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A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands at the right edge, holding a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward three deity murtis. The central murti sits on a red velvet throne draped with red and white flower garlands and wears a gold crown, green and gold silk garment and gold necklaces. Two smaller murtis on either side wear green garments, yellow shawls and flower garlands. A man in a white shirt stands in a window behind them. Red curtains frame the stage and the floor has a patterned rug.

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September 27 20142014-09-27September 27 20142014-09-27September 25 20142014-09-25A photograph inside a temple-style hall with red velvet curtains and a painted wall. On the left, a person in an orange-brown garment and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits on a gold-and-red floral-decorated throne with lion figures, hands joined in front of the face. In the centre, a decorated deity murti in green and gold garments with a garland sits behind a red velvet cloth, flanked by two smaller murtis in green and pink-white dress with garlands. On the right, a man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp aarti in front of the murtis. A shaved-headed figure stands in the background. The floor is polished with red carpets.2014-09-27October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a standing man in a brown dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace, a white garland around his neck, hands in anjali mudra and holding a pink flower, smiling beside a stage. Behind him, three seated deity murti are decorated with garlands: the central one is a large figure in green and red silk with a silver crown, framed by red and white flower arches, flanked by two smaller murtis in green and blue silk. Red and pink draped cloth covers the platform, with colourful tassels hanging from the arches above and a white fan at the lower left.2013-10-08October 08 20132013-10-08Photograph of a temple-style ritual in a hall with a gold-framed arch backdrop and dark red curtain. Two standing figures in the foreground: a man in a white dhoti and white head cloth holding a brass bowl with a red garland around his neck, and a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a yellow-and-white garland, holding a ritual object, with his head bowed or face turned toward the altar. Behind them, large deity murtis wearing red, orange, purple and white flower garlands and gold crowns and jewellery are seated on ornate golden thrones draped with a gold brocade cloth. A pink cloth covers a seat in the middle. Rose petals are scattered on the floor, with a brass oil lamp and banana leaves with fruit in the lower left.2015-01-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange turban sits on a silver throne with red cushions in front of a stage. He sits with hands clasped, a microphone stand before him. Behind him, a large deity murti with flower garlands sits under a gilded arch, flanked by a golden standing figure and another gilded deity murti on a green-draped platform to the right. To the left, a man in orange cloth holds a lit lamp or aarti flame beside another garlanded deity murti on a blue cloth. Red curtains and gold-framed shrines fill the background.2017-11-27A photograph of a temple stage hung with colourful tassel decorations. A man in a brown dhoti and shawl, with a white garland and a gold chain, stands at left holding a pink flower and raising one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. Behind him, three deity murtis sit on thrones: the central figure in a red and green silk draped in white and red flower garlands with a crown and jewelled necklaces, flanked by two smaller murtis in green and yellow and blue garments with garlands. A white fan stands at the edge of the stage. Possibly a Satsang or darshan setting.2013-10-08September 27 20142014-09-27