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A photograph of a ceremonial ritual inside a temple-style hall with gold-trimmed shrine canopies. Several deity murtis are seated on a raised platform, heavily garlanded with red, yellow and white flower strands. In the foreground, two seated men in white dhotis face the deities; the man on the left wears a brown cap and pink shawl, the man on the right wears a straw-coloured hat and a cream wrap with a white garland. A young child in pink sits beside the right man. Brass lamps, silver vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a kalasha sit on a white floor. On the far left a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and ochre cloth sits near the edge, and a man in white stands behind him. A man in a lavender shirt with a white garland sits at the right edge in the foreground.

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July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18February 02 20162016-02-02A ritual scene before a shrine of large deity murti statues draped in heavy garlands of yellow, red, orange and purple flowers. In the centre, a seated person wearing a brown turban-style headwear and a white garland, with bare upper body and a pink wrap, sits before the altar. Foreground devotees in white dhoti-style cloths with bare upper bodies and sacred markings sit facing the altar, some with bare heads or tied hair, and microphones stand before them. Gold ornamented backdrop and a kalasha-like arrangement of flowers complete the shrine setting.2013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18October 18 20152015-10-18A temple ritual scene in which a priest with bare upper body, a yellow dhoti and white sacred markings stands at left, extending his hand to scatter flower petals or garlands toward seated figures. Three large murti-style figures are seated on gilded thrones, adorned with heavy garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers, crowns and ornate jewellery; one figure wears a gold crown and a yellow garment. In front, a man wearing a green turban-style cap, white garland of flowers and a white dhoti sits on a low gold seat, with a pink shawl draped over one shoulder. At right, another seated man in a green cloth cap and white garland with a sacred mark on his forehead sits near the thrones. Brass and offering vessels, scattered petals and floral garlands occupy the floor; a young man with bare shoulders and a shaved head sits at lower left.2013-07-18A temple-style ritual hall with a pujari-led worship scene. On the right, a red and gold throne is draped with thick marigold and yellow flower garlands, holding deity murtis and a small figure adorned with gold ornaments. In the centre, a standing figure in a green and gold dhoti with a green shawl and a sandal-marked body stands beside a seated figure in white dhoti and a saffron-yellow shawl wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a crown-like headdress. Several men seated on striped mats in the foreground wear white dhotis and yellow shawls, with offerings, fruits, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel arranged before them. A large ornate golden throne with heart-shaped peetha backdrop stands at far left. Two bare-chested men at left tend the offerings.2016-02-02July 18 20132013-07-18February 02 20162016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02