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A photograph of a temple ritual before a gold-carved throne (peetha) with a gold trident-topped stand and a golden cobra hood above. A bare-backed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread raises both arms toward a seated figure in red garments wearing a pink-and-white flower garland. A girl in white with a long braid stands with hands joined. On the left, a person with dreadlocks and rudraksha beads sits in a white-and-gold cloth, and a woman in a white sari sits at the right edge. Red curtains frame the scene and a metal railing lies in the foreground.

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September 04 20172017-09-04A seated figure in an orange-red robe and a tall black headdress sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-carved armrests and a golden canopy, before a dark grey backdrop with a painted face of a deity with long swept-back hair and a tilak. Several people in white dhotis and white garments surround the throne; some are adjusting cloths or moving near the platform, and one woman in white holds a small child. To the right, a gold-decorated shrine displays a deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Colourful striped pillars stand at the edges, and a low railing runs along the front of the stage.2016-01-30July 03 20172017-07-03Inside a gilded temple hall, a man seated on a red-cushioned golden throne wears a saffron-and-maroon garment, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Before him, two devotees in white kurtas raise their palms in namaskar, and a woman in a maroon sari with a saffron border stands behind them beside a silver kalasha-style vessel. Ornate gold carvings and a golden lattice screen fill the background. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference only weakly, so identity is left unsure.2015-08-23May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a ceremonial stage set against a painted backdrop of a stone temple gateway amid trees. On a tiered red-draped platform stands a red throne with a seated figure in orange robes, partly obscured. A man in a white kurta kneels in front of the platform with raised palms, his back to the camera. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the platform. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right, next to a young boy in a white dhoti with a gold border. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels at left, and a standing man in a white shirt watches at far right. Red and gold cloth covers the foreground platform.2015-05-05November 14 20102010-11-14Photograph of a ceremony in a dimly lit room with a red-painted wall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne wears a black turban with a crescent ornament and a dark garment with a beaded necklace. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha bracelets stands before him with both palms raised in blessing, while a second attendant in white with a beaded mala reaches in from the left. A seated man in orange headwear and a yellow garment with a beaded necklace sits at lower right. Dark-skinned bare-chested man stands in the background. A water bottle sits on a side table at right.2016-03-06 +1 copiesNovember 07 20162016-11-07Photograph from behind of a temple puja scene. Three bare-backed men sit before a large gold radiating halo behind a red-cushioned seat. The central figure wears a white cloth tied around his head and a white dhoti, and has a damp or oiled back. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and a brown beaded necklace, with white markings on his shoulder. The man on the right wears an orange and red shawl. A gold and red ornamental container sits at the lower left, and a deity murti decorated with garlands appears in the upper left background. Purple and gold fabric hangs at the right.2017-05-24May 25 20172017-05-25A ceremonial scene in a temple-like hall. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red-maroon dhoti-style garment and a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and a full dark beard, smiles while a kneeling man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder bows at his feet. Standing attendants in white shirts and white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand around, one bare-chested holding a ceremonial staff with rudraksha beads. A woman in a maroon sari with long braided hair stands at the right edge.2016-11-03