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January 01 2014

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At night, a man in orange and gold ritual dress holds a lit silver aarti lamp with a large flame at a shrine. He wears a white forehead mark, a gold-bordered orange shawl, layered gold necklaces and a gold armlet. Behind him a second man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands holding a silver plate. The shrine has a silver arched frame, green cloth backdrop, and a deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with marigolds scattered on the ground.2014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01January 01 20142014-01-01Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a public ground. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a long garland and gold armlets, holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a golden deity murti set in an arched gold frame. He holds a silver bell in his other hand. Devotees with folded hands sit behind a green and red cloth-covered platform, some in white and yellow saris. Dark background with white poles and a lit signboard.2011-11-10November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesDecember 18 20132013-12-18September 28 20172017-09-28April 23 20122012-04-23Night photograph of an outdoor temple shrine. A tall black Shiva lingam is draped in garlands of yellow and red flowers and an orange cloth, with a small red deity figure at its base. A long-haired person in orange saffron robes and gold bangles stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, facing the shrine. At the far right edge, a bald person in white ritual dress holds a silver tray of green leaves and flowers. Red and white striped pillars, a golden gateway and dark trees surround the courtyard.2011-12-20Night photograph of an aarti at a shrine. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold pendant, holds a silver tray with a bright flame toward a golden arched shrine. Behind him stands an ornately dressed deity murti in green garments with red and purple sashes, beside a golden lion-like vahana. Smoke rises from the flame into the dark background. +1 copiesNight-time outdoor puja before a gilded deity murti set on a golden tray with a gold arched prabhavali behind it and flower petals scattered on its base. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming camphor aarti lamp in the other, smoke rising. Devotees in white and yellow saris and white shirts stand with palms pressed together behind a green-and-pink draped table. A green sign with partial Tamil lettering is visible in the background.2011-11-10