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A temple ritual inside a shrine with bright blue and gold decor. Centre, a blue-clad deity murti sits on a red cushioned seat atop a gold throne platform, garlanded with red and orange flowers. In front, a bald priest in orange robes sits on the floor beside a younger attendant in orange with a white headband, tending brass vessels and offerings on yellow bricks. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits with his back to the camera. At right, a standing man in white dhoti and shirt wears a white head wrap and a long white garland with flowers, while a gold-crowned deity figure with orange garland stands behind him. Several more seated devotees, including a woman in blue, are in the foreground.

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Inside a richly decorated temple shrine, a sannyasi in saffron robes and a bald head sits cross-legged on the floor with hands joined in namaste before a golden throne-like peetha. On the peetha stands a deity murti in blue with red and white garlands. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together, a garland around his neck; a standing figure in white and a seated woman in blue and yellow sari face the shrine. Another seated devotee in a blue top sits at left, a boy in saffron with white tilak sits nearby, and brass vessels, flower offerings, and yellow bricks lie on the floor in front. Golden arches and deity figures frame the shrine, a statue wearing an orange turban and gold ornaments stands at right, and the scene is brightly coloured in turquoise and magenta.2013-05-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17Photograph inside a temple hall with blue walls and ornate pink and gold arches. A man in a red-orange shawl stands at left, back to camera, facing a central golden throne-like seat on a dais where a figure in red robes sits. Golden lamps stand at right beside a shrine of two deity murti draped in magenta and purple cloth and flower garlands, and a green-clad deity murti at left, with a painted multi-armed figure holding a musical instrument beside it. Several seated devotees in saffron garments sit at lower left near the dais. Ritual padapuja setting.2013-04-18A temple-style hall shows a ritual in progress before a richly decorated shrine painted in pink, blue and gold. A central golden throne holds a seated figure wearing a red garland and red robe, with lamps and hanging brass ornaments beside it. On the right, two deity murtis in pink and magenta skirts with green and purple garlands and gold crowns are decorated with flowers. On the left, a standing deity murti with a garland is accompanied by a multi-armed figure holding a stringed instrument. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange garment faces the shrine with his back to the camera, while two young boys in saffron clothes stand near the front, one holding a book, beside brass lamps and a white floor. A line of seated devotees in orange robes is visible behind the throne.2013-04-18 +1 copiesA temple-style stage with a decorated blue backdrop and gold arches holds several deity murtis, one dressed in green and decorated with garlands. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a flower-covered back wears saffron-brown robes, a white garland and a rudraksha mala, and rests his hand on the armrest. Two orange-robed priests kneel on a red mat before brass vessels and offerings, performing puja. Two men in white dhotis with white head cloths and flower garlands stand at right, one holding a brass tray. The scene suggests a ritual worship ceremony in a temple hall.2012-04-23 +2 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12Temple-style scene with two seated deity murti in a gilded arched throne (peetha), one male figure with an orange turban and gold jewellery and a female figure in a red sari with garlands, flanked by garland-decorated priests in white dhoti and turban. A multi-armed deity mural with a flame halo is painted on the wall behind, with pink and yellow pillars. In the foreground, a woman in a blue sari with a long braid and a man in a maroon shirt sit with their backs to the camera, facing the shrine. Garlands of red and white flowers decorate the figures.2013-05-12A ceremonial stage scene in a hall with dark red velvet drapes. A priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on the floor before a yellow-tinted brick-like kund, tending a small flame with a ladle beside a brass bowl. Two attendants in orange, one wearing an orange turban, sit nearby. Behind them, an ornate gilded throne holds a garlanded deity murti flanked by flower garlands. On the right, a man in red dhoti, wearing a white shawl with a floral garland and gold armlets, sits near a gilded seat, while a figure in an orange turban and robes sits on a large gold-and-red decorated throne at the left. Marigold garlands decorate the seats and stage.2015-04-30April 30 20152015-04-30