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A photograph inside a dark-walled ritual room during a puja. A man seated on a gold lion-armed throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-maroon robe, a white-flowered garland and a gold crown, holds a staff and sits with bare feet. Before him, a woman in a beige top and white skirt, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread, offer hands over brass thalis of flowers and vessels on a yellow cloth. Several other seated devotees in red and white stand behind, and hanging brass oil lamps and bells line the upper right. A video camera on a tripod stands at left.

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August 04 20172017-08-04A seated man in a golden crown and rust-red robe with a white flower garland sits on a leopard-print and golden lion-armed throne, holding a silver staff, while devotees perform a puja. Several people in red and orange clothing with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings kneel around a brass tray set with silver bowls, flowers and leaves. A woman in a cream saree and red-trimmed shawl offers flowers, and a man in white dhoti presents items at the tray. Brass bells and oil lamps hang behind the throne, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left against a black wall. The setting is a ritual room with a Varalakshmi puja offering.2017-08-04A seated figure on a leopard-print cushioned throne with a golden lion-head armrest receives puja offerings from a group of devotees at a gold-covered table. The seated man wears a golden crown, orange-red robe and white-and-pink flower garlands, and holds a silver staff; he has a bare foot resting near offering trays. Around the table, devotees in orange and red robes and rudraksha malas sit or kneel; one bare-chested devotee has white markings on the body, and women in white and red shawls hold flower petals. Silver thalis hold pink and yellow flowers, and brass oil lamps and a hanging bell are visible above. A camera on a tripod and a wall fan appear at left. Wall text on the photo reads a copyright notice. a person: the seated figure in the golden crown and flower garlands, on the throne, is the central honoured figure.2017-08-04July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a temple-like room. A man seated on a golden throne with leopard-print cushions and a golden lion figure wears a golden crown, a red-orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a white tilak, holding a silver staff. Around him, several devotees sit at a low table in white and red-orange clothes, holding silver bowls of flowers and offerings. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps and a gold-framed deity image sit behind the throne. The wall is dark with a wall-mounted air conditioner.2017-07-07August 09 20172017-08-09 +2 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07A seated man on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion, wearing a maroon-red dhoti and a long pink-and-white flower garland, a golden crown and a white forehead mark. Seated before him at a low table are women in white and red saris and a shaved-headed person in white, with brass thalis of flowers and offerings arranged in front. Hanging oil lamps and brass bells decorate the dark wall behind, and a wall-mounted air conditioner is visible. a person (crown, gold ornaments and garland cues); the scene appears to be a puja or satsang with devotees.2017-07-07July 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe and white floral garland, wearing a gold crown and white forehead marks, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne beside a gold lion sculpture. Before him, a row of women and a shaved-headed woman in orange and white saris kneel with hands folded beside silver plates of flowers and offerings on a low wooden table, while a person in the foreground pours or offers from a silver vessel. Brass bells and oil lamps hang from the ceiling; a wall-mounted air conditioner and a dark tiled wall sit behind. A puja offering ritual is in progress.2017-07-07June 23 20172017-06-23July 07 20172017-07-07