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A photograph inside a colourful temple-style shrine. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth raises one hand in greeting; he wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a garland. A priest in the foreground, shown from behind with a shaved head and bare upper body, holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames. Attendants in orange and white sit beside the throne. Flanking the shrine are painted dvarapala guardian figures holding maces, with hanging brass lamps and bells visible. Strings of small lights decorate the dark inner alcove.

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February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20132013-02-26A seated figure in a maroon robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over its seat, framed by a doorway in a brightly painted shrine with pink and blue pillars and two painted dvarapala guardian figures holding clubs. A devotee in orange robes and red prayer beads holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames, and other attendants in orange cloth stand near the throne with brass lamps and offerings. Oil lamps are lit on brass stands at the base. a person: the seated figure's long dark hair and rudraksha mala match the presentation, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. The figure is seated in ceremonial worship of an aarti.2014-04-04Inside a richly painted shrine, a shaven-headed priest in an orange wrap stands at left holding a tiered multi-flame aarti lamp aloft toward a golden ornate throne. Seated on the throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat is a figure with long dark hair wearing a red robe and rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two attendants in red and gold sit at the base of the throne, and flanking guardian figures in pink and red stand on either side. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor and string lights glow in the background.2014-04-04February 26 20132013-02-26February 26 20132013-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 28 20132013-02-28May 04 20132013-05-04February 27 20132013-02-27March 20 20132013-03-20A photograph of an aarti ceremony in a richly decorated hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron clothing raises a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit wicks. Behind him a seated figure in red-orange robes and a long beaded mala sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cloth, flanked by orange-clad attendants and a woman in a red sari. Painted deity murti of a fierce warrior-type figure with a crown and mace stands to the left, and gilded pillars frame the stage with string lights and hanging lamps.2013-03-22