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March 16 20202020-03-16Photo 11728728Photo 11728724 +2 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesPhoto 11728730 +2 copiesMarch 16 20202020-03-16 +1 copiesNight aarti scene in a gilded temple hall with a red carpet. Four men stand in front of a decorated throne with a framed portrait garlanded in red and yellow flowers. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and gold necklaces. The man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a green and gold border, a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange headwrap, and holds a brass lamp with lit flames. Two attendants in white dhotis stand with hands folded or palms together, and a man in a brown garment stands behind. A drum and floral offerings lie on the floor, and bells hang from the ceiling.2020-03-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Indoor procession inside a decorated hall with white draped ceiling and colourful tasselled pillars. In the centre, a golden arched palanquin carries a deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands. Several men in white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders carry the palanquin, one holding a golden staff with a trident-like finial and another with a golden staff and ornate silver-blue crown-shaped headpiece. A bald man in white garments with an orange-red cloth around his waist stands at the front. A man at left holds a golden trident and wears a gold chain. Devotees in white surround the procession on a floor with mats.2010-10-17Photo inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.2012-06-05 +1 copies