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Indoor temple ritual in a shrine room with painted blue and orange walls and two tall painted guardian figures in red and orange with garlands. At centre, a golden throne-like seat holds a deity murti or figure adorned with garlands and a crown-like canopy. A priest in orange robes stands before the seat and performs an aarti or puja with a lamp, while seated devotees in orange, green, and white clothing sit on mats with palms pressed together. Brass vessels and fruit offerings lie on the floor in front, and a small bell rests at lower left. Several people are seated in the foreground, roughly eight visible.

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December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of a satsang or puja in a temple-style hall with a painted stage backdrop. Two tall painted deity figures with multiple arms and crowns stand on either side of a golden throne-like seat, on which a figure in a dark red-brown robe and a red headwrap sits with hands raised. Several devotees in saffron and orange clothing kneel on a stage in prayer, some with folded hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a garland sits at the right front, and a kneeling monk in saffron robes with a bald head is seen from behind at the left. Brass oil lamps and offering plates line the stage.2013-08-02A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a tiled white floor. Two large painted deity figures, each with four arms, a tall crown and orange-red dhoti with green sashes, flank a pair of wooden double doors that are open to a gilded inner sanctum. A painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban is visible on the open door panel, labelled only by the framed image. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and orange cloth holds up a silver lamp with a lit flame, facing the doors. Two people in orange and white clothing sit with folded hands on the right, and a seated person in white is at the left. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a small ritual tray sits on the floor. Five people are visible.2013-09-29A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja. In the foreground, a standing priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, raising a brass lamp or aarti vessel toward the shrine. Seated on the red carpeted platform at left, two priests in orange robes with white forehead markings sit before a small ritual setup with brass items. At right, several women in orange and maroon saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them stand two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green dhotis flanking a wooden door, with brass lamp stands and painted pillars in pink, green and blue. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-04-25Photograph of a temple sanctum interior with a seated guru on a golden ornate throne draped with tiger skin, flanked by two large painted four-armed deity statues in orange and green dhotis holding objects. A seated central figure wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with a smaller white-robed devotee and an orange-clad figure seated near the throne. In the foreground at left, a priest in orange cloth tends a tall lit oil lamp stand with many flames, and a lamp and offerings are arranged on the floor. Hanging bells and a golden canopy hang above the throne. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2013-05-15A temple-hall scene with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a crown-like head adornment, seated on a golden throne decorated with garlands in purple, green and yellow. Flanking the throne are two large painted murtis of multi-armed deities with golden crowns and orange-red dhotis holding ritual objects. Seated on the floor in front are about eight devotees in white, red and purple clothes; a microphone stands at the left. Oil lamps and potted plants surround the dais, and a sign-free painted wall in blue, orange and pink frames the setting.2012-01-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in a temple hall, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, with his hands resting on the armrests. Two tall painted guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns flank the entrance. Oil lamps stand on both sides of the hall. In the foreground, a woman in orange sits on the floor beside a ritual tray with flowers and offerings, while a woman in a white top and a woman in a magenta sari sit with folded hands, and an older man in white sits at the right with his palms pressed together. Several saffron-clad attendants sit near the throne. a person is the seated central figure, identified by his saffron robes, flower garland, gold ornaments and throne placement.2013-07-02A temple shrine hall with painted blue and pink pillars and two large painted deity guardian figures with four arms, crowns and golden ornaments. Centrally, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban sits on a gold throne-like seat with hanging lamps above. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with bare shoulders holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Seated on a red carpet, a man in white dhoti and a woman and man in dark red robes are in folded-hand prayer. Brass lamps flank the scene. Ritual lamp offering in progress; the central framed portrait is a depiction and the appearance-based candidate is only uncertain.2014-06-19A photograph of a temple-style hall during a ritual. In the center, a seated figure in a red and maroon garment with a red headpiece and rudraksha-style mala sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cover, flanked by two tall painted deity murti figures in gold ornaments and green-and-orange lower garments. In the foreground, a person in a white and gold cloth raises a lit flame or camphor aarti toward the throne. At left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits with a brass lamp. At right, several women in orange and saffron saris sit with hands folded in prayer, and a child is partly visible. Brass oil lamps stand along the red carpeted floor.2014-04-13June 10 20142014-06-10