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A photograph inside a temple hall with bright blue walls and terracotta ventilation blocks. On the left, a man bare-chested in an orange-saffron shawl sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and gold lion-shaped armrest supports; before him stands a framed portrait garlanded with flowers. A gold canopy hangs above the throne. Centre right, a blue-skinned Kali deity murti with a gold crown and raised weapons stands on a pink and gold draped altar. Beside it, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and a man in white robes, one with an orange cloth, attend the altar. A white stepped brick platform and colourful tinsel and flowers lie in the foreground.

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October 19 20062006-10-19Inside a temple hall with bright blue walls, several people in white and saffron work around a raised platform and a deity figure with long dark hair painted or dressed in blue. A woman in orange robes stands at left, while men in white shirts bend over the platform, one holding a wrapped golden cloth. A gilded ornate throne at right holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange garlanded with red flowers. Brass lamps, a hanging lantern and yellow ceremonial banners frame the scene.2006-10-19Photograph inside a temple hall with a blue-painted wall and red floor. A woman in a long orange robe with loose dark hair stands at left, partly blurred. Three men in white shirts and trousers, and one in a checked shirt, stand at a raised shrine dais facing a blue-skinned deity murti with a crown and raised arms. On the right, a gilded throne-style seat with a red cushion and garlands, holding a seated figure, and a gold canopy above it. Hanging yellow and patterned cloth banners fill the upper left, and a red lattice window sits at the top right.2006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene under a white tented ceiling with green ceiling lights and a leafy green backdrop. In the centre, a monk in saffron-orange robes stands near a brick-walled fire pit with brass vessels, offerings and a small kalasha-like pot, facing a shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. To the right, a seated figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne with umbrellas is honoured; a priest in red-brown robes and a red head cloth stands with hands in anjali. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left before the shrine, and a few other people in white dhotis are in the background. Ornate gold lamps and a patterned mat sit on the floor, consistent with a homa or puja.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold throne (peetha) with a canopy, draped in marigold and jasmine garlands and wearing orange-saffron robes, has long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style garland, with a lit area of flower petals on the floor. In front of him a man in a white dhoti bends forward to offer something, with brass kalasha-style pots and fruit on a tray at left. Seated devotees in white and orange shawls, and women in white saris, sit on the floor, with a backdrop of red, blue and pink drapes and a framed night photo of a temple. Setting suggests a darshan or padapuja offering during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations.2006-12-28December 22 20102010-12-22A homa or fire ritual on a raised white stage decorated with marigold and leaf garlands. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a white headband holds a flaming arati lamp over a fire pit ringed with white ritual blocks and brass vessels. Two more saffron-robed men stand behind him, one with a long beard and a yellow shawl in white nearby. A gilded throne with a golden canopy sits to the right, bearing a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala. Fringed kites or flags in purple, blue and yellow lie on the stage edge, and a seated audience is visible at the bottom. The portrait is a depiction on the throne, not a physical person.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A stage ceremony in front of a large backdrop printed with a stone temple gateway and deity images garlanded in marigolds and red and purple flowers. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a tray, while a woman in an orange sari drapes a purple cloth over a brown armchair-style seat. An older bald man in an orange shirt and brown vest with white dhoti stands with hands folded in namaskar at right, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands further right. A large yellow umbrella hangs above the altar. Ornate golden thrones with garlands sit at the sides, with seated attendees in yellow and white saris and a seated man in white with red shawl at left.2010-11-21A photograph of an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and scaffolding visible beyond. A deity murti stands in an ornate gold-framed shrine decorated with a striped multicolored garland arch, marigold garlands and a white cloth on a red base, with oil lamps placed before it. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the shrine with long dark hair, beside a black speaker. Several children in white stand in a line behind him with hands folded. On the right, a man in white and a woman in orange robes with white flower garlands stand with hands joined in greeting near small brick blocks scattered on the floor.2006-12-26