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January 20 2008

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January 20 20082008-01-20July 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesA photo of a temple sarva darshan scene. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and stands with his palm raised over the head of a devotee bowing before him. Behind him, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised seat before an ornate golden shrine that holds a deity murti of two figures adorned with garlands. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right holding an orange cloth-covered tray. Devotees in white shirts line a metal railing at left, several with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a pink sari stands at right.2010-01-02 +2 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style honouring at an open temple pavilion with grey stone pillars and deity murtis on a raised platform. A long-haired man in orange saffron cloth and rudraksha malas sits smiling on a white-draped seat, his bare feet being washed or offered to by a young man in white with an orange shawl who kneels beside him. A man in white with folded hands stands before them, and a silver vessel decorated with marigold and rose garlands sits on the floor in front. Behind them stand two deity murtis, one in red and gold and one in pink and green sari, with a garlanded kalasha and oil lamps on the platform. Other seated devotees in white and an attendant with a fan frame the scene.2007-07-28January 20 20082008-01-20October 14 20072007-10-14A photograph of a temple darshan at an outdoor shrine with a stone gopuram-style entrance, orange and red drapes, and a gilded arch framing a deity murti pair decorated with garlands and red-orange cloth. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a grey vest who bows with folded hands. To the left, a young man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together. Behind, a man in white dhoti and a man in white kurta holding a brass tray with offerings walk toward the shrine. Two rows of silver railings guide the line. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and distinctive rudraksha beads, a person candidate.2010-01-13A photograph inside a stone shrine with carved pillars and a deity murti with a gold crown and garland behind a red curtain. In front, a young man in saffron robes holds a blue folder and smiles, while a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari stands with palms joined in namaskar. Brass oil lamps and a small saffron-robed figurine with flower garland sit on the altar, with a kalasha and offerings nearby.2008-07-08 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange shawl, with a beaded orange-and-red mala around the neck, sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat in front of a golden shrine with a deity murti of a crowned, multi-armed form garlanded with yellow and red flowers. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands on a wooden stand beside the seat. Around him, a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, a younger man in orange shawl stands behind, and a man in white with a flower garland and a rosette badge stands at center-right. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at right. In the foreground, an older man in white kneels and touches the floor with flowers at his feet, while an orange-draped wooden footstool with marigold garlands rests before the seat. Orange curtains and banana leaves frame the scene.2010-07-24July 08 20082008-07-08 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene in front of a gilded deity murti decorated with red and pink flower garlands and a purple cloth backdrop. Centrally, a young woman in an orange saffron robe wearing a white and pink garland sits on a white-draped seat, her hand extended toward a prostrate devotee in a teal top lying face down on the white cloth with a flower garland. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas with orange or saffron shawls stand on an orange mat; a woman in a white saree with a yellow border stands with hands in anjali, and another woman in a white and red-bordered saree stands to the right. Brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like brass stand sit near the shrine. The scene suggests a padapuja or darshan style blessing, with a figure in saffron clothing seated receiving devotees.2010-06-13