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A photograph of an aarti ceremony inside a painted temple-style hall with pink, green and yellow decorative borders. In the foreground, a shaven-headed person in an orange-brown wrap raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with many flames toward the shrine. Beyond, a seated figure in a rust-red robe and a beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin-like cloth, flanked by brass lamps and hanging lamps. Several seated devotees in orange-red garments sit below the throne. The figure on the throne shows a shaved head and an upright seated posture, and the appearance-based cues are not distinctive enough to name him, so he is described by role only.

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April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01March 07 20132013-03-07March 30 20132013-03-30April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style hall with painted pink, green and yellow pillars and a yellow-bordered doorway. Inside, a seated figure in orange-red robes and a long red-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a striped cloth draped over it, a raised-hand pose, against a backdrop of hanging lamps. The figure is a depiction rather than a living person, with the figure appearing to be a statue or image. In the foreground, a multi-tiered brass lamp with many lit flames is held up by a person, and to the left, seated attendants in orange robes and white body markings sit on a carpet with microphones nearby. A tall brass lamp stands at the right with a small kalasha-style finial, and a white marble floor reflects the lights. Several people are visible: two seated attendants at left, and two or three seated devotees in orange near the throne, with one person holding up the lamp in the foreground.2013-03-30April 01 20132013-04-01April 04 20132013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04April 06 20132013-04-06April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copies