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Temple worship scene in a gold-decorated shrine. Three men in ritual dress stand before an ornate silver throne with red cushion and gem-studded backdrop. Central priest in white dhoti and cream head cloth holds a brass lamp with flame, with green and maroon sash. Beside him a bare-chested assistant with rudraksha mala and white dhoti performs anjali with hands folded. Behind, a standing man with a long-haired topknot and rudraksha malas in folded-hand prayer. Before the throne is a framed portrait wearing an orange turban, draped in red, yellow and white garlands, with a silver lion or animal figure beside it. Setting is aarti before a portrait on a throne.

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Photo 11728708March 15 20202020-03-15Photo 11728710 +2 copiesMarch 02 20182018-03-02May 10 20142014-05-10A temple puja in progress before a gold-framed shrine with a large silver-and-gold deity murti draped in flower garlands and a red-and-gold crown. Two young men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand with folded hands wearing marigold and white flower garlands. In the foreground a seated priest with a blue waist cloth and dark head cloth, bare-chested and strung with beads, performs a fire-and-offering ritual over a silver tray and brass pot with a lit flame, flower heaps and fruit. Brass lamps stand at right and a second small deity sits at left under garlands. The setting appears to be a Hindu temple hall with pink and red floor cloths and scattered petals.2015-10-18May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph of a ceremonial court scene in a red-draped hall. A seated man on a gilded throne with lion-armrest carvings, wearing a maroon turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold ornaments, sits with palms pressed together in greeting. Two silver trident-tipped staffs and a ceremonial mace stand beside the throne. In the foreground, a priest in white dhoti and an ornate green-and-gold headdress holds a lit lamp, and a man in a striped sash and white dhoti stands with flower garlands at a second throne decorated with yellow and white flowers. Devotees are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-10-18July 13 20152015-07-13A man in a rust-brown dhoti and draped cloth, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold chain, stands at a golden pillar holding a silver lamp or ritual vessel over a flame in a shrine. A second man in orange clothing stands behind him at left. Beside them, a deity murti is decorated with a gold-and-silver embroidered blue and orange cloth, floral garlands and ornaments, seated on a striped throne-like cushion. Red cloth draped over a shrine structure, brass bowls of offerings sit in the foreground, and a brass lamp stands at right. The setting appears to be a temple or puja room with red carpeting.2016-05-22October 18 20152015-10-18A temple puja scene with two standing priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, each wearing a long garland of marigolds and white flowers and folded hands. Behind them stands a large deity murti with a crown, silver ornaments and a green and red garment, flanked by two smaller deity murtis. At the front, a seated priest in a blue and white cloth with a head cloth and rudraksha-style beads faces a golden peetha holding a kalasha-like setup, oil lamps, flower offerings and a yantra. Bowls of flowers and brass lamps surround the altar. The scene suggests a ritual ceremony in a decorated temple hall.2015-10-18