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A stage set for a ceremony in a temple-style hall with blue walls, red-and-gold pillars and a gold-framed wooden door. At left stands a gold deity murti on a gold lion-supported stand, garlanded with red and yellow flowers and wearing a white beaded necklace. At right a seated man in orange-saffron cloth and gold necklace sits with hands folded on a gold throne. A standing figure in orange-saffron robes raises one arm toward the throne area, holding a white ritual object. Two gold dvarapala statues flank the throne. A clear acrylic lectern and brass lamps are on the stage. A partly visible person sits at lower left.

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Inside a temple-style hall with a golden throne-like seat and painted blue and pink pillars, a man seated on a red-cushioned gold throne sits with hands folded in namaskar, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl. Beside him stands a painted deity figure holding a trident and a lamp, with a golden lion beside the throne. In the centre, a deity murti sits in a gold arch under a garland of marigolds and orange flowers, with a smaller figure in front and brass oil lamps on the floor. On the right, a bald priest in maroon and gold robes raises a silver aarti tray with lit lamps toward the deity. A ceiling fan and a red curtain are visible; this appears to be a puja or aarti at the front of the hall.2013-09-27September 02 20132013-09-02November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesA temple altar scene during a puja. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange-red cloth over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style orange cord, raises a multi-tiered lamp toward the altar. Beyond him, a golden throne-like seat stands in a niche decorated with pink and yellow trim, with a small seated figure in red and gold clothing upon it. Other robed attendants in orange sit nearby. To the right, two deity murtis are dressed in magenta and gold garments and garlanded with red, orange and white flowers, one holding a small object. A green-garlanded murti stands at the left. Pink and turquoise walls, a gilded arch and a white glossy floor complete the setting.2013-04-18August 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesNovember 01 20132013-11-01A ritual scene in a temple-style hall with a gilded throne and painted pillars. On the left, a golden lion-mount deity murti stands under a red and yellow marigold garland with a silver necklace. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl holds up a lit lamp in a glass case toward the seated figure. On the right, a man in orange clothes with gold necklaces and bangles sits on a gold throne flanked by lion sculptures, hands folded in prayer, his eyes closed. A standing four-armed deity statue in red and gold stands behind the throne. A tiger-skin cloth covers the throne seat. Exact role of the seated man cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2013-09-02April 18 20132013-04-18A photograph of a temple-style stage set with a painted blue and pink backdrop. A priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and bare upper body, raises a multi-tiered lamp toward the altar. On the central throne sits a seated figure in red garments with a rudraksha-style mala, flanked by seated attendants in orange robes with small text on stands before them. The left shrine holds a green-clad deity murti and a figure with multiple arms; the right shrine holds two murtis in pink and purple garments under garlands of red, orange and white flowers. Gold ornaments frame the scene.2013-04-18April 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20132013-09-02