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A photograph taken under a white tent canopy at an outdoor ceremony. In the foreground a seated figure with long dark hair wears a golden crown with a large sunburst disc, a cream wrap and a white-and-yellow flower garland. Beside them, a standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a green palm-leaf fan toward a large framed mirror-like panel. Reflected in the framed panel, a seated figure in a cream wrap and red-and-white flower garlands sits before an ornate gold crown and halo arrangement. Behind, another bearded man in orange stands, and seated devotees in yellow shawls and white attire sit on red carpet with brass ritual vessels at the left edge. Red and white flower garlands and draped fabric surround the scene.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a decorated tent. A seated figure on the right wears a tall gold crown with a fan-like ornament, a cream-white shawl and a large garland of white and yellow flowers. Beside him, two standing men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a full beard. In the left foreground, a person in orange sits with hands folded near a wooden-framed mirror-like panel holding a deity murti bedecked with yellow and red flower garlands. Red and pink draped fabric and white cloth frame the tent behind them.2009-01-01Outdoor tented event with white and red draped canopy. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man wearing an ornate gold crown with a dark feather plume and a large white-and-yellow flower garland stands in orange cloth, extending his arm toward a large framed mirror. In the mirror a man in a gold crown, red and white flower garlands and gold necklaces is reflected, with yellow marigold decorations around the frame.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A seated man in a tall gold crown with a spear-like finial sits on a throne-like seat decorated with heavy red rose garlands and yellow and white marigold and chrysanthemum garlands. He wears a white garment with a gold border and a large white flower garland around his neck, and he smiles toward the left. Behind him a white draped tent canopy hangs. On the left, a bearded man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together near his chest. a person cues are the ornate gold crown and heavy floral adornment on the seated figure, but the face is not clearly visible and the appearance is uncertain, so the seated man is described by role only as a garlanded seated figure.2009-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27Two men in white dhotis and red-and-gold turbans stand at either side of a golden-faced deity murti seated on a gold throne with a dark embroidered backdrop. Each man wears a white shawl over bare chest, wears a white flower garland, and holds a rudraksha mala draped across his chest. The murti wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a red-and-white flower garland, and a saffron-gold cloth, with one hand raised in abhaya mudra. A third person in a red turban and rudraksha garland is partly visible behind the left man, and a decorated figure appears at the far right edge. The men appear to be standing near the murti during a ceremonial moment.2014-05-10December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23