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A photograph of a temple-style hall with wooden walls and beams, crystal chandeliers and a painted sunset backdrop with trees. A man in orange and gold robes, with shaved head, raises a large lit ceremonial lamp toward the centre. Seated devotees in white and red garments, some with red shawls, sit on the floor around the stage. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and ornate gold jewellery beneath a golden canopy. A seated figure in red and white stands on the left beside a golden-brown setting. Oil lamps and offerings are placed on the floor, and a trident stands in the centre; this is an aarti-style ritual.

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A ritual stage set in a wood-panelled hall with chandeliers and a painted backdrop of a large tree at sunset. A bare-chested priest in saffron-red dhoti holds a tall lit aarti lamp aloft with both arms. Seated devotees in white dhotis and white garments fill the floor, some with folded hands, others holding flowers. On the right, a raised altar shows decorated deity murtis draped in gold garlands, with a golden canopy above. A seated figure in red and white sits on a pedestal on the left, and a flower-decorated seat holds a central figure in a red garment. The setting suggests an aarti and puja performed before the murtis.2014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 30 20142014-12-30December 29 20142014-12-29A photo of a ceremony on a raised stage backdropped by a painted banyan tree and sunset scene. A figure seated on a gold-rimmed throne, wearing a red-orange robe with a gold necklace, raises a hand in greeting. A shaved-headed priest in orange-red dhoti and rudraksha mala at left holds an oil lamp cluster toward the seated figure. Seated devotees in white, green and orange-red garments face the stage, and a trident stands beside the throne.2014-12-29Photograph of a ritual in a decorated hall. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a red-and-white beaded sacred thread, holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit flames toward a seated figure on a gold-rimmed throne against a painted backdrop of a large green banyan tree and a sunset. The seated figure wears an orange-red cloth and a gold necklace; the appearance is uncertain, so the identity is not established. Around them sit devotees: women in gold and red saris, a man in a light green kurta, and others in white and red garments. A silver trident stands to the right of the throne. Lit oil lamps and green palm plants fill the stage.2014-12-29A ritual gathering on a stage before a painted backdrop of a large tree with hanging aerial roots and a sunset temple scene. A seated figure on a golden circular throne with a red-orange cloth, long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala, raises a hand in blessing. In the foreground a bald priest in orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold trim holds a tray of lit oil lamps. Seated devotees in red, orange, white and green garments surround them, and a trident stands to the right beside a deity murti adorned with garlands.2014-12-29December 25 20142014-12-25December 29 20142014-12-29A ceremonial stage scene during an outdoor puja. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with pink flower petals and a white garland, bare-chested with gold jewellery, is the focal point, flanked by gold lion-like pillars and trident-topped stands. In the foreground, a blurred devotee with a flower garland in their hair raises a bright oil lamp toward the throne. Several people in white robes and saffron/orange shawls sit on the raised platform, including one with long white dreadlocks in a pink-orange cloth, and a man in an orange-gold kurta at right. The orange-clad figure at lower left is also in the frame.2016-05-24A wood-panelled hall with a raised stage set for a ritual. Seated on a low dais in the centre is a figure in a red-orange garment on an ornate chair, with a backdrop painting of a large tree and sunset. Around him sit about two dozen devotees in white and cream garments, some in orange, seated on the stage and at its edge, and a figure in saffron-orange robes sits at right beside a decorated altar. To the right, a richly decorated peetha or throne with gold garlands and sculpted figures holds deity murti. Chandeliers, potted plants and red curtains frame the scene, and a red cloth hangs at the front of the stage.2014-12-29October 26 20152015-10-26