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A photograph inside a brightly painted shrine hall with pastel pink, green and blue walls. Two large painted guardian figures with multiple arms, holding tridents and maces, flank a central doorway. In the doorway, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth, raising hands in a blessing gesture. Several people in orange and red clothing sit or kneel near the throne. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, facing the throne, beside a lit multi-tiered brass lamp. A woman in a white sari sits with folded hands at lower right on a red mat. Brass lamps and candles stand on the white floor.

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March 04 20132013-03-04January 29 20132013-01-29February 27 20132013-02-27 +1 copiesInterior temple scene with bright pastel painted walls in pink, green, yellow and blue. Two large painted guardian figures flank a doorway, each with multiple arms holding staffs. Inside the doorway, a seated figure in a gold ornate throne wears orange robes and sits with hands together in front of a white cloth. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left in the foreground, raising a tall brass lamp with many lit flames in an aarti gesture. Several seated devotees in orange and maroon clothing sit on the floor, and an elderly woman in a white sari sits at right on a rug beside brass lamps with candles.2013-03-04 +1 copiesMarch 16 20132013-03-16A photograph inside a colourfully painted temple hall with pink, green and blue ornamentation. Two large painted guardian statues with multiple arms, fierce moustached faces and trident-like staffs flank a doorway. Within the doorway a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a white cloth bearing a tiger motif, surrounded by hanging lamps. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes holds a lit multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) toward the throne. Other devotees in orange kneel at the sides with hands joined, and brass lamps stand on the marble floor.2013-02-27March 16 20132013-03-16Photograph inside a temple hall with pastel pink, blue and green painted walls. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures holding tridents and maces. In the foreground, a priest in orange garments and white forehead markings raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Other seated devotees in white and orange clothing attend nearby, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor. Ritual puja scene with aarti in progress.2013-03-08February 28 20132013-02-28A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-skin-draped seat inside a richly painted temple shrine. Fierce painted guardian figures with raised weapons flank the doorway, and hanging lamps with bells hang above. In the foreground a bald priest in orange holds a lit oil lamp, while a woman in white and another in an orange sari sit before the throne with hands folded, and an elderly man in a white shirt sits with raised palms at right. a person is the seated man on the throne, wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a floral garland, as the central teacher figure. Several devotees are seated near the dais at the lower right.2013-03-06March 08 20132013-03-08A colourful temple hall with blue walls and painted green and pink pillars, flanked by two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms holding weapons and tridents. A central figure sits on an ornate golden throne draped with flower garlands in orange, yellow and red, wearing a saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in blessing. Devotees in white and saffron clothes kneel on the floor at left and right with folded hands, and an attendant in saffron kneels near an oil-lamp arrangement and a microphone. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor before the throne.2013-03-10