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A ceremonial puja in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop and a large printed photo of a illuminated temple gopuram at night. A figure with long dark braided hair, wearing a deep red garment and bangles, reaches up to adorn an ornate silver throne draped with floral garlands in pink, purple, yellow and white. A man on the left in an orange turban and orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a silver bowl, and another attendant in orange stands beside him holding a staff. On the right, a gold-coloured statue of a standing deity holds its hands together, next to silver lamps and a floral arrangement. A silver umbrella canopy hangs above the throne.

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April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage decorated with a large silver throne (peetha) wrapped in red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, with a leopard-print seat cushion and a silver canopy overhead. A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a red-maroon dhoti and gold armband, stands beside the throne with one arm extended toward it. To the left, two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand; one has a long black braid-like hairstyle and a rudraksha-style necklace, the other holds a silver vessel. A gold-coloured female statue stands on the right, beside silver lamps and a small fan. The backdrop shows an illuminated red and green gopuram temple tower at night.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA temple-style ritual stage with a decorated throne-like seat draped in red, pink, yellow and purple flower garlands and cushioned with leopard-print fabric. 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Two attendants in orange robes with dark head coverings and white body markings bend toward the throne at the lower right. Behind them a golden deity murti stands on a dark stage backdrop with red streaks and a temple tower silhouette, with another garlanded silver canopy at far right. The scene appears to be a puja or pattabhishekam-style ritual in an indoor hall with red drapes.2018-04-25 +1 copiesA stage ceremony in a temple-style hall with red curtains and a backdrop of a towering gopuram. On the left, a man seated on an ornate silver throne with a canopy, wearing a red dhoti and shawl, rudraksha-style garlands of purple and yellow flowers, a gold necklace, and a golden headpiece, holds a long staff. Facing him, a standing figure with a black headpiece and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the body stands with hands raised. 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