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A ceremonial puja scene in a hall with red drapes and red carpeted floor. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, ornate gold armlets and a gold necklace, dressed in orange-red cloth, sits on a raised seat handling cloth over a row of small oil lamps. Beside him, a white-clad older man bends forward with folded hands. A bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged at right. A gold-coloured lion or vahana figure is in the foreground, and a deity murti with garlands stands at left. Several women in orange and white saris stand in the background, and devotees sit on mats in the distance.

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October 11 20162016-10-11A seated man with long dark hair and a flower garland of red roses and white blooms sits on a red cushioned throne, wearing an orange-brown garment and gold bangles, receiving a ritual from a woman in white with glasses and an orange-red lanyard who holds a folded orange cloth over a brass plate. A bearded man in white and gold-bordered dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding ritual items. Behind them, a standing row of attendants in orange-red robes and a golden ceremonial stand with a deity murti and orange banners fill the hall, with a red patterned carpet underfoot. The setting suggests a puja in a decorated temple hall.2016-10-11A pada puja ceremony on a stage. A long-haired figure in a striped tiger-print garment with orange drape and a tall beaded crown sits on a red velvet throne with a gold lion-headed armrest, extending hands toward a kneeling girl in a maroon dress with a red garland. A man in white dhoti with folded hands and glasses stands before them beside a young boy in white. A saffron-robed priest holds a plate with fruit and a second robed man holds an offering tray behind. Floral offerings and a decorated deity figure appear in the background, along with a large screen. Six or more people are visible.2012-12-20A photograph of a seated devotee in an orange sannyasi-style garment with long dark wavy hair, holding a small white card, beside a gilded ornamental figure. On the right, a man with short grey hair and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in anjali, sits beside a woman in a white sari with a red border and a red bindi. Behind them, several people in white kurtas with orange-red stoles stand with hands folded. The setting is an indoor room with warm lighting, plants and draped curtains.2012-12-28October 11 20162016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11July 21 20132013-07-21Ritual scene in a decorated hall with red drapes and a golden deity shrine hung with orange and yellow flowers and lights. A long-haired man with a white and orange flower garland, bare-shouldered in a rust-coloured cloth, sits on a red velvet seat near a golden lion-shaped stand. A devotee in white kurta and orange shawl leans forward holding a red cloth over brass vessels. Standing behind, a woman in a pink top and a woman in orange-red sari hold items, a man with a camera stands near, and a turbaned figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at right. A seated man in white and gold holds a bead mala at lower right. a person cues: long swept-back hair, flower garland and rust cloth on the seated central figure, presented as a ritual participant.2016-10-11December 03 20112011-12-03 +1 copiesAugust 07th 20152015-08-07 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29December 21 20162016-12-21