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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine where a golden deity murti of Shiva with a crescent moon-like adornment and a second golden deity murti are seated on a throne, both decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and white flowers in red, yellow, purple and green arranged in a large arch behind them. A standing devotee in an orange-brown dhoti with long dreadlocked hair and bare upper body, and a second devotee in a rust-brown wrap with braided long hair, stand at the left in front of the deities, the second holding a ritual object. A painted statue on the right wears a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala beside a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Ornate brass ritual items sit in the foreground. Two people are physically present.2016-12-23A temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and red, white and green flowers, with a tall golden kalasha-like vessel at the center. Two standing figures on the left wear orange robes and long dark hair; one is a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth, and the other a standing figure in red. Brass oil lamps (lamps) stand on either side of the shrine, and a deity murti with a crown is visible in the back. The scene is a decorated deity shrine rather than a gathering of people.2016-07-19December 02 20172017-12-02May 07 20172017-05-07A temple sanctum shows a golden deity murti of Shiva and Parvati seated side by side on a red-draped platform, their gold ornaments and garland arch of multicoloured flowers behind them. A black lingam stands on a dark stone yoni base in front. Several priests in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and orange turbans attend the ritual; one at right gestures toward the deities, and another at centre-left stands with his back to the camera. Brass lamps, silver vessels and a small bronze figure of a standing devotee sit on the floor, with flowers and a small stepped brass vessel in the foreground. Two men at left and a few heads at lower edge are visible among the attendees.2015-01-13A temple shrine scene with a golden deity murti of a seated goddess and a golden standing figure, both draped in marigold garlands of yellow, orange, purple and green, beneath a gold arched canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe, with long hair, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp, with his arm extended toward the deities. Another person in orange robes sits at left edge. Brass lamp stands, a gold-rimmed vessel and a small seated figure garlanded in orange flowers are arranged at the base. a person is not clearly identified here; the standing robed figure is a priest or devotee performing aarti.2009-12-30A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27December 02 20172017-12-02Photograph inside a temple sanctum during a ritual. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-red turban, a saffron-brown wrap and a gold waist band stands at center, reaching toward a richly garlanded deity murti decorated with white, red, yellow and purple flower garlands and gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps with yellow marigold garlands stand in the foreground, one with a lit flame. Several attendants in orange and white dhotis, one holding a tray, stand near the left doorway. Two of the figures in the background are adjacent but partly out of frame, so the count is approximate.2016-12-23May 07 20172017-05-07