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A ceremonial ritual in a hall with a golden-framed throne-like seat decorated with marigold garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and mala sits on the raised throne. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in yellow-orange dhoti holds a ceremonial implement aloft, while several shirtless and white-clad priests sit cross-legged on a mat before microphones. Brass kalasha vessels, flower arrangements, fruit and a fire pit with offerings lie on the floor. Garlanded seated men in white and a man in a straw hat sit at right beside tall gold-and-red ornamental panels draped with flower garlands. A monitor speaker stands behind them.

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A photograph of a ritual in a hall with pink walls and a red-and-gold backdrop. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl raises a tall brass lamp and a plate, performing aarti before seated figures. Seated in the centre-back is a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, a person by appearance, presiding on a gold peetha. Nearby, a priest in orange sits with a mala. In the right foreground, two men sit on gold pedestals wearing white garments, garlands and tall decorated hats. Behind them, large decorated deity murtis are draped in flower garlands. Fruit, flowers, kalasha-style vessels and small brass offerings lie on the floor, and a shirtless devotee in orange sits at the left edge.2013-07-18April 30 20152015-04-30A temple-style ritual inside a hall with golden arches and pink drapery. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a striped sash bends forward over a tray of offerings and a small brick fire pit with burning flame, while another priest in saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left holding ritual items near a silver lamp stand. Several seated priests chant behind a microphone. Three figures sit on golden thrones wrapped in red and orange flower garlands, one wearing a crown and another a green cap, and a deity murti is visible at right. Devotees sit in the foreground with garlands of white flowers. Rose petals and fruit are scattered on the floor.2013-07-18July 17 20152015-07-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual hall decorated with red and gold drapery. In the background a seated figure in a saffron-orange cloth sits on a raised gold throne beneath a floral arch, with a golden umbrella above. On the right, a deity murti is dressed with white and multicolour flower garlands and a silver-embellished shrine. Several men sit on the floor in the foreground in white dhotis and garlands; one bare-chested man at left bends toward a ritual setup of flowers and a brass vessel, another in a blue-bordered dhoti sits nearby, and a man at right in an orange shawl holds a microphone. Brass lamps and ceremonial staffs line the space, with plates of offerings at the lower left.2015-10-18A temple-style puja inside a bright hall with a fire pit and offerings in the foreground. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold waist sash raises a lamp toward an ornate throne. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth and a gold crown is adorned with flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace; a standing attendant in orange holds a garland. Behind the throne stand gilded deity murti and a seated Ganesha-like figure. Brass vessels, a kalasha and coloured floor mats complete the scene.2016-02-02February 02 20162016-02-02April 30 20152015-04-30A temple-style ritual room with striped woven mats on the floor. At left, a seated figure in orange and red clothing with garlands sits before an ornate golden throne with a heart-shaped halo backrest. At centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red headcloth raises a lamp toward the deities. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a garland stands near a decorated deity murti. A fire pit with burning flame, brass vessels, flowers and offerings lies in front, and a seated devotee in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala faces the scene from the lower right. Deity figures are heavily garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands.2016-02-02A temple-style ritual in a hall decorated with garlands. On the left, an elderly priest with white hair and an orange-yellow dhoti holds up a lit lamp in a tall silver lamp stand. Behind him, a seated man in orange robes and another in white sit near a microphone. On the right, a golden throne and deity figures draped in marigold and multicolored garlands stand beside a gold-framed alcove with pink backdrop. In the foreground, a shirtless man in a white dhoti bends over a flower-strewn floor before a plate of offerings, while a seated man in a green cap and gold-trimmed cloth sits on a low wooden stool. Sweets stacked on a tray sit at lower left, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18A temple-style ritual stage with a central fire pit burning brightly in front of a decorated deity murti draped in garlands. Flanking the altar are garlanded deity images on ornate thrones, including a red and gold throne and a gold seat. Priests in white dhotis and saffron-orange upper cloths sit on mats: one, in an orange and green cloth with a pink turban, tends the fire with a long ladle, while another in saffron cloth sits nearby. Two men in saffron and white clothes sit on the right, one with a pink turban and one with a white turban, and a brass-rimmed vessel and marigold garlands lie on the floor. This appears to be a homa or yagna performed with fire offerings and flower decorations.2016-02-02