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A person in a white long coat and dark trousers stands on a silver aluminium stepladder, reaching up to adjust decorations on a large brown fabric backdrop. The backdrop displays painted-style Shiva symbols: a white crescent moon, a white trident (trishul) with a tilted decorative element, and a drum-like damaru shape on the left. A gilded crown-like ornamental border runs along the top edge. At right, the gold-canopied palanquin or ratha is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands. Overhead, metal roof trusses and stage lighting are visible.

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December 28 20082008-12-28A man in a white long kurta and dark trousers stands on a silver aluminium stepladder and reaches up to adjust or light a small metal oil lamp on an ornate golden carved cornice. Below him a stretch of burlap-textured backdrop displays large white painted elements, including a white trident-like emblem and a painted deity face with a dark headdress and orange beaded adornment on the right. A yellow and white flower garland is visible at the lower left edge. The setting is an interior stage or temple hall with a grey fabric ceiling and exposed metal beams overhead.2008-12-28A photograph inside a decorated temple-style setting during a ritual. On the left, a golden canopy (kalasha-like chhatra) draped with yellow and white flower garlands sits over a deity murti or ritual object. A man in white clothes stands on a metal stepladder fixing a decorative emblem on the wall, while another man in white with a yellow shawl holds a small metal vessel. On the right, a seated man in white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds lit candles. Wooden pillars, burlap wall panels and a large carved frame form the backdrop, with brass lamps in the foreground.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28Photograph of a stage set-up at an indoor event. A man in a white shirt stands on a white aluminium stepladder at the top left, working on a gilded frame that holds a decorative metal emblem. A second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a small bucket and steadies the ladder. A third man in a white shirt and dark trousers reaches up to light candles on a tall wooden pillar with a dark ringed capital. Dark red curtains and a blue wall stand behind, and a small gold deity murti is visible at the lower right. Three people are visible.2008-12-28A photograph of a temple stage backdrop being painted during evening festivities. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a paint pot and brush while painting a dark blue oval with a white crescent on a burlap-like cloth. Above is a painted face of a woman with dark hair, a red-and-gold headband and earrings, and a painted sword and crescent-shaped blade hang on the backdrop. At left are yellow and white flower garlands. In the lower right a seated man in white clothing holds a lit lamp near a red pillar, with a blue wall behind.2008-12-28A temple-style stage at a Brahmotsavam celebration shows a standing priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring liquid from a blue-tinted vessel near a painted backdrop of a woman's profile with a sun or moon-like disk and crossed swords. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and a gold ornate palanquin or deity canopy frame the left. A seated attendant in white lights candles along the lower right ledge. Visible people: two.2008-12-28A standing man in plain white dhoti-style clothing with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder holds a small woven basket-like container while stepping toward a painted backdrop. Behind him, a seated man in a white shirt sits near lit candles. The backdrop is burlap-toned with a painted blue oval moon-like shape, a painted female face with a red-and-gold headband, and a painted sword-like device. Yellow and white garlands frame the left edge, and red, green and white candles burn on the right beside a red brick-pattern wall. The scene appears to be a ritual or staged performance setting.2008-12-28A seated figure in an ornate golden throne sits centrally on a stage backdrop decorated with a crescent moon, a trident, a damaru drum, an Om symbol, a white dove on a blue disc and a lingam-like emblem above a jewelled canopy. The seated person wears an orange-red garment with an orange shawl and is flanked by tall brass oil lamps with lit flames, garlands and flowers on the sides.2008-12-28