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Photograph inside a richly painted temple-style hall with pink, green and blue decorative pillars and a painted guardian figure holding a club on the left. A seated figure in red robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands raised in a gesture, with strings of small lamps behind. In the foreground a shaven-headed attendant in orange-red robes holds a multi-tiered lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the throne, with brass lamp stands flanking the dais and other attendants in red seated nearby.

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April 04 20132013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04April 04 20132013-04-04A photograph inside a brightly painted hall with pink, blue and green decorative pillars. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, hands raised in a gesture of blessing. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in a red-orange cloth holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. A carved, gold-painted deity figure stands at the left edge, and brass oil lamps flank the throne. A small monitor sits on the white platform, and a partially visible head appears at the lower right.2013-04-04A priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest holds up a tall silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with many flames toward a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a brightly painted temple hall. The seated figure wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, with hands resting on the arm of the throne. Two women in orange and maroon sit on the floor to the throne's right, and a third person sits behind on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the doorway, and string lights glow behind the throne. The walls are blue, pink and green with painted pillars and deity carvings. The seated figure's face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-07April 07 20132013-04-07A bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and wrist bands, holds up a large multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in the foreground. Beyond him, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bindi/tilak sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cloth, framed by a doorway with hanging oil lamps and a colourful painted temple facade in turquoise, pink and green. Devotees in orange and white sit near the throne, one wearing a white shawl, and additional brass lamps stand on the floor.2013-03-16April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07April 01 20132013-04-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall with turquoise and pink painted walls and two large painted guardian figures with raised weapons flanking a doorway. A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a long dark hair sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cloth before him, in a dimly lit inner shrine lit by hanging lamps. In the foreground a bald priest in an orange-saffron cloth with white markings on his chest holds up a tiered brass oil lamp with many lit flames. Below, a girl in a white and pink sari sits near the throne, and an older man in white and a man in a green shirt stand with folded hands in devotion. Brass lamps stand on the floor to the right.2013-03-21February 18 20132013-02-18