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November 29 20202020-11-29November 29 20202020-11-29A temple sanctum at night decorated with dense garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. A bearded priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall ornate headdress, stands centre-left holding a small bell and a lamp, beside a large golden peetha arch framing a garlanded Shiva lingam. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces, with a golden deity figure at left and another at right holding a lamp. Lit oil lamps flank the scene and a bharani deepam celebrations caption appears at the bottom.2020-11-29Photograph of a ritual at a golden palanquin-style shrine during the Maha Paramashivaratri Brahmotsavam dhwajarohanam. Three gilded metal deity murtis sit in the centre of an ornate golden arch hung with red cloth: a central seated figure in red dhoti and green and gold shawl, wearing a tall crown and a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace, flanked by two consorts in crowns, garlands and red and gold garments. A man with bare, ash-smeared upper body and an orange and red cloth draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala on his wrist, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deities with his right hand. Gold ornaments and a golden sun-like crest decorate the foreground.2021-03-07A photograph of a temple stage with golden thrones decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and multicoloured canopies. Three deity murtis sit on the thrones: a small figure on the left, a central figure with a golden lion-mount and a red-and-gold canopy, and a figure on the right in blue and pink garments. Stone lion figures flank the centre. In the middle foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a red mala around his neck. On the left a young attendant in an orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp for aarti. Red velvet drapes hang behind, and rose petals are scattered on the stage.2017-12-01November 29 20202020-11-29February 02 20162016-02-02July 29 20172017-07-29November 29 20202020-11-29March 27 20162016-03-27March 27 20162016-03-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style stage at a satsang, with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron-orange turban and rudraksha mala at the centre, hands pressed together in greeting before a silver throne-frame. Behind him stands a golden bull (Nandi) with a floral garland and a golden ornate arch. On the left, a standing attendant in orange dhoti and bare chest holds a lit oil lamp in an aarti gesture. Gold-framed deity statues flank the stage, with a seated deity murti on the right dressed in blue with garlands, and red-draped seats and marigold garlands decorate the platform.2017-12-01