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June 12 2014

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A man in a maroon-red robe with a gold-and-orange sash and a tilak on his forehead bends forward, offering his hands toward a large golden deity murti draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands. A brown rudraksha-style mala hangs around the murti's neck. Behind him, a helper in red and orange garments holds a metal plate, a cameraman films, and a blue and pink cloth draped over the murti's pedestal. Gold carved pillars frame the temple hall.2014-06-12June 12 20142014-06-12A temple interior photograph showing a man seen from behind in a rust-red shawl and dhoti with a yellow-orange waist cloth, wearing a white and orange flower garland, facing a large golden-bronze statue of a seated or standing sage with a raised hand. The statue wears a white and red jasmine-rose garland and a red-beaded necklace, and a small metal murti in a red and white garland stands beside it. A cameraman is visible at the back holding a video camera, and there are brass lamps at the lower left. The man's face is partly visible and his forehead bears a white vibhuti mark; his appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee performing puja before the murti.2014-06-12 +1 copiesJune 12 20142014-06-12November 28 20142014-11-28June 15 20092009-06-15A man in maroon-brown robes and a gold ornate necklace stands beside golden statues in a temple-style interior. He wears a long multicolour garland of pink, yellow and red flowers, gold bangles and a gold waist cord, and extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a golden statue of a bald sage wearing a white-and-red flower garland and maroon shawl. Behind him are more golden statues with white and red garlands, and a second man in a maroon garment stands at the right edge holding a ritual vessel. Another visible strand of mala beads is on the right edge. The scene resembles a consecration or puja moment.2014-06-28 +1 copiesDecember 14 20102010-12-14A priest in saffron-red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at a shrine, holding a white conch shell to the top of a dark stone shivalinga draped with white jasmine and red-and-yellow flower garlands. Behind him a golden metal murti of a bearded figure wearing a red turban and red flower garlands stands in the shrine. Vertical garlands of marigolds and roses frame the right edge. The priest has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and wears gold earrings. No clear a person candidate is visible, only the priest and the murti.2014-11-28A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. On the right, a long-haired figure in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red and yellow flower garland and a gold armlet, performs a ritual gesture toward the statues. Several bronze-coloured statues stand on the left: a bald sage with rudraksha beads and a raised hand, and a deity murti holding a trident-like staff and a drum. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at centre, a person in white dhoti stands behind, and an orange-clad devotee is at the right edge. Marigold garlands hang from the staircase railing and a small decorated murti with flowers sits at the base.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in an orange-red saffron dhoti-wrap, bare-shouldered, with hair tied back and a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace, applies white paste or ash with his fingers to a white-plastered deity murti, its face painted gold with red kumkum on the forehead and a red flower in its headdress. Beside him a second man in orange holds a brass vessel and pours or assists the ritual. Gold-embossed arch and greenery behind, consistent with an abhishekam-style anointing.2009-06-15