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Interior of a brightly painted temple hall with turquoise walls and pink-and-green ornamental trim. In the foreground, a bald man with his back to the camera wears a saffron-orange garment with gold border and holds a lit multi-tiered aarti lamp, its flames blazing, while water is poured from a vessel in his other hand. At left, a seated man in white dhoti and shawl sits on a mat before a small bronze vessel and speaks into a microphone. A young girl in white stands beside him. Behind them, a large painted deity murti with multiple arms, a trident and flaming crown stands in an arched niche. In the centre, a woman in a red-brown robe sits on a gilded throne-like seat before a gold-framed doorway hung with brass lamps. Floral garlands lie near the lower left corner.

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February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20132013-02-17February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple sanctum with a blue, pink and green painted shrine wall framed by two guardian figures with tridents. In the centre, a seated figure in orange-red robes and a red rudraksha mala sits on a golden throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, with a raised golden peetha in front. A shaved-headed priest in a pink-maroon dhoti and orange shawl, wearing gold bangles, raises a tiered brass aarti lamp toward the throne. Several seated devotees in white sit on the right, and a brass lamp stand stands beside the entrance.2013-03-17February 17 20132013-02-17March 04 20132013-03-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of an ornate temple sanctum with blue and pink painted walls. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sits on a gilded golden throne with red cushions, as a person in white dhoti and a saffron-clad figure attend nearby. A multi-tiered brass lamp with lit wicks is held in the foreground, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. Flanking the doorway is a tall painted deity murti with multiple arms holding a mace and a trident-like weapon, wearing a gold waist cloth and necklace. Red and patterned prayer mats cover the marble floor. a person is the seated figure in saffron robes on the throne, appearance-based and unconfirmed.2013-02-18February 19 20132013-02-19A photograph inside a temple-style hall with turquoise walls and pink and gold trim. Two painted guardian figures with multiple arms, crowns and tridents stand on either side of a doorway. Inside, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold throne with red cushions, with a red rug in front. In the foreground a man with a shaved head, orange garment and white marks on his arms holds a lit multi-wick oil lamp, which is the main ritual action. Another person in white sits on the floor near the throne. The scene suggests an aarti or puja before the throne.2013-01-21February 18 20132013-02-18April 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesMarch 30 20132013-03-30