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A photograph inside a dark stone-walled shrine room with a large ornate golden throne carved with lion heads and draped in a tiger-skin cloth. A person seated on the throne raises one hand in blessing, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a long orange-and-gold garland of beads, with a bindi and bangles. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes; one wears orange and another wears a white shirt with an orange lanyard. In front stands a golden table holding brass plates with flowers, offerings and small lamps. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, and a large weathered wooden door is on the left. a person: the seated figure on the throne has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style bead garland and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's reference to him.

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May 15 20132013-05-15May 15 20132013-05-15A seated figure in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold armbands, sits on a golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cushion and raises a brass bell in one hand. Around a gold-coloured low table stand many silver plates and brass thalis holding flowers, fruit and offerings. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange sashes, sit on the floor around the table, while a woman in an orange top and a man in a white shirt look on. Brass oil lamps hang from chains behind the throne beside a large carved wooden door.2013-05-15August 20 20142014-08-20May 15 20132013-05-15September 14 20132013-09-14May 19 20132013-05-19A seated man with long swept-back hair wears an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion figure and tiger-striped cushion, with a bell and hanging oil lamps above. Around him, several people in white clothes and orange shawls attend to brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps arranged on a tray, while one man with a tilak hands an offering. Its appearance matches the a person description, seated in the centre of a puja ritual on the throne; the other attendees are priests or devotees. Dark wall tiles and a studded wooden door frame the room.2013-09-14Indoor ritual photo in a dark room with a heavy wooden door at left. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a lion-face armrest and a peacock feather fan wears saffron-orange robes, a red flower garland and bare upper body; he has long dark hair and is receiving worship. Around the golden platform, devotees in white and red shawls and saffron-orange saris hold silver plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps. Hanging brass lamps and bells are suspended above, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. A man in saffron clothing sits behind.2013-05-25September 14 20132013-09-14A photograph inside a temple-style room with dark walls and a heavy carved wooden door. A seated figure on a gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion and lion-shaped armrest raises a small brass handbell in one hand and extends a bare foot toward a gold tray. The figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with armlets. A gold table holds many small silver-rimmed plates of flowers and offerings, and brass oil lamps hang nearby. Around the table, devotees sit in white and orange clothing, one woman wears a red-and-gold sari with vibhuti on her forehead, and a bald man in white wears an orange lanyard. Seated devotees are visible; the photograph shows about six people.2013-05-15A man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style bead mala. Striped white and black fabric covers the throne seat. Beside him, seated people in white and saffron clothes press their hands in prayer or attend silver plates of offerings, lit oil lamps and flowers at his feet. Brass bells hang above, and a seated man in white with folded hands sits to the right near a woman in a red-and-gold sari.2013-03-07