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July 29 20172017-07-29May 09 20132013-05-09A photograph of a temple-style hall during a ritual. In the center, a seated figure in a red and maroon garment with a red headpiece and rudraksha-style mala sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cover, flanked by two tall painted deity murti figures in gold ornaments and green-and-orange lower garments. In the foreground, a person in a white and gold cloth raises a lit flame or camphor aarti toward the throne. At left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits with a brass lamp. At right, several women in orange and saffron saris sit with hands folded in prayer, and a child is partly visible. Brass oil lamps stand along the red carpeted floor.2014-04-13A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest with his back to the camera wears an orange-red garment with a gold border and holds a multi-flame oil lamp toward the altar. To the right, three devotees in orange-red and white clothes press their palms together in prayer. Behind them stands a colourful four-armed deity murti with a crown, gold necklaces and a green cloth, flanked by brass lamps. At left, a seated figure in a gold throne wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a red cloth, and a dark curtain hangs behind the throne with hanging bells.2014-10-26July 29 20172017-07-29May 09 20132013-05-09May 25 20172017-05-25A photograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage with a deep red curtain backdrop and golden foliage. At centre, a golden deity murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers, with a golden crown-like head piece and a multicoloured canopy above. In front, a seated man in an orange-brown robe, a red-orange shawl, a saffron turban and a long garland of white flowers sits on a golden throne with his palms joined in greeting. To the left, a shirtless priest in orange dhoti stands performing aarti with a lamp toward the deity. To the right, a kneeling attendant in orange clothing holds a folded-hand pose beside an oil lamp. Brass lamps and ceremonial staffs flank the stage, with ornamental pennants at the sides.2016-11-04Photograph of an ornate temple sanctum with blue and pink painted walls. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sits on a gilded golden throne with red cushions, as a person in white dhoti and a saffron-clad figure attend nearby. A multi-tiered brass lamp with lit wicks is held in the foreground, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. Flanking the doorway is a tall painted deity murti with multiple arms holding a mace and a trident-like weapon, wearing a gold waist cloth and necklace. Red and patterned prayer mats cover the marble floor. a person is the seated figure in saffron robes on the throne, appearance-based and unconfirmed.2013-02-18A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple-style hall with a red curtain and painted pillars flanked by gold ornamentation. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth raises a multi-tiered lamp of lit oil lamps toward a central golden throne. Seated on the throne is a man in orange clothing wearing a long white flower garland, flanked by two attendants and two standing deity figures in green and orange. Two seated attendants in orange cloth, one holding a microphone, sit on the stage floor below. The scene shows a ritual lamp offering before the seated figure.2017-08-02A temple aarti scene in a richly decorated shrine with golden and painted pillars. A bare-backed man in the foreground wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. On the central golden throne a seated figure in a red-orange robe wears a pink-and-white flower garland, with two multi-armed deity murtis standing on either side. A woman in orange robes walks at the right, and two people kneel with joined hands at the lower edge, one with long hair in a braid. The scene is lit by flame and surrounded by carved gold ornaments.2017-09-01A temple shrine with a golden throne-like seat backed by an ornate golden arch, set in a painted blue and red hall. A seated figure with long dark hair and a red-brown wrap sits on a tiger-skin cushion, wearing a white flower garland, with a kneeling attendant in white below. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with raised arms flank the shrine. In the foreground a man with a shaved-looking head and a bare, painted upper body in an orange cloth holds a large brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames, while a microphone stand appears at the right edge. Ritual aarti in a shrine setting.2017-09-01