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September 21 2016

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April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon robe and reddish-orange turban sits on an ornate silver-backed throne under a decorated canopy in an open-sided pavilion. He wears layers of rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, with a white flower garland around his neck. Surrounding him, figures in saffron-orange robes stand on striped mats and step near him, while women in orange saris with long braids stand to the right holding a microphone. Decorative floor kolam designs in pink, white and purple lie on the sandy ground, with brass oil lamps and a yellow-and-red banner with a bird emblem nearby. Several standing sannyasis and devotees are visible in the foreground and background.2018-01-14May 26 20172017-05-26April 17 20172017-04-17July 06 20182018-07-06A photograph of a ritual at a shrine with a temple-style backdrop. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth and an orange cap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure. Seated on a red-cushioned gold throne at right, a long-haired man in red-orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads and white ash markings sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them is a stone shrine with a deity murti and decorative figures, with colourful cloth draped on the floor and a flower garland at left. Three people are visible.2017-09-11A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti with gold-yellow borders, a red-orange shawl, a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, forehead marked with white and yellow tilak. Behind him at left, another person in orange robes holds a black dog. On the right, a pink-curtained shrine arch holds deity murtis, one in a blue-purple cloth on a wheeled cart, with a small seated black statue and potted plants nearby. A dark SUV is parked behind, and small red-and-cream prayer mats lie in the foreground.2013-05-26September 21 20162016-09-21March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA puja in a pillared hall with a red-and-white striped floor and painted wooden pillars. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested and wearing a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, stands with palms joined before a golden-draped seat decorated with pink and white flowers and garlands. Nearby, a silver vessel and a small lamp sit on a golden cloth. Several attendants in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand behind him; one holds a tray of flowers and another stands with hands folded, and a cameraman films the scene. Men in white dhotis stand at the right with hands joined.2018-05-30Outdoor temple-style ceremony under a leafy canopy. On the left, a deity murti in gold-embroidered robes sits on a golden throne beneath a fringed yellow-and-multicolour parasol. Beside it, a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti kneels at a fire pit with flower-covered offerings and a lit lamp. On the right, a man in saffron-red robes and a red turban, with long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, sits with palms pressed together on a gold-and-red throne beside a trident-topped parasol, wearing a floral garland. Several devotees in saffron and white stand behind him, and a pedestal fan and microphone stand are visible.2016-09-09August 02 20162016-08-02