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A photograph of a temple-style stage with deep red velvet drapes. In the foreground, a priest seen from behind in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold armlet and a gold necklace, holds a lit aarti lamp toward a gilded tiered lamp stand with many flames. Behind it is a gold-framed portrait of a seated, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a golden palanquin-style shrine holds a seated deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands. Large orange rock-like forms stand on the stage, a copper kalasha-like vessel sits on a low platform, and a red patterned carpet covers the floor.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a draped hall with deep red velvet curtains and a ceiling fan above. A tiered golden lamp stand with lit flames rises behind a framed portrait on a gilded throne-like dais with red cushions. A man in an orange robe with bare upper body and gold necklace kneels on a red carpet, lifting a lamp or offering toward the portrait. Large orange-and-brown draped cushions flank the dais. At left a woman in a blue sari sits near a microphone. A gilded palanquin-style frame with garlands stands at right. Pada puja offering scene.2012-05-02April 11 20122012-04-11Photo 11726432 +2 copiesApril 12 20122012-04-12 +1 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25November 11 20182018-11-11September 25 20122012-09-25November 05 20122012-11-05A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and upper cloth with gold-edged borders stands at left, back partly to camera, holding a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti) in front of a shrine. Behind an orange counter, a gold-framed deity murti pair stands beneath a gold arch against gold and red drapery; a second gold throne holds a seated figure draped in red and garlands. A framed portrait of a seated figure in orange sits on a red-cushioned gold stand in front. Gold umbrella, flags, speakers and a green floor complete the tent-like shrine.2013-02-11Photo 11727029 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage in a hall with white steps, red velvet drapes and a gold-and-red throne. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown robe, bald, bends forward and holds up a lit multi-branch brass oil lamp toward the stage. On the right a deity murti sits on a gold base, decorated with a multicoloured flower garland, white flowers and a golden crown. A framed portrait on the throne shows a smiling man in orange robes; the portrait is not a physical person. The figure in the foreground is not identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2013-12-20May 24 20172017-05-24