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A photograph inside a richly painted temple hall with pink, green and turquoise decorative pillars and a large gilded throne framed by a doorway strung with small lights. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and a red-and-white beaded mala with a large central bead, sits on a golden throne draped with a striped animal skin. Beside the throne, a man in a red-brown dhoti holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame toward the seated figure. In the lower left, a woman with a long braid in a dark red sari kneels with folded hands before a microphone, and another person kneels at the lower right. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and painted guardian figures flank the entrance, one holding a club. The scene depicts an aarti being offered at a throne.

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A photograph of a ritual arati in a colourful temple-style hall with painted pink, green and blue pillars and two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with moustaches, one holding a club and the other a staff. A seated figure in a golden throne with an ornate gold back and zebra-striped cloth wears a red-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala, with string lights behind. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a flaming camphor lamp toward him. A woman in a red sari kneels at left with folded hands beside a microphone, and two shaved-headed men in white and saffron sit at right with palms joined. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a small devotional hall setting with flower-decorated gold trim surrounds the scene.2013-03-18A 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.2014-04-04A photograph of a central figure seated on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-skin cloth draped over its seat, set in a richly coloured shrine with pink, green and blue painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a red and white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, and white tilak on the forehead. A priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp at left, and a woman in a red sari sits in front; a man in white kneels with folded hands at right. Oil lamps stand on brass stands and lights glow behind the throne. a person is the seated figure, identified by saffron robe, garland and throne cues.2013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13A seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest and a striped tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat, set before a painted blue and pink shrine wall with red and gold columns. The figure wears saffron-red robes, a white forehead marking and a red and white garland with beads, eyes closed, hands resting open. A man in an orange-saffron cloth on the left holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the throne, and a woman in a red sari stands at lower left. On the right, two people in white clothing sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass lamps flank the scene and small lights glow in the dark background. Candid ritual scene at a temple-like altar.2013-03-13A seated man in an ornate gold throne is at the centre of a temple-like hall with painted pink, green and yellow decorative columns. A tiger-striped cloth covers the throne seat. To the left, a priest in orange-red robes with a shaved head holds a flame over a tray. A woman in orange sits in the lower left corner with her hands together, and brass oil lamps and a hanging lamp row decorate the background.2013-04-08A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits centrally before a pink and blue temple-style backdrop with painted dvarapala guardian figures on either side. The seated figure wears a dark red robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hands in a gesture. A priest in a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp toward the throne, while a bald man in white with folded hands and a microphone stands at far left. Brass oil lamps with flames stand on the floor, and two women in red sit at lower right. Strings of small lights hang behind the throne. The setting is a ritual puja or aarti.2013-04-01March 27 20132013-03-27A seated man in a golden ornate throne at the centre of a brightly painted shrine hall, with pink, green and yellow decorative pillars and two painted guardian figures holding clubs flanking the frame. He wears a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a red-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, and raises one hand in a gesture of teaching. The throne is draped with a tiger-striped cloth. In front, two women in rust-red sit with folded hands before a large lit multi-tiered oil lamp, with more brass lamps on stands beside them. Two other people are seated at the lower edge of the scene.2013-03-20Photograph of a ceremony in a decorated hall with pink and green painted pillars and hanging brass lamps. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a maroon robe, a rudraksha mala and a red-painted forehead mark, with a crown above him. A shaven-headed priest in maroon robes stands at left holding a flaming lamp toward him, and a microphone stands in front. Two women with folded hands sit at the lower left, and brass oil lamps are visible on the right.2014-04-04A seated figure in an ornate gold throne, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange cloth, sits before a blue-and-pink temple backdrop flanked by two painted, crowned guardian figures holding clubs and a trident. In front, a kneeling monk in orange robes lights a lamp or aarti flame, while a woman in maroon sari and beaded necklace kneels nearby beside brass oil lamps on a white-striped tiger-print cloth. The scene suggests a ritual of worship before the throne, with lamps lit around the central seat.2013-03-13April 04 20142014-04-04