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December 22 20162016-12-22October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesEvening ceremony with a figure seated on an ornate gold throne at right, wearing a tall gold crown, rudraksha-style beads, gold necklaces and an orange-saffron wrap, holding a ceremonial sceptre; the figure's appearance is consistent with a person. Garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers drape the throne and a golden palanquin-style seat at left, where a small standing deity murti in gold-and-saffron dress is adorned with flower garlands. Around them, devotees in white and cream dhotis and saris, including a woman in a purple sari and one in a gold sari, sit on the floor with hands folded; a few stand at left. White drapes and a red valance form the backdrop.2015-01-13A 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.2016-12-18January 03 20162016-01-03October 23 20152015-10-23Inside a temple sanctum, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at a stone shrine draped with white cloth and garlands of yellow, white and red flowers, pouring liquid from a metal bowl over a dark linga. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes assist at the lower left, one holding a bowl and the other guiding it. To the right, deity murtis with silver crowns and red-and-yellow garlands, one wearing a red silk sari-style garment and an ornate crown, watch over the ritual. Gold-leaf ornamentation frames the upper shrine. The scene is an abhishekam offering.2008-03-22April 25 20162016-04-25July 19 20162016-07-19December 12 20162016-12-12A man with long dark swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-carved arms, draped over a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a saffron-orange garment with a yellow border, a gold necklace with a pendant, a thick rudraksha-style mala, and gold bangles; his feet rest on the golden footstool. a person is seated centrally as the figure of honour. Before him are many silver and brass plates of flowers, fruit, sweets and offerings, with a red-and-white flower arrangement at the centre. A man in white clothes sits cross-legged at the right holding an offering, a woman in white and a bald man in saffron with white forehead markings sit beside him, and hanging brass bells and oil lamps decorate the black wall behind.2013-07-25Photograph of a temple-style stage with red and gold draperies. Two large gilded murti of a deity couple sit on a golden arched backdrop; the male figure wears a red and green turban and holds a trident-like staff, the female figure wears a blue sari and red-and-white garlands. In front, a standing man in saffron dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and bare upper body faces the murti with palms joined in namaskar, beside an empty ornate golden throne with cushioned seat. To the right, a bald attendant in orange robe and gold-beaded mala stands watching. Brass lamps, flower offerings and a kalasha-like vessel lie at the base of the murti. Three people are visible.2013-02-06