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April 01 2012

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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a mat before a gilded deity murti in a golden arch and palanquin-style wooden cart. The murti wears a red garment and is draped in marigold and red flower garlands; a golden lion-shaped mount stands beside it. The priest presses his palms together in prayer. In front of him are brass vessels, a plate of rice, a tray of offerings, a small oil lamp with a flame, and a folded white cloth. A red curtain hangs at left and a blue-clad figure appears at far right. The priest is a devotee in puja, not a visibly identified person.2011-12-10April 01 20122012-04-01 +1 copiesNovember 27 20112011-11-27 +1 copiesApril 01 20122012-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti seated on a gold lion-shaped throne, draped in red, yellow, pink and purple flower garlands and a red silk garment, holding a trident. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, reading from an open book. Brass oil lamps, bowls of offerings, flower plates and a kalasha-like vessel are arranged on a cloth in front. An orange curtain hangs at left, and gold-framed figures stand in an arched niche behind.2011-11-27November 13 20152015-11-13A photograph of a temple shrine at dusk with an orange cloth hanging beside an open pillared area. A single priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, facing a gilded shrine, holding a lamp or aarti flame toward a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Beside it, a larger shrine with a golden arched frame holds two figures in red and pink garments, one seated with an animal mount below, and a small figure in blue and green to the right. Brass vessels and offering trays rest on the floor, and a potted plant and tree stand outside the structure.2011-12-10 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shawl stands on a wooden platform at a temple shrine, holding a lit lamp in his right hand and performing aarti before a deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands. The murti sits within a gilded arched frame on a golden palanquin-style stand. Brass plates with offerings, a kumkum dish and a small oil lamp lie on a cloth mat in front. A seated person in white and yellow clothing sits at the left edge of the courtyard, and a red-and-white striped pillar and tiled roof frame the scene.2011-12-10August 08 20112011-08-08December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a night-time puja at an outdoor shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white-and-sandal markings on his forehead and arms, sits cross-legged on a mat at left, facing a golden shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti dressed in a red sari and red-and-gold adornments, with a crown, layered necklaces and flower garlands, seated on a purple cloth before a golden gilded arch and gold-carved pedestal. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang on a pole beside it. In the foreground are a brass kalasha, a brass oil lamp, a bowl of marigold petals, banana, coconut and fruit on an orange cloth, and a small offering tray. Steps with red-and-white painted walls rise behind. No swami is visibly seated in the scene; the seated figure is a priest.2013-12-15A photograph of a temple puja before a deity murti of a standing goddess holding a trident and a sword, adorned with a silver-and-white jewelled costume, a crown and a rudraksha-style bead garland. She is framed by a gilded arch and multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, purple, pink and white, and stands atop a golden lion-shaped vahana. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings sits cross-legged at the lower left, tending brass vessels, a kalasha and oil lamps arranged on a tray. Banana bunches and a flower-petal offering lie on the carpet in front, and an orange drape and a golden flagstaff stand behind.2011-11-26 +1 copies