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Photo of an aarti ritual in a richly decorated shrine. A person in a green and dark garment at left holds a large multi-tiered brass lamp with many lit wicks, its flames glowing brightly. Behind the flame, a deity murti adorned with yellow and blue garlands and gold jewellery sits on a dark red and gold-bordered cushion or throne. Gold tasselled canopies hang at right, set against a painted backdrop of green trees and temple architecture.

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December 21 20132013-12-21December 21 20132013-12-21Photograph, rotated sideways, of a seated figure on an ornate brown and gold throne with a large gold-fringed umbrella behind. The seated person wears a dark red-brown robe, a turban-style headdress with a gold ornament, layered yellow and blue garlands, a gold chest pendant and gold bangles, holding a white-tipped staff while smiling. A person in green and dark clothing stands at the left edge, and a chandelier with lit lamps hangs above.2013-12-21May 03 20142014-05-03December 21 20132013-12-21A seated man in a maroon robe and maroon turban with a white feather ornament sits on an ornate golden-arched throne with carved lion figures at either side. He wears a long yellow and blue garland, a gold pendant and gold bangles, and smiles while a bald attendant in white, seen from behind at the bottom edge, holds up a silver ritual lamp with multiple wicks toward him. Behind the throne is a large printed backdrop showing a temple and garden landscape, with a yellow fringed canopy above. A partly visible portrait of a smiling man in orange appears at the left edge of the backdrop. The scene reads as a deity-style ceremonial reception with arati.2013-12-21Photo of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall with gold and red decor. A seated figure on a red-cushioned gold throne with a golden lion armrest, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a white-and-yellow flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits with palms pressed in prayer. Above him hangs an ornate gold parasol, and a silver trident stands beside the throne. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-and-pink cloth and red beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp with flames toward the seated figure during an aarti. Another attendant in white sits behind, and a floral arch of red, yellow and green flowers frames the throne.2015-07-16A photograph, rotated sideways, of a seated figure on a dark brown throne with a gold scalloped edge, receiving a ceremonial ritual. The seated person wears a rust-red garment, a rust-red turban with a gold ornament, a multi-strand garland of yellow and blue flowers, a gold pendant necklace, gold bangles and a gold brooch on the turban. The person holds a long decorated staff tied with garland. In the foreground at left, a partially visible person in a green and gold garment holds up a lit ritual lamp cluster of flames. Behind the throne stand a large yellow fringed parasol and a painted backdrop of a garden scene. The figure is seated and the scene is a padapuja-style honouring with lamps.2013-12-21October 13 20152015-10-13December 21 20132013-12-21January 06 20132013-01-06December 14 20132013-12-14