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Indoor puja scene with a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne decorated with leopard-print cushions and gold lion carvings. The seated man wears a maroon turban and a red-brown garment, with a multicoloured flower garland and gold bracelets, and holds his palms together in anjali. Before him a gold-brown table holds silver thalis with flower petals, lit oil lamps and brass vessels. Around the table, devotees in white, red and orange saris and clothing sit with hands raised or clasped; one woman in red holds a lamp. Hanging brass bells, a brass lamp stand and a white wall air conditioner appear behind, with a tiled orange wall on the right.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion-shaped armrests. The figure wears a red turban, a multicoloured garland of pink and white flowers, and gold bangles, with hands joined in namaskar. Below, devotees sit at a golden table holding brass plates, flowers and oil lamps, while a woman in red raises a hand near a lit lamp. Brass bells and hanging lamps are visible, and a wall-mounted air conditioner is in the background. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with the throne-seated figure receiving devotion.2017-06-21A photograph inside a gilded ceremonial hall shows a man seated on an ornate golden throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion-form armrests. He wears a red and gold turban and a multicolour garland, with hands pressed together in greeting. Seated before him at a low gold-coloured table are devotees, including a woman in red and a man in white, many holding oil lamps and silver trays with flowers and offerings. A brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above. Six to twenty people are visible.2017-06-21A figure seated on an ornate gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion-head armrests sits with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a red garment and a multicoloured flower garland, with a red-and-gold turban-style headwear. Before the throne a long golden table holds silver and brass plates of flowers, petals and small oil lamps, and seated devotees in red and white clothing, some with palms folded, face the throne. Brass bells and a hanging lamp hang in the background beside a wall-mounted air conditioner.2017-06-21June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, a gold crown and gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and gold lion-head armrests, wearing a pink and white garland, holds his hands in namaste. Around a low wooden table, devotees hold lit oil lamps and stand near silver thalis with flowers and offerings during a puja. A woman in white with a red shawl holds a lamp at the centre; a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala on the right holds a lamp over the thali.2017-08-16June 21 20172017-06-21Indoor ritual scene in a dark stone-walled hall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-orange turban, red-orange garment, a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles, joins his palms in greeting and smiles. Beside him hang brass bells and oil lamps. Seated devotees in front include a woman in orange with a tilak, a young boy, a man in white ritual cloth with folded hands, and women in saris. Brass plates hold flowers, lit oil lamps and offerings on a round table, and a lit lamp is held near the right edge.2017-06-21June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual in a temple-like room with a dark slate wall and a golden lion-form throne. A man in a red-and-maroon turban, with a multicoloured garland and gold bracelets, sits on a leopard-print cushion on a golden throne with hands pressed in anjali. Gold-tone bells and oil lamps hang above. Seated before a golden tray are a man in white ritual clothing with tripundra marks and several women in red and orange saris, several holding lit oil lamps. Silver thalis with flowers, sweets and lamps sit on the tray. A man's head is visible at lower left. Ritual appears to be a puja or aarti.2017-06-21Indoor ritual scene in a dim hall. On the left, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions, hands raised in namaste, wearing a crown, pink and white garland and rudraksha-style necklaces; the page indicates a person attended, but appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm identity, so this is a seated presenter. Before a gold-edged table with silver plates of flowers and small oil lamps, a woman in a white sari stands with hands folded, while a woman in red garments and others in white stand around the table. A man at the right with a shaved head, white tilak and beaded necklace holds a lamp toward the offerings. Hanging bells and a brass lamp hang above.2017-08-16