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A temple shrine with a golden throne-like seat backed by an ornate golden arch, set in a painted blue and red hall. A seated figure with long dark hair and a red-brown wrap sits on a tiger-skin cushion, wearing a white flower garland, with a kneeling attendant in white below. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with raised arms flank the shrine. In the foreground a man with a shaved-looking head and a bare, painted upper body in an orange cloth holds a large brass multi-wick aarti lamp with flames, while a microphone stand appears at the right edge. Ritual aarti in a shrine setting.

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July 29 20172017-07-29August 02 20172017-08-02July 29 20172017-07-29August 04 20172017-08-04Photograph of an aarti ritual before a gold-decorated throne inside a temple-style shrine. A seated figure in a red-orange turban, rust-orange garment and red-and-white flower garland sits on a gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion, hands raised in blessing. Two large gilded guardian statues bare-chested in orange dhoti and green sashes flank the throne. In front, a bald priest in the foreground lifts a multi-tiered lit oil lamp. Two seated devotees in orange and a woman in blue and green sit below the throne with folded hands. Gold bells hang from the ceiling. The shrine has gold and green decorations.2014-11-24May 25 20172017-05-25A priest in white ritual dress with bare upper body and sacred markings performs aarti, raising a tiered brass lamp with many lit oil lamps toward a shrine. Inside the golden-framed shrine niche, a seated figure in saffron-red cloth and a white flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a peetha base. Two painted standing deity murti flank the shrine, each with multiple arms holding ritual objects and green-and-gold draping. A red curtain hangs above and a devotee in white kneels at the lower right near the shrine.2017-09-01A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, performs aarti by holding up a tiered silver-and-gold lamp with multiple lit flames before a seated figure on an ornate golden throne. The throne has a gold arched backrest and a red cushion, flanked by two golden lion statues. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with raised arms in gold ornaments, and tall ornamented pillars frame the blue and pink temple hall. Brass lamp stands are visible on the sides. The seated figure wears red and gold garments and cannot be clearly identified from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2012-04-04July 29 20172017-07-29May 25 20172017-05-25Photograph 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.2013-05-15September 22 20132013-09-22