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A photograph inside a temple hall decorated with painted guardian figures holding clubs on both sides of the doorway. A man in a maroon robe with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, gesturing as he speaks. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit on the floor before the throne; one priest in an orange cloth raises a tiered brass lamp with lit flames toward the seated figure. Brass oil lamps with flames stand at the right, and small lamps light the foreground.

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March 30 20132013-03-30March 30 20132013-03-30April 04 20142014-04-04A photograph of a shrine-like hall with pink and blue painted walls and two painted guardian figures holding maces on either side. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-striped cushion, hands pressed together in greeting. In the foreground a bald priest in orange cloth raises a tiered, multi-flamed brass aarti lamp toward the throne. Two attendants in orange kneel beside the throne, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. The glowing lamp flames and the throne are the central focus.2014-04-04Photograph of a temple-like hall with pink, blue and green painted pillars. In the centre, a seated figure in a red-maroon robe and rudraksha mala sits on a large gold throne with a tiger-skin seat cover, before string lights. A standing priest in the foreground, shaved-headed and bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, raises a large lit multi-tier brass lamp in aarti. Several seated devotees in orange and red robes sit on the floor before the dais with a microphone and small brass lamps. Painted deity murti figures stand on either side, one holding a trident-like staff. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2013-03-30Inside 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.2014-04-04March 13 20132013-03-13March 24 20132013-03-24March 30 20132013-03-30A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall with turquoise and pink painted walls and two large painted guardian figures with raised weapons flanking a doorway. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a long dark hair sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cloth before him, in a dimly lit inner shrine lit by hanging lamps. In the foreground a bald priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white markings on his chest holds up a tiered brass oil lamp with many lit flames. Below, a girl in a white and pink sari sits near the throne, and an older man in white and a man in a green shirt stand with folded hands in devotion. Brass lamps stand on the floor to the right.2013-03-21A photograph inside a colourfully painted temple hall with pink, green and blue pillars and two large painted guardian figures holding clubs on either side. A seated figure in a golden ornate throne sits centrally on a zebra-striped cushion, wearing a red-orange garment and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with lit oil lamps and brass lamp stands in front. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes faces the throne, and a woman in a purple sari sits on a chair with hands folded to the right, next to a seated man in grey clothes. Other figures in saffron garments sit near the throne. The seated figure on the throne may be a person, based on the saffron-red clothing and mala, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm.2013-03-22April 04 20142014-04-04