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April 26 20202020-04-26A photograph of a devotional puja before a richly decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne with an arched backrest covered in embroidered floral patterns. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold embroidered blouse, a heavy ornamented necklace and a garland of pink flowers, and sits on a leopard-print cloth over a golden base. A single bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long hair, rudraksha-style beads and white tripundra markings on his arms, holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti. Golden pillars flank the throne, with colourful tasselled hangings in red, green, yellow and purple.2020-06-06April 27 20202020-04-27April 25 20202020-04-25April 26 20202020-04-26April 26 20202020-04-26June 03 20152015-06-03A photograph of a temple sanctum with a deity murti seated on a golden lion-carved throne draped in a green and gold cloth, adorned with red and white garlands, a red-and-white necklace and flower decorations. A standing man in orange saffron robes with a bare upper body, white-and-orange body markings, a long beard, rudraksha mala and bead necklaces holds a long thread or wick toward the deity, appearing to perform a puja. Tall golden oil lamps flank the throne, with brass vessels and a red-and-white garland in the foreground, and dark deity figures with gold ornaments stand in the background. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, matching the page's reference to a person at this event.2020-06-06December 24 20132013-12-24June 06 20202020-06-06A devotee in a red-orange turban and draped red-and-gold dhoti stands at left, bare-backed, leaning forward to touch a ceremonial object draped in white cloth and heaped with yellow, orange and white marigold garlands. Behind it, a deity murti sits on a gilded throne-like seat framed by an ornate gold arch, wearing a crown, layered pearl and bead necklaces, a saffron shawl and draped in multicolour flower garlands of purple, red, yellow, orange and white. A tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands to the right beside a gold chair with red upholstery, against a dark red curtain.2015-06-02 +1 copiesPhoto 111873782020-06-05 +1 copies