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A hall with red draped curtains and a gold-coloured carved pillar shows a seated group of devotees in saffron-orange cloth. In the foreground, many seated devotees face a raised stage; several wear rudraksha malas and some have white markings on their skin. At the right, a standing man in orange cloth holds a lit lamp, possibly an aarti, near a wooden table with brass items. On the left stage a seated figure in orange speaks into a microphone while another sits nearby. Behind them, a white deity murti or figure sits on a red cushioned seat under a small purple emblem. Floral offerings and small brass vessels lie on the floor.

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A indoor hall with red curtains and a gold-carved throne-like structure on a raised stage. Several young people in orange cloth sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, bare-backed, with their backs to the camera. A standing man at right in orange dhoti holds up a lit oil lamp in a brass holder. A brass vessel stands on a table in front, and a large screen behind the stage shows a figure in white. The scene suggests a puja with oil lamps and offerings.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25Indoor ritual scene in a hall with red drapes and golden carved panels. Many children and young people in orange-saffron cloth sit cross-legged on the floor, holding incense sticks, small brass items and offerings beside plates of flowers and kumkum. A young attendant in orange stands at right holding a lit oil lamp arrangement. On a raised stage at left, a figure in red and gold sits on a throne-like seat with a golden backdrop. A white-clad woman kneels at right. A camera on a tripod stands at left.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25July 20 20172017-07-20July 04 20172017-07-04A photograph of a ritual in a hall with red curtains and a pink wall. Many young boys in orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth sit cross-legged on the floor, shirtless, with rudraksha necklaces and white sacred ash marks, facing a standing man in orange cloth who holds a brass lamp aloft. Brass lamps, small plates of offerings and pink bowls sit on the floor before them. A video camera on a tripod stands at right, a white-clad attendant stands nearby, and framed photo panels hang on the wall. A deity image is visible in a window at the back.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large hall with red drapes and gold-framed backdrop holds a seated figure on a gold throne at the far left, with a golden ornamented seat and a stage. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border stands among rows of seated young boys and girls in orange-saffron cloth, some with white sacred thread and body markings, seated on mats with brass plates, oil lamps and offerings. Another orange-clad person holds a lit flame or lamp near a central shrine lit with oil lamps. Framed photographs hang on the right wall. The seated throne figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2017-07-16