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A seated figure on an ornate silver throne with lion-carved legs, wearing a red turban, a leopard-print cloth, a garland of flowers and a saffron-red dhoti, with a leopard-print wrap draped over the shoulder. A kneeling priest in front, bare-chested with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, wears a rudraksha mala and a yellow-and-white cloth, holding a sacred item. Around the floor are many plates of food offerings including fruits, sweets, vadas, noodles, pumpkin and bananas laid on a rug. Two women in orange saris stand at the right serving or carrying plates, with a gold-decorated temple backdrop and a painted deity mural behind.

November 17 2017

November 17 2017

A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a richly decorated hall with dark stone walls and a wooden studded door. A man seated on a golden throne with a lion-head armrest wears a saffron turban, an orange and gold dhoti and shawl, and a white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha mala. Before him, a woman in a red-and-orange sari and a shaved-headed woman in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel behind silver trays holding flowers, fruit, lamps and offering bowls. A young man in white shirt and red-beaded necklace tends the trays, and a brass hanging lamp and a camera on a tripod are visible. a person is seated on the throne, shown in the ceremonial arrangement.

November 25 2014

August 17 2014

A photograph inside a temple-like hall with dark slate walls and a carved wooden door at left. A man with long hair and a swept-back style sits on a gold-carved throne at right, wearing an orange turban, an orange and gold shawl, and a garland of white and multicolored flowers, holding a silver staff-like object in his hand. Around the tripod-mounted camera at left, several people sit cross-legged before large silver trays of flower petals, red and orange blossoms, oil lamps and offerings. A man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed person in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads assist, while a woman in an orange sari and red blouse arranges the trays. Brass bells hang from the ceiling on chains at upper right.

A photograph inside a gold-accented temple hall. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands and wearing a saffron shawl, holds a gold ritual implement while a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a girl in a teal top kneel and offer citrus fruit from a silver tray. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth stands beside a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a white garment. A cameraman films, a golden deity murti stands on the right, and a bowl of fruit and a golden lion-like figure appear near the front, with a red carpet and a television screen in the background. a person is an appearance-based candidate only.

January 20 2016

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red, yellow and green flower garland, gold bangle and necklace, with bare feet. Appearance-based a person in the photo, receiving a pada puja. Before him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels, and two women in sari and ornaments sit at right beside steel trays of lamps, rose petals, flowers and offerings. A golden bell hangs from above and an air conditioner is mounted on the wall. Watermarked photograph of a ritual scene, with a ceremonial arrangement of brass lamps and flowers.

A photograph of a ceremonial darshan and pada puja scene in a hall. A man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a garland of orange and beige beads, and sits on an ornate gold throne heaped with yellow and purple flower garlands, his hands folded. Seated before him on the floor, devotees in white clothes press their palms together, and one holds a thali of fruit and red flowers. A woman in a white sari with a green border stands at left holding papers, and a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at the far left. Beside the throne a deity murti is garlanded with white and orange flowers.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A ceremonial ritual in a tented hall hung with white drapery. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a white rudraksha-style mala, sits on a gold-framed throne under a gold canopy. A golden deity murti with a crown and garland sits behind him. Women in saffron, red and white saris and white head coverings stand near the throne and along a long row of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small cups. Rows of seated devotees in the foreground, many men bare-chested in orange-brown cloths, face the throne. Ornamental parasols in multicoloured patterns, a trident and a small standing deity figure flank the scene.