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June 06 2020

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A photograph of a devotional puja before a richly decorated deity murti seated on an ornate golden throne with an arched backrest covered in embroidered floral patterns. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold embroidered blouse, a heavy ornamented necklace and a garland of pink flowers, and sits on a leopard-print cloth over a golden base. A single bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long hair, rudraksha-style beads and white tripundra markings on his arms, holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward the murti. Golden pillars flank the throne, with colourful tasselled hangings in red, green, yellow and purple.2020-06-06April 26 20202020-04-26September 12 20172017-09-12April 26 20202020-04-26September 02 20172017-09-02A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands joined before his chest and a microphone stand in front of him. A small white cup sits on a side table beside the throne. To the right, a priest in orange dhoti and bare upper body stands before a golden deity murti with a silver face and garlands of white and yellow flowers, flanked by brass lamps, a trident and a bell. Offerings of leaves, fruit and oil lamps lie on a tray at the base of the deity. Colourful triangular banners with red and yellow patterns hang nearby, and a golden canopy with fringed tassels is overhead. A portrait of a deity with a golden crown and blue skin appears on the left wall.2016-10-31A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body, rudraksha malas, bangles and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms stands at right, raising one hand toward a tall gilded metal lamp stand while holding a brass bell in the other. Before him, a black stone deity murti wearing a crown, silver-gold jewellery and red hibiscus and pink flower garlands stands in a gilded arched niche. In front, a draped image or seated deity form sits on a gold lion-supported throne with a green and gold cloth, flanked by brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and scattered flower petals on a striped rug.2020-06-06December 25 20132013-12-25June 06 20202020-06-06July 12 20172017-07-12 +1 copiesMay 05 20172017-05-05Photograph of a puja inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with an orange head cloth, holds a silver ritual vessel with a pink-and-white flower garland draped over it, offering it toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears a rust-red garment, a pink flower garland, and a tilak on the forehead, sitting on a tiger-skin-covered seat in front of an elaborate gold throne back. Two painted and gilded dvarapala guardian statues with raised hands flank the scene, and a brass lamp and bells hang at right. Gold ornaments and offering trays sit on the platform.2017-09-12