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A decorated indoor hall with a ceiling of hanging draped fabric and fans. At center left, two priests stand before a fire pit with a brick-and-tile border, smoke rising; one wears a pink dhoti and bare chest with sacred threads, the other a white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Behind them, a deity murti is dressed and garlanded in red and gold. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-red robes, with a red head covering and beaded mala, sits with palms joined in namaskar on an ornate gold-and-red throne canopied by a gilded umbrella, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Two white-clad attendants sit nearby, and ceremonial umbrellas, a trident and a gold ceremonial staff surround the throne.

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October 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA large hall with a homa fire pit at centre, where a priest in white and red-bordered garments tends the flame with offerings. Behind it stands a golden shrine with a deity murti under a red canopy, flanked by golden umbrellas and tall ornate staffs. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold-and-yellow throne decorated with marigold garlands. Rows of devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit on mats, many facing the fire, while a cameraman films at the upper left. Roughly two dozen people are visible in the scene.2015-07-06October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA temple-style ceremony on a covered outdoor stage with white drapery and a gold-framed ornate throne. In the centre, a priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside a large seated deity murti decorated with garlands, holding a bowl. To the right, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a gold throne with a red cushion and a gold canopy with yellow and red flower garlands, his head bowed and hands folded. A tall brass multi-tiered lamp stands in front, with brass ritual poles and umbrellas around. Seated devotees, mostly women and children in saris and salwar, watch from the lower foreground.2015-10-19A ceremonial stage scene with a deep red velvet drape behind. On the left, a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a large flower-garlanded backrest wears a gold crown, orange-brown silk dhoti, red-beaded mala and gold necklaces, holding a staff. Two standing priests in white and orange-gold silk attend; the central one wears an orange shawl and gestures with his hand. On the right, a deity murti seated on a gold palanquin-style seat with a gold canopy is draped in red, white and yellow flower garlands and holds a sword. Brass puja vessels, oil lamps, fruit and flowers sit in front.2015-04-28October 21 20152015-10-21 +3 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copies