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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a temple shrine is holding a silver trident and wearing a red-maroon robe, a multi-coloured flower garland and a gold necklace, with a maroon headcloth. Two women in white kneel before the throne with another person in maroon in front, and a lit oil lamp sits on the floor at lower left beside a tray of offerings. Painted pink and gold guardian figures with crowns flank the doorway, and hanging bells decorate the dark backdrop.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a shrine niche, wearing a maroon-red dress and a red-and-gold head cloth, with a long red and white flower garland and gold necklaces. He holds a silver trident in one hand. Black beaded hangings and hanging brass lamps frame the golden throne, and a brass oil lamp burns in the lower left. Four people in white and red-brown clothing kneel in front of the throne, two offering on a silver tray, and an older man in white with a red shawl kneels at the right. Painted gods flank the doorway.2013-11-17May 13 20132013-05-13Photograph of a temple-style hall during an aarti or puja. In the foreground a priest in white clothes raises a lit camphor flame on a silver plate toward the golden throne. Seated on an ornate gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth is a figure in a dark red-brown robe with raised hand in blessing, behind a bank of hanging brass bells and oil lamps. Two painted standing deity murti flank the entrance, multi-armed with crowns, orange-red dhotis and green sashes. At right, devotees in white and saffron sit with folded hands on the red carpet, and brass puja items rest on a small stand at left.2014-04-20August 12 20132013-08-12A photograph inside a colourfully painted temple hall with pink, blue and green pillars and gold-trimmed niches. In the centre, a figure in a red-orange robe and gold crown sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a black doorway, with a rudraksha-style garland and a trident beside him. Two tall painted dvarapalaka guardian figures with raised arms flank the doorway. In the foreground, several people sit on a white floor: a shaved-headed man in orange at left, a woman in a white sari, and two women in white and red saris at right, some with hands raised in devotion. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls, and a lit multi-tiered brass lamp stands in front of the group.2013-11-17July 08 20132013-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph inside an ornately painted temple hall with two large colourful guardian statues flanking a gilded throne-like peetha seat. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the golden throne, one hand raised in a teaching gesture. In front of him a robed priest in orange kneels offering a flame from an oil lamp, and a seated devotee in white dhoti with white markings presses palms together at lower left. Hanging bells and lamps decorate the dark archway behind the throne.2013-05-09 +1 copiesMay 16 20132013-05-16July 08 20132013-07-08January 29 20132013-01-29A seated figure in rust-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion, beneath a brass canopy and hanging brass bells and lamps. The seated man wears a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and raises one hand in blessing. Two women in orange saris and one woman in white are kneeling at the throne's base, holding small oil lamps. Painted figures of deities with raised lamps stand in the carved doorway frame on either side.2013-07-07July 11 20132013-07-11