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Night photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with striped red and cream floor mats. A seated man on a red cushioned throne-like seat, wearing a white-and-red garland and ornate gold-framed setting, is attended by a cluster of children in saffron-orange dhotis and cloths, some bare-chested, moving around the floor. Behind them stands a gilded peetha-style canopy with a red garland. On the right, a shrine with a painted deity group and a standing golden deity murti sits under an arch, a yellow-draped table holds rows of small oil lamps, and a figure in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Framed portraits and banners hang along the upper gallery, and a standing fan is visible.

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Night scene in an open pillared hall with a red-and-orange striped floor. A man with long dark hair and a garland sits on a red-cushioned seat under a pink canopy on a silver palanquin, while several children in orange-saffron dhoti-style clothing move in the foreground, some with hair down and some with bare backs. A figure in white stands nearby. To the right is a shrine with a seated deity murti flanked by lamps, and a yellow-draped table holds a row of small lamps and a figure. Strings of orange and blue flower garlands hang from the pillars, and framed portraits and a temple picture line the upper wall.2018-05-22A seated orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands sits on an ornate gold throne in a temple-like pavilion with carved grey stone pillars and orange curtains. Behind him stands a deity murti with a trident beside a goddess, both garlanded. Around the throne, devotees in white and yellow-bordered clothes kneel and sit on a red and orange floor; some have hands folded in prayer, and a woman in white lights small oil lamps. Brass lamps stand at the sides, with bowls of fruit and orange cloths placed in front.2010-08-14A seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth, a floral garland of white and red flowers, gold armlets and a gold necklace, sits on a red-draped throne beneath a decorated orange canopy. A standing man in white kurta and orange shawl holds up an orange cloth in front of him, while other devotees in white and orange stand nearby. A bearded man in orange at right and a woman in white are also present; a photographer stands at centre-right. Behind the throne a deity murti and orange-yellow flower decorations are visible, with a gold kalasha in the foreground and red curtains in the background.2016-10-11May 31 20182018-05-31January 14 20182018-01-14 +1 copiesOctober 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesA seated person in brown-red robes and a beaded mala kneels on a red and navy patterned carpet under a yellow and red patterned canopy, while a man in orange robes bends forward to place a marigold garland over the kneeling figure's head. An orange parasol is held overhead. Standing behind are men in white dhotis with gold borders and ornate necklaces, several men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, and a man in an orange turban on the right. The scene suggests a formal honouring ceremony with garlands and an umbrella.2016-04-18May 10 20142014-05-10May 22 20182018-05-22October 02 20132013-10-02A seated figure in an orange robe and a red-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, bare feet on a raised platform. Before him, a group of about twenty devotees sit on orange mats; several men wear white dhotis and ceremonial gold necklaces, women wear saffron, blue, teal and yellow saris and one woman in red sits with hands folded. A man in white with a camera films at the left edge. Brass and silver ritual vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front. The backdrop is a large printed photograph of a stone temple gopuram shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, framed by green trees and hanging colourful tassel decorations. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne, a probable match for the page's identification, so the a person field is in_person.2010-09-16A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with red velvet cushions and a gilded footstool, inside a stone temple pavilion. Behind him stands a deity murti with a red crown, holding a trident-like weapon, beside a second figure with a crown, both garlanded with flowers. A standing man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, with a shaved head, stands at the left edge. Orange cloth covers the floor, with a red carpet in front and brass lamp stands on either side.2010-08-09