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Photo of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall with gold and red decor. A seated figure on a red-cushioned gold throne with a golden lion armrest, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a white-and-yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with palms pressed in prayer. Above him hangs an ornate gold parasol, and a silver trident stands beside the throne. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-and-pink cloth and red beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp with flames toward the seated figure during an aarti. Another attendant in white sits behind, and a floral arch of red, yellow and green flowers frames the throne.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a golden lion-shaped armrest and a gilded parasol above, with hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a brown-orange dhoti with a gold border, a long garland of flowers, a bead mala and a vertical white tilak on the forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in a yellow-orange cloth with a green-edged sash holds a lit oil lamp with a flame toward him. Other white-clad people sit in the background, and a brass plate and a pedestal stand in the foreground. Floral garlands in red, yellow and white frame the backdrop.2015-07-16A seated man on an ornate golden throne with lion-figure armrests and a golden canopy presses his palms together in namaskar, wearing a long yellow-orange garland and a red-and-maroon cloth. Behind him is a colourful throne back of white flowers with yellow, red and green petals. A standing priest bare-chested in a yellow dhoti holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a stand toward the seated man, wearing a red coral mala. A silver trident stands at the left and another at the right, with a second attendant in white robes and a gold necklace at the far right. A green leafy backdrop fills the top.2015-07-16A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gold and red throne draped with marigold and white flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaste, with a long orange-red wrap and a red turban, and a long rudraksha-style red and orange garland around the neck and gold armbands. Beside the throne, a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands holding a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti with a floral garland and a flower-covered pink-draped altar. Smoke drifts in the foreground.2015-04-30July 16 20152015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16A ritual scene at a temple-style hall during a puja. In the centre, a seated man in a maroon-red robe and a matching red turban sits on a gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a gold lion-headed armrest, folding his hands in namaste. A ceremonial rudraksha-style garland of red beads hangs on his chest. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange-brown robes with a bare upper body and a wooden bead mala stands with a silver ceremonial implement and a small lamp, tilting a vessel toward a silver lamp. Silver trident-topped staffs (trishula) stand on either side, and a gold ornate canopy and flower garlands in yellow and purple decorate the throne. Several devotees in white, some with garlands, sit along the right edge.2015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16A photo of a ritual aarti during a puja on a gold-trimmed red throne. A seated man in saffron-brown dress with a gold-and-white garland and a white tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Facing him, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and a red rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp with three flames and a fire of offering. Behind them stands a golden deity murti, a gold ornate parasol and a floral backdrop of marigolds and roses. a person: the seated man wears a gold necklace and rudraksha-style garland with saffron clothing, and the page indicates his presence; his identity is inferred from appearance and context.2015-07-16July 16 20152015-07-16A seated man in a golden ornate throne with red cushions, wearing a saffron-orange turban, orange robe, heavy gold-beaded necklaces and bracelets, has his palms pressed together in namaste. Before him, a priest stands with his back to the camera, wearing a green embroidered hat, white dhoti with red-and-gold border, a flower garland, and a gold-bordered shawl, holding a brass oil lamp with lit flames. A silver trident and a golden staff topped with a bird stand nearby, and a large gold ornamental mace-like staff rises behind. Behind the throne are floral garlands in red, yellow and purple. On the right, a younger man in a blue-and-gold shawl and a garland stands with folded hands. The setting is a ceremonial stage with red draping.2015-10-18January 06 20132013-01-06