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A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits at left before a microphone stand, facing right. Two young men in white dhotis and orange shawls bend forward to touch a small silver-and-gold deity murti dressed in a red sari with a white necklace. A larger gold deity figure stands at right with raised arms. Behind them hangs a curtain and a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes wearing a pearl necklace. The scene suggests a ritual or puja at a stage setting.

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Photo of a stage event with a seated figure in orange robes speaking into a microphone on a stand at left. Beside them stands a small golden deity murti with four arms and a red skirt, adorned with a white bead garland. Behind it is a gilded framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a white bead necklace, set on a red and gold cushioned base. At right, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl bows low toward the altar. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands in the background at upper left, and a further person is partly visible at right edge. A dark maroon curtain backs the stage.2006-08-20A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a plain pale wall behind. In the foreground a figure with voluminous dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and bare chest, holding a small brass or gold ritual vessel toward a large ornate gilt metal deity murti with a crown and multiple arms, decorated with red cloth. Behind and to the left, a bald man with glasses wears orange robes and sits with hands folded, beside several shaved-headed men in orange garments seated on the floor. Gold ritual implements are visible at the lower right. The figure with curly hair has distinctive long hair and orange garb, consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-08-22June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesRitual abhishekam scene at an indoor shrine with a golden throne behind. A long-haired man in a red garment with a gold and beaded necklace stands on a raised platform, pouring from a silver vessel over a white deity murti decorated with flower garlands on a gold-framed altar. A kneeling man in orange robes holds a tray with a lit oil lamp, and a bald man in white dhoti and gold necklace kneels at left holding a golden ceremonial fan-like object. Another man in white stands at the right edge with a vessel. Smoke rises from the lamp area.2010-10-17August 20 20062006-08-20January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne in an orange-draped ceremonial tent. The seated person wears an orange robe, a long red-and-white flower garland, rudraksha beads, and gold necklaces, with a red shawl draped over the shoulder; the presentation is consistent with the a person candidate, with the adornments as cues. A bald man in a white dhoti stands at left holding a red cloth and a small puja item, and a second bald man in orange cloth stands at right holding a tray of red cloths. Behind the throne stands a gilded deity murti in blue and gold with a trident-like staff, and a silver trident rests in front. Brass puja vessels sit on a table at left.2013-02-06August 24 20062006-08-24August 20 20062006-08-20A man with long, swept-back dark hair and eyes closed sits before a microphone on a stand, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders. His right hand reaches toward a gilded deity murti with a tall, ornate crown and a white dhoti with gold border, which is adorned with gold bangles and beaded necklaces. Behind them, a larger gilded figure with red garments and a raised arm stands before a dark curtain.2006-08-20Temple scene with a decorated palanquin-like shrine draped in red and maroon cloth, garlanded with pink and red flowers, holding a golden figure. An elderly bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands at left, extending his hands toward the shrine. Beside the shrine, a man in orange-saffron robes with a gold-bordered wrap and gold garland raises his joined hands overhead in worship. Another man in saffron robes with a gold garland stands with folded hands. At far right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with long hair in orange clothing stand near the shrine, with more devotees in the background and a stone pillar at left.2012-06-05August 20 20062006-08-20