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March 22 2006

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Indoor temple shrine with a red and gold backdrop framed by marigold garlands and string lights. Five standing deity murtis in blue and gold robes stand on a tiered platform. In front, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a purple-edged cloth waves a lit aarti lamp toward the deities. A person in a long white robe stands at left with long dark hair, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings and a red donation box sit nearby.2006-03-22October 22 20082008-10-22Interior temple photograph showing a shrine room with white walls and tiled floor. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shirt adorns a large dark deity murti with garlands of red and white flowers and a gold crown. In the centre, a standing man in an orange-red shirt and yellow dhoti watches, and a figure in a saffron robe walks past a tall brass oil lamp (deepa). On the right, three dark deity murtis stand beneath a gold arch, decorated with garlands and dressed in red and purple cloth. A seated woman in an orange saree with a tiger-striped drape sits on a cushioned chair beside a black stone lion, with a brass lamp in front. Two people are standing in the scene and one is seated, so the count is three.2009-10-17August 22 20142014-08-22A photo of a temple ritual in an open courtyard. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands before a deity murti decorated with red, orange and yellow garlands, lifting a lamp with a flame toward the idol. A cloth-draped offering stand with a red and orange cloth sits in front, with brass lamps, plates, bowls and scattered flower petals. Behind him, several people in white and cream saris and white shirts stand with hands folded in devotion, and a red-and-white striped wall frames the scene. A brass lamp stand and a black board with white lettering are visible on the right. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2010-11-12October 22 20082008-10-22August 22 20142014-08-22October 18 20152015-10-18A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.2007-11-09A photo taken from behind of a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and bare arms, holding a silver aarti lamp on a stage. Ahead, a gilded throne with red cushions holds a figure in pink-and-white robes with rudraksha malas, seated under a golden decorative canopy. To the right, a deity murti in green and gold garments with a garland sits on a draped dais beside a smaller figure, and a small child in orange kneels at the lower edge. Red curtains, golden pillars and lit brass lamps frame the stage.2015-10-17A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at the right, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated shrine. The shrine holds garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands in red, pink, white and purple, behind a red cloth and gold arches. Additional garlanded deity murtis sit on a side altar at right. Brass lamp stands and a gold-framed picture are visible. Seated devotees in saffron and red clothing at right play small hand instruments and watch the ritual. The scene is an arati in a temple hall.2009-10-17December 26 20102010-12-26