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Photo of a ceremonial stage set with a golden temple-style frame, blue-lit painted deity figures with multiple arms flanking a glowing orange wooden door, and a carved wooden throne-like seat draped with leopard-print cushions. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown sleeveless top and a long beaded mala with a heart-shaped pendant stands holding a tall silver staff, while a small brass vessel with smoke rises in the foreground beside marigold flowers and fronds.

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July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A photograph of a stage set for a ritual darshan. A man in a maroon sleeveless top and maroon dhoti stands beside an ornate dark wooden throne draped with a leopard-print cloth. He wears rudraksha beads, a heart-shaped pendant on a long necklace, and a dark hair knot, and he rests one hand on a long staff with a trident-like top. Behind him are large blue-lit carved door frames, two illuminated standing deity murtis with multiple arms, and a warm orange-lit wooden door. In the foreground a brass bull figure (nandi) stands with smoke rising, and orange flowers and palm fronds decorate the stage edges. a person appearance is uncertain from this image.2017-07-11A man stands on a stage before a large ornate backdrop with golden carved columns, a wooden door, and two blue-green statues of multi-armed deities flanking it. He wears a dark maroon sleeveless tunic, a long beaded necklace with a large white heart-shaped pendant, and bracelets, and holds a silver ceremonial sword in one raised hand while resting the other on a carved wooden throne-like seat with a golden peacock figure in front. Smoke drifts across the stage, and white flowers and ferns decorate the foreground.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11A man in a maroon sleeveless robe with a matching wrapped lower garment stands on a stage before a golden wooden door flanked by two teal-lit statues of multi-armed deity murti. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace with a large pendant and a dark turban-like headwrap, and holds a long staff upright with one hand while resting his other hand on a carved wooden throne-like seat. In front, a golden kalasha-style vessel emits a column of smoke or steam, with orange and white floral arrangements at the lower edges. Gold-carved pillars frame the scene under blue and amber stage lighting.2017-07-11July 11 20172017-07-11