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A staged reenactment on a bright white stage with a painted backdrop of blue columns and gold-trimmed shrine arches. Two large deity murtis sit on a gold throne at right, one with a white garland and one with red and white garlands, flanked by blue sea photographs on panels. In front, two young performers in yellow and purple, one in orange with folded hands, are seated before the murtis. At center left, a man in orange clothes and gold ornaments sits on a gold throne with his hands together at his face. Standing figures in orange-red dhotis with raised hands flank the backdrop, and a brass oil lamp stands at center. In the lower left foreground, a man in orange clothes holds a silver-and-white lamp or aarti vessel toward the stage.

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A staged devotional tableau in an ornate hall depicts a Hindu puja. On the left, a seated figure in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads has hands folded in a gesture of reverence, with a standing attendant in orange holding a vessel to the side. Behind him, painted pillars and a golden throne frame a wall with colourful painted deity figures. On the right, two large golden-throned deity murtis with garlands sit beside two child performers in yellow and orange and purple garments, one with folded palms, the other seated in purple. Blue ocean wave backdrops flank the scene, and a brass oil lamp stands on the stage.2013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02A staged devotional tableau on a white stage set against a blue and red painted backdrop with decorative pillars. Seated on a gold throne at left, a man with long dark hair and a gold necklace has his hands joined in a gesture of worship. Behind him stand two painted lion-throne figures with multiple arms holding lamps. At right, a gilded throne with yellow drapery holds two deity murti adorned with garlands, one crowned and one with a decorated headdress. Before them, two boys in orange and purple, garlanded in yellow flowers, sit with hands raised in prayer. A man in an orange cloth at lower left holds a lamp. Blue ocean-wave screens flank the murti.2013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02A stage performance of a temple-style scene inside a hall with painted blue and orange pillars and a red velvet valance. A seated man on a gold throne with a tiger-skin-like cloth, wearing a gold necklace and ornate dark attire with hands in añjali, sits between two gold lion-footed guard figures and two painted attendant figures holding lamps. At right, two large deity statues stand under a gold arch, one garlanded in red and white flowers, and two costumed performers in yellow and red and purple sit before a painted ocean backdrop. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands at lower left beside a brass lamp stand. Oil lamps and offerings are placed on the stage.2013-09-02September 02 20132013-09-02A stage set for a Hindu sacred drama, with a seated man in a brown robe and rudraksha mala at centre on a golden throne with lion-figure armrests, hands joined near his face in namaskar. Flanking him are two standing deity murti figures with multiple arms and red-and-orange garments. On the left, a seated figure is decorated with a red-and-white flower garland before a throne-like seat. On the right, two figures in yellow and orange garments with garlands and gold crowns sit on a dais, one with raised hands. Blue sea-wave backdrops and brass oil lamps frame the stage, with a maroon velvet valance above.2013-09-02A photograph of a temple-style stage with painted blue pillars and a golden throne (simhasana) flanked by two carved lion figures. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange headwrap sits on the throne with hands raised to his face in prayer. Two guardian figures with multiple arms stand on either side of the throne. On the right, two deity murtis are dressed in blue and gold garments, adorned with marigold garlands, sitting before a green and gold arch. A standing man in orange clothing and rudraksha-style beads on the left holds a silver lamp or ritual vessel. Brass oil lamps line the stage and maroon velvet drapes hang overhead.2013-11-09