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A temple hall during a padapuja-style ritual. A man in deep red-and-gold robes with a flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne-peetha. In front of him a woman in red and gold prostrates on the floor. A woman in white stands holding a tray, and a woman in orange sari and blouse stands at right near a deity murti statue in orange and gold. Dozens of brass plates with fruits, sweets and offerings cover the orange floor cloth, with brass oil lamps (oil lamps) in front. Seated devotees in white dhotis, saffron shawls and colourful saris, some with flowers in their hair, sit around the offerings with hands folded. Decorated pillars and a painted deity backdrop frame the scene.

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June 19 20132013-06-19Indoor ceremonial event in a temple hall with painted blue and gold walls, gold-framed panels and a maroon valance. Central golden throne holds a seated figure in orange-red robes with a garland of beads, flanked by a man in red shirt and white dhoti with a flower garland and a woman in red sari with garland. Two women in orange saris stand at left with a microphone. On the orange-draped floor before them are many metal trays of fruit, sweets and offerings, plus a green potted plant and a large green gourd. Gold oil lamps stand beside the throne and several seated devotees in saris and white clothing sit at right. Deity murti statues flank the dais.2013-06-19A seated ritual gathering in an indoor hall with pink-lit walls and red curtains. On a raised leopard-skin-covered throne at right, a man with bare upper body, ornate gold necklaces, and a crown-like headdress sits beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with white flowers. Around him, about twenty devotees sit on mats in a semicircle: several men in saffron/orange wraps and turbans, a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala, and women in orange and gold saris. Brass plates with offerings and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front. A cameraman stands behind a tripod at the back.2017-09-30November 06 20112011-11-06A ceremonial scene in a temple hall with a large floor spread of silver plates heaped with fruits, sweets and packaged offerings on an orange cloth, plus a jackfruit and watermelon at left. A row of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at left with hands raised in applause or greeting, a woman in a purple sari and a child in red stand among them. At right, a woman in an orange sari kneels in front of a richly decorated golden throne, with a seated figure in orange robes and a woman in red beside it; a golden lamp stand and brass oil lamps flank the throne. A bald man in an orange-brown cloth stands near the throne. Painted pillars and a deity image decorate the background wall.2013-06-19Devotees sit on red and patterned rugs in an open pavilion while a figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest, hands joined in namaskar. Around the rugs are brass bowls and plates of fruit, sweets and pineapple, with a brass lamp in the foreground. Several women wear white and yellow-bordered saris, one woman wears a red sari, and a man in white sits at left. Yellow curtains and a window with palm foliage are behind them.2009-11-19December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesApril 20 20112011-04-20July 24 20142014-07-24October 26 20152015-10-26December 26 20082008-12-26June 19 20132013-06-19