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December 14 2011

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A temple photograph of a pada puja at a Shiva temple. A man in a purple dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles and a gold necklace, holds a silver plate and pours or offers from it toward the image. Beside him, a priest in an orange ochre cloth stands with his arm extended over the lingam-shaped base. Behind them, two gold-coloured deity murtis are dressed in purple and orange garments, with crowns and gold ornaments, framed by a golden arch and a large arrangement of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands. The scene is lit by warm temple lighting.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A temple ritual photograph in a stone-pillared shrine. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with white markings on his arm holds up a brass tray toward a second man in a purple dhoti and matching purple shawl with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, who holds a bowl over a decorated shivalingam. The lingam is draped in garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. Behind them stand two metal deity figures with jeweled crowns, garlanded and adorned with gold jewellery and a red-and-orange drape. The arch behind is gold-leafed. The scene reads as a pada puja or abhishekam offering.2011-12-14 +1 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14 +1 copiesDecember 18 20112011-12-18A temple ritual photograph in which a long-haired man in a maroon dhoti and shawl, with bangles and a beaded necklace, offers a golden bowl over a flower-decked Shivalinga. A shaven-headed young priest in an orange cloth holds the bowl's base. Behind them, golden murti figures of a deity pair are adorned with gold jewellery, an orange-and-red turban-style crown, and pink and red silk; the altar is framed by garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers and a gilded arch. a person is the long-haired man in the maroon garment, the appearance-based candidate, with cues of long swept-back hair, bangles and beads; the priest in orange is a ritual attendant.2011-12-15 +1 copiesA priest in a purple silk dhoti and purple upper cloth, with gold armlets and bangles, stands before a deity murti and pours or offers from a gold vessel during a pada puja. The deity figures wear jewelled crowns, gold necklaces and purple garments, and are decorated with white jasmine and multicoloured marigold garlands. A second attendant in an orange cloth reaches from the lower left toward the offerings laid on a tray of flowers and green leaves. Orange cloth drapes behind the shrine, framed by a gold arch.2011-12-14A photograph of a ritual before a golden deity murti group. In the foreground, a person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, seen from behind, leans forward toward the statues while holding a brass tray with small cups and offerings. Behind them, two golden murti figures sit in front of a garlanded arch decorated with white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red roses and purple flowers. The central figure wears a mustard-yellow turban, a red garment with a jewelled gold necklace and a red-and-gold crown ornament. The right figure wears a turquoise embroidered robe, a pink shawl and pearl necklaces. A brass plate with flower garlands sits at the bottom edge. Ornate gold carved frame surrounds the scene.2009-12-25December 14 20112011-12-14January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a temple ritual before two golden deity murti, a male and female figure with crowns and jeweled ornaments, framed by dense arches of marigold and mixed flower garlands in purple, yellow, red and white. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in a purple dhoti and matching purple cloth touches the head of the male deity with one hand while performing a pada-puja. Orange drapery hangs behind the deities and a small offering arrangement of flowers sits at the bottom of the frame. One other hand holding a vessel appears at the left edge.2011-12-14December 28 20112011-12-28