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December 13 2007

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Two metal murti figures of a divine couple sit on a green and orange-red draped seat in front of a painted backdrop of large banyan-like trees. The male figure wears a red turban with a red flower, a gold crown-like top, layered jewelled necklaces and a white dhoti with gold border, and holds a gold staff in one hand and a yellow flower in the other. The female figure wears a red and green silk sari with gold zari, a dark headdress, a long white flower garland and layered gold necklaces. A brass kalasha or vessel sits at lower left and a small framed photograph is placed at the bottom centre.2007-12-14May 22 20092009-05-22A person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands with their back to the camera before a shrine holding two gilded deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. A black stone yoni-shaped base with a kalasha and flower offerings sits in front, and a brass kalasha stands at lower left. The shrine has an ornate copper arch, and a painted cloth panel and a carved lion-mounted figure are visible at right.2009-03-29A photograph of a temple ritual at night before a stone wall. A priest with long dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange cloth, stands at left pouring or offering from a silver vessel toward two gold-coloured deity murti seated on a dark base. The left murti wears a white cloth with a red band, a crown with a green stone and crescent, and marigold garlands. The right murti wears a green and red silk garment, a crown, and yellow-and-red garlands, with a gold staff or weapon beside it. Ornate jewellery and a crescent-shaped crown are visible. No one is present besides the priest.2007-02-16A photograph of a temple shrine with a figure in an orange top and saffron-orange dhoti leaning forward with folded hands toward a green-clad deity murti seated on a raised platform. Two large painted deity murtis with ornate crowns, gold necklaces and garlands of yellow and red flowers sit behind, one in orange and gold silk. A red curtain hangs at left beside stone pillars, with a hand-held camera visible in the lower right. The figure's face is turned away, so the person is unidentified; the figure is a devotee at worship.2007-12-07A photograph of two decorated deity murti seated together on a teal silk-draped platform before a large painted banyan-tree backdrop. The figure on the left wears a red turban with a red feather plume, a white dhoti with a gold border, a jewelled necklace, and holds a small golden staff with yellow flowers. The figure on the right wears an orange-red sari with a green border, layered silver necklaces, and a white jasmine garland. Brass lamps, a brass bowl and a small framed photograph of a saffron-robed person stand on the platform in front. No physical people are visible.2007-12-14March 07 20132013-03-07March 29 20092009-03-29December 26 20082008-12-26 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20142014-01-17A photograph inside a temple shrine. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at left in a flowing saffron-orange robe, raising one hand in greeting. Beside him stands a large gold-coloured metal deity murti of a seated male deity with a white dhoti and gold ornaments, flanked by a consort figure in a red and gold sari with a crown and jewelled necklaces. Both are draped with thick garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. A small golden shivalinga-style pedestal sits on a brass tray in the foreground, and a golden arch frames a small figure at the base. Red curtains and gold-painted carved pillars surround the shrine.2006-09-23 +2 copiesA standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala smiles and raises one hand in greeting beside a golden deity murti pair. Behind him, the murtis are richly adorned with gold jewellery and layered garlands of yellow, red, pink and green flowers. The yellow-walled shrine interior is framed by gilded pillars.2006-09-23