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A photograph inside a temple hall with pink, green and blue painted pillars and two large painted guardian figures holding clubs. A central figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a golden crown-like canopy and tiger-skin cushion, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in namaskar, with hanging brass bells and a dome-shaped gold crest above. Brass oil lamps and a multi-tier lamp stand in the foreground. Seated before the throne are several devotees in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas; one shirtless devotee sits at the base of the dais. Visible ritual activity includes a lamp being lit and an attendant holding a flame.

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February 28 20132013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28February 28 20132013-02-28A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, draped in a long white garland and a flower-decorated backrest of red, yellow and purple blooms, in front of a painted temple doorway flanked by colourful guardian figures holding clubs. Two figures stand to the side with a tall multi-tiered oil lamp lit in front. Several women in orange and red saris kneel or sit around the throne, and a bald priest in saffron in the foreground holds a lamp. Brass lamps stand on the floor, which is covered with a red carpet. The scene appears to be a ceremonial darshan at a temple altar.2013-03-03March 01 20132013-03-01February 28 20132013-02-28A seated figure in orange robes and a red-beaded rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne within a shrine doorway. The throne has a white tiger-skin cloth draped over its base. Two painted guardian figures with multiple arms and flame-like headdresses flank the entrance, holding staffs. A tiered brass oil lamp with lit flames stands at left, and brass oil lamps line the front. Attendants in orange and red clothing sit near the base of the throne, and a priest's hand holding a lamp is visible at lower left. The walls are painted in pink, blue and green with decorative borders.2013-03-01A temple hall with colourful painted walls and guardian figures flanking an ornate golden throne. A seated figure in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha mala raises a hand before a lit doorway framed by hanging lamps. In the foreground a priest in rust-orange robes, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, raises a tiered brass aarti lamp with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange garments sit on the floor near the throne, one holding a small object. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the hall, and rugs cover the white marble floor.2013-03-30February 28 20132013-02-28February 21 20132013-02-21February 28 20132013-02-28A seated figure in a golden ornate throne sits at the centre of a temple shrine framed by tall painted guardian statues of deities holding a mace and a staff. The seated person wears a saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace, with a dark rudraksha-style mala. Before the throne a golden platform holds lit oil lamps and offerings, with brass lamps standing on the floor. Two people in orange clothes sit at left playing an instrument and singing near a microphone, and a bald priest in orange robes sits at lower right near a kneeling devotee. Hanging brass bells and beads frame the upper shrine opening.2013-04-25