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A photograph of a ritual scene under an ornate gold-framed archway with red drapery. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, applying a colourful mark or powder to the face of a decorated deity murti or dressed figure seated on a raised platform. The figure wears a gold-and-cream silk garment, a gold crown, and is draped in long garlands of yellow, red, green and white flowers. A man in orange clothes stands at left near a flowered garland, and a brass oil lamp and a striped umbrella are visible in the foreground. The setting appears to be an open-sided hall with concrete ceiling.

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April 14 20122012-04-14A photograph of a seated figure on a throne heaped with pink rose petals and a large arrangement of yellow, purple and red marigold garlands. The central figure wears a pink and gold turban, a red rose garland, a heavy gold-and-bead necklace and a white shawl, and smiles broadly. Two people attend: a woman in a white sari with a red-banded headscarf-free look and gold bangles reaches out to touch the seated figure's hands, while a man in a white shirt and brown knitted cap leans in beside her. A golden throne back with a carved deity motif stands at left, and a backdrop shows a painted tree. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, identified by the turban, garlands and ornate gold necklace and shawl.2013-01-06A photograph of a temple ritual in which a long-haired man in a white garment stands on a raised golden platform, reaching up to adorn a large seated deity murti dressed in white with gold ornaments and a crown. The murti sits on a gold throne draped with yellow, magenta, red and white flower garlands. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a brass plate and tends to the garlands. Red and gold drapery and an ornate gold arch frame the scene, and a small figure is visible at the lower right.2010-12-21January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial deity murti seated on a gold-framed throne-like platform, draped in a white sari with a red lower garment and gold ornaments, wrapped in long garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers. A young man in a white dhoti and sacred thread with a gold bead necklace stands behind the deity, and a person in orange robes on the left holds a gold tray. A brass oil lamp stands in the foreground and a gold-rimmed ornamental object appears at the lower right. Gold-carved arches and red cloth form the backdrop.2010-12-21July 07 20092009-07-07December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A girl in a red and white silk sari with a forehead tilak and jewelled nose ring kneels before a seated boy in orange silk dhoti with green border, who wears a white tilak and garlands and holds his hands together. She holds a small silver bowl. Behind them a richly decorated deity murti in green silk with heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, a crown, and red and white garlands sits on a golden throne with a magenta backdrop. Yellow cloth drapes the platform edge.2013-08-18 +1 copiesJuly 17 20082008-07-17December 21 20102010-12-21March 07 20132013-03-07