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A ceremonial scene inside an ornate golden temple-style hall decorated with flower garlands in pink, white and purple. A woman with long dark hair, a pink-and-white garland and an orange-and-gold sari stands at left holding a small bundle of flowers and leaves. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands by a low pink-covered table with a small plate. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, holds a silver tray and bows his head. Behind them stands a large gold throne-like seat with a tiger-skin cushion, backed by a colourful bed of red, yellow and white flowers. A small oil lamp burns nearby.

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A photograph of a temple ritual on an ornate golden stage decorated with flower garlands in pink, white, yellow and purple. A woman with long dark hair and white tilak marks, wearing an orange-brown garment with gold border and a pink and white garland, smiles while holding a small decorated offering packet with green and white cloth. Beside her, a bald man in a rust-coloured garment with a gold chain stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Another man in a rust robe bends forward near a brass vessel on a pink-draped table. A cameraman in white stands behind a camera. Behind them, a golden deity murti sits on a throne covered in colourful flower garlands, with a tiger-print cushion visible.2013-04-21 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA ceremonial exchange on a floral stage decorated with pink, white and yellow flowers and a gilded peacock-topped canopy. A woman with long dark hair, a forehead tilak, a pink and white garland and gold jewellery wears a rust-red sari with gold borders and holds a silver-and-green kalasha-like vessel with a flower on top. Facing her, a shaved-headed man in rust-red and saffron robes with a saffron shawl and a small ear microphone reaches out to receive it from a silver tray. Behind them, a camera operator films, and a large screen on the left shows a crowd. Ornate pillars and gold-trimmed decor frame the scene.2013-04-21 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03April 27 20182018-04-27February 06 20132013-02-06A photograph of a temple ritual on a golden stage. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a white forehead mark wears a brown-red dhoti, a pink and white flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, and pours liquid from a silver vessel. Beside him, a young man in an orange cloth with white body markings bends over a silver tray holding a golden ornate vessel, and another young man in orange stands at the right. Behind them are gold carved panels, a golden lion-shaped sculpture, marigold garlands and a decorated deity murti. A red and gold cloth bundle sits at the lower left.2017-05-05Photograph of a temple festival scene with a decorated palanquin draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and pink and red flowers, holding a metal deity murti. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body and a gold-coloured headband, wearing a dark orange saffron shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, raises his hand in a blessing gesture beside a shaven-headed priest in saffron robes with gold borders. To the right, two men in saffron and orange robes and gold-bordered shawls stand with hands folded, one holding a white cloth to his face. Ornate gold-trimmed red canopy fringes and a bell hang overhead in a stone hall. Roughly six to twenty people are visible in the crowd.2012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07November 28 20172017-11-28April 21 20132013-04-21 +1 copies