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Photograph of a ceremonial stage at a large outdoor event with ornate gold and terracotta temple-style pillars and golden deity figures. A seated figure in red-and-orange robes with a gold necklace and a tall crown sits on a golden throne with a red cushion, with a white-and-red garland draped down from above. Three attendant women in orange-saffron sarees with gold borders stand at the stage edge, holding brass oil lamps (lamps) toward the throne. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women, fill the foreground, many with hair tied up. Brass candlesticks and kalasha-style ornaments flank the stage. Centre-stage figure is shown on the throne; the pictured devotional offering suggests a puja or aarti scene.

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May 24 20162016-05-24A stage at a large temple-style hall shows a seated figure in a red garment on an ornate golden throne, with a golden peetha and carved pillars. Three women in orange-saffron wraps and skirts stand with their backs to the camera, raising their arms toward the seated figure, and a white-and-gold pushpa-decorated swing or garland frame hangs between them. A tall golden throne with a deity murti and a red cushion stands at the right under an orange-and-green canopy, and brass lamps and kalasha-style ornaments are arranged around the stage. A dense audience of women in saffron, yellow and white saris sits on the floor facing the stage.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a large crowd seated facing it, mostly from behind, many with hair in buns or braids. On the raised stage, a person in red and white seated on a red-cushioned ornate golden throne with a garland of beads, a crown-like headdress, and a gold-edged red seat, is being attended by three attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and saffron sashes, who stand holding ritual implements and fans or chamaras near a swinging-cloth or hanging-garland arrangement. To the right, a golden shrine-like structure holds a deity murti beneath a multi-coloured canopy. Golden standing figures, brass lamps and tall lamp stands decorate the stage, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge.2016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated figure in red-maroon robes and a red shawl with a long orange-red beaded garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth, flanked by garlands of white flowers. Two attendants in orange saris with long black hair stand in the foreground raising lamps, and a third attendant in white dhoti with a shawl stands at the right beside an orange-draped offering. Golden trident and kalasha-like ornaments and oil lamps are on a stage with a gold decorated pillar and a deity murti behind. Ritual setting.2016-05-24A photograph of a large tented ceremonial stage with red drapes and warm stage lighting. On a raised golden throne at the centre sits a figure in red, with a gilded backdrop behind. Two tall red-and-white pillars topped with trishula finials flank the stage. In the foreground, two men in orange ochre robes with long dreadlocked hair hold up tiered brass aarti lamps with lit oil lamps, performing a lamp offering. A crowd of people in white and red clothing fills the middle ground, some seated on a white-draped platform. Brass bells sit on the foreground ledge. The scene reads as a puja or pratyaksha padapuja ceremony.2016-05-20May 24 20162016-05-24