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A photograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage before an ornate gold arched shrine with a green backdrop. Two standing men in orange-red garments face the shrine: the central man, bare-chested with a red-orange dhoti and a green-and-gold turban, holds up a blue cloth draped over a garland-covered figure; a second man beside him in an orange-red dhoti and a gold-and-red headdress lifts a garland. The shrine is heavily garlanded with red, white, yellow and purple flower strings and holds deity murti with gold crowns and ornaments. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the wrists.

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Several people are partly visible at the edges.2015-10-18April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple-style ceremony on a stage in front of a golden arched canopy with red curtains. Two ornately dressed deity murti sit on a decorated throne, heavily garlanded with red, purple, yellow and white flower strands, the central figure wearing a gold crown and jewelled necklaces. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and garlands stand at right, one bare-chested with white ash markings on his arms, the other in an orange turban with red gems; both hold up a ceremonial object toward the murti. No identifiable a person is clearly visible; the figures are priests and attendants in ritual dress.2018-04-27Photograph of a puja at a temple-style stage before a golden arch and a deity murti pair draped in multicolour garlands of marigold, purple and white flowers and red-and-white dotted cloth. The central figures wear silver jewellery, crowns and green-and-gold silk. In the foreground, two priests in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas face the deities, one raising an arm in offering. A figure in a dark head covering sits at lower left. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the platform, with a starry backdrop behind.2018-04-25 +1 copiesTemple ritual before a gold-framed throne draped in red and gold brocade and covered with thick garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. Two deity murtis, one crowned and jewelled, sit on the throne and are adorned with floral arches. A bald man in a rust-brown robe stands center, one arm raised to hold a cloth over the murtis. To the left, a man in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland joins his palms in prayer. Another man in white stands behind, and a silver plate sits on the floor among scattered petals. 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