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A photograph of a ceremonial hall with a person seated with their back to the camera on an ornate gold throne with lion-form armrests and leopard-print cushions. The seated figure has very long dark hair hanging down the back and wears a rust-orange wrap with a gold-striped edge. A microphone stand stands before the throne. On the right, a gold-framed arch shelters a deity murti dressed in orange silk and heavily garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, with a tall crown, accompanied by smaller murtis. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground. Behind, a painted backdrop shows a forest scene with a figure in red and a standing man in white with hands folded in prayer. Only the seated person and one standing man in white are visible, so the figure in the painting is not counted.

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February 27 20162016-02-27A photograph inside a temple-style hall. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sleeveless robe with a white flower garland around his neck, stands barefoot with palms joined in namaskar, facing right toward the shrine. Beside him is an ornate golden throne with a canopy-like backrest and leopard-print cushions. To the right, a golden arch frames a shrine with a seated deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a crown, flanked by smaller murtis. A tall brass oil lamp stands in front, and a multicoloured canopy hangs above. In the background a painted jungle backdrop shows a figure in white with palms joined. A microphone stand and a small monitor are visible.2016-03-05January 01 20162016-01-01Photograph of a temple-style puja inside a hall. In the foreground at left, a figure with long dark hair hanging down the back wears a deep red-maroon garment and stands facing the altar with hands raised in prayer. Before the altar stand two gold-coloured female statues with hands joined in namaskar. The central deity murti is decorated with rows of red, purple and white flower garlands and gold ornaments, with an ornate gold canopy overhead. A brass oil lamp and metal vessels sit on the stone base, and a large backdrop shows a glowing red-lit gopuram tower against a night sky, with red drapes above. A fan stands near the lamp.2018-04-25 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27May 27 20132013-05-27May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA standing man in a rust-red and maroon robe with gold trim waves his right hand beside a large floral-decorated deity display. He wears a saffron-orange turban with a gold ornament, a yellow-white flower garland, and a red bindi. Behind him, two ornately dressed deity murti sit on a golden-yellow pedestal framed by a multicolour arch of white, yellow, red and purple flower garlands. The backdrop is deep maroon velvet drapery with a pink curtain above and a gold carved frame. Two statues appear in the arch, one wearing a crown and layered necklaces, the other smaller beside it. The man appears to be a devotee or sannyasi posed for the photograph in a temple hall. He stands alone and the a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2013-11-14A devotee in a brown robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and gold armlets bows low with both hands pressed to a tall gold kalasha-shaped vessel draped with red, orange, white and green garlands. Behind it, golden murti figures of a deity couple sit on a golden throne-like seat framed by a flower-garlanded arch of red, yellow, purple and white blossoms; the seated figures wear crowns, heavy gold necklaces, a red and orange turban and a red brocade garment with yellow silk below. In the lower left, a small orange-clad seated figure stands within a golden shrine frame, and a gold lamp sits nearby. The scene suggests a temple worship or abhishekam setting.2013-04-14 +1 copiesPhotograph from behind of a standing figure in a rust-red saffron wrap and a red turban, with very long dark hair falling down the back to the floor. Gold armlets are worn on both upper arms. The figure faces a gilded stage setting with ornate golden carved panels, a carved mythical creature, and a dark bronze dancing Shiva-type deity murti with a trident on the left. A brass oil lamp stands on a red draped table at left, and a golden lion sculpture sits on a red-cushioned throne-like seat at right.2016-01-17January 01 20162016-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial stage with a golden throne on the right, where a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold crown and gold armbands sits with hands folded, with a red cushion and a golden cobra-hood canopy behind him. On the left, a shirtless priest with long dark hair and an orange cloth around his waist stands at a richly decorated golden deity throne, adorning a deity murti with jewelled ornaments, pearl garlands and a large jewelled halo. A small brass oil lamp figure holding a lamp stands in the centre foreground, and a red curtain backdrop and a silver side table complete the scene.2017-08-19