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A photograph inside a temple shrine with a red and gold setting. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and grey-white head covering reaches toward an ornate gold-covered throne (peetha) with a red velvet seat. Beside him, a man in a beige kurta and dark green vest holds a wooden box near the throne. To the right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head stands near two deity murti adorned with white and red garlands, one holding a trident. At left, a bare-chested attendant stands near red drapes and a staff. Gold and red fabric decorates the background.

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February 08 20132013-02-08A photograph inside a richly decorated orange-and-red tent at a religious gathering. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes with a mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a silver vessel. To the left, two bearded men in orange and saffron clothing, one with long matted hair and garlands, stand with hands together. Beside them a man in white dhoti with bare upper body stands near the ornate golden throne. On the right, a large golden throne with red cushions stands before a deity murti with garlands, a trident and decorated robes. Golden canopy arches with tassels hang above, and a golden palanquin-like seat is visible in the background, with a spiritual tent setting.2013-02-08February 14 20132013-02-14June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05February 08 20132013-02-08June 05 20122012-06-05February 11 20132013-02-11February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall of a festival procession with a gilded palanquin covered in garlands of red and pink flowers and white cloth, carrying a silver-coloured utsava murti. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth stands at left, reaching toward the palanquin. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl, orange and gold garlands, a headband and a forehead tilak smiles while holding his hands together near the palanquin. Beside him, a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange garments raises a hand in greeting. Devotees in white and orange stand behind them, and a red and blue canopy with tassels hangs overhead.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11