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A temple-style puja hall decorated with gold arches draped in marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with a deep maroon velvet canopy above. Several deity murti stand in the arches, including a figure with a crown and a standing figure holding a trident-like staff. In the centre a framed portrait of a smiling saffron-robed man with a shaved head sits on an ornate golden stand; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a brass kalasha-style lamp stand, a second orange-clad person sits beside him, and a figure in white sits near the centre altar. A camera on a tripod records the ceremony from the front.

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December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24December 24 20132013-12-24Indoor temple-style stage decorated for a ceremony, with several deity murti seated on golden thrones and arches adorned with long garlands of marigolds and yellow and red flowers. Central figures wear red and pink draped cloth and gold ornaments. A deity figure stands at the left side and a yellow-clad figure is seated on a throne at far right. A dark red velvet valance hangs above, with an ornate painted doorway behind. In the lower left foreground, a standing person in a brown robe faces the stage, holding an object, with a few smaller lamps and offerings visible near the base of the stage.2013-12-25A temple shrine hall decorated for worship. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti stands with bare upper body, holding a silver multi-wick oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Behind him, two seated figures in orange clothing sit on the red carpeted stage near a small brass stand. The central shrine has a wooden door flanked by painted deity figures, and several ornate golden arches decorated with marigold and flower garlands frame deity murtis on red-draped platforms. Oil lamp aarti offerings are being performed; the scene shows a puja in progress.2013-12-24December 25 20132013-12-25A photograph of a decorated stage in a hall with red curtains and ceiling fans, set up for a puja. Several ornate golden thrones and palanquin-style seats are garlanded with marigold and green leaf garlands, with deity murti and figures arranged across the stage. Central in the back, a framed portrait hangs above a small altar. In the foreground, a saffron-robed man stands near a low table, while another person in saffron sits at the lower left beside an offering table. Three video cameras on tripods face the stage, and a bare-headed person in orange clothing stands at the front edge.2013-12-24Photograph of a temple stage decorated with golden deity murtis and shrines garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands, set against red and gold drapery. Two cameramen on tripods film the scene from the front; one wears a white kurta and the other a brown vest over white. A figure in orange robes sits on the red-carpeted stage in front of the central shrine, with a seated attendant in white near him. A framed portrait stands in the central niche. Padapuja-style offerings and worship are implied by the arrangement, but the exact ritual is not clearly visible.2013-12-24December 23 20132013-12-23May 07 20172017-05-07December 25 20132013-12-25May 07 20172017-05-07 +1 copies