The priest, seen from behind, is bare-chested with white ash markings on his chest and arms, an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha beads around his neck and wrist. A maroon curtain hangs above the shrine, and two seated devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2017-09-01February 11 20122012-02-11A kneeling priest in an orange saffron robe, with a shaved head and white tilak marks, performs an aarti with a multi-wick oil lamp in the foreground. Behind him, a shrine room has blue and orange painted walls with two large standing deity murti flanking a golden throne/peetha. A seated figure in orange garments sits on the throne area, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. Several seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on red mats, and a woman in a red sari sits at right beside a man in white. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor and a small screen rests on a mat in the lower right.2013-05-19November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style stage decorated with painted pillars and a maroon valance. A devotee in saffron robes with a bald head stands in the foreground, facing the stage and holding a lit camphor flame. On the stage, a seated man in saffron clothes with folded hands sits on a gold throne flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures. At right, a richly garlanded metal deity murti is adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands on a green and pink base, while two performers in ceremonial costume stand near a gold throne, one in white dhoti with a garland and the other in a dark robe with a crown, and a young girl in a blue skirt with a yellow garland stands at the far right. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor between the figures.2013-09-05September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA temple shrine hall decorated for worship. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands with bare upper body, holding a silver multi-wick oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Behind him, two seated figures in orange clothing sit on the red carpeted stage near a small brass stand. The central shrine has a wooden door flanked by painted deity figures, and several ornate golden arches decorated with marigold and flower garlands frame deity murtis on red-draped platforms. Oil lamp aarti offerings are being performed; the scene shows a puja in progress.2013-12-24