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October 12 20072007-10-12October 06 20112011-10-06Outdoor temple courtyard at Aadi Kailaasa with carved stone pillars. A man in orange saffron robe with white tilak on his forehead holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and ringing a small handbell in the other. Around him, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste: a young girl in a floral dress, women in white saris and orange shawls, and an older woman in an orange shawl with glasses. A golden kalasha-style vessel rests on a stone ledge at right. Aarti being performed in devotional ritual setting.2007-10-12August 09 20072007-08-09September 21 20162016-09-21A photograph of an outdoor stone shrine at dusk during a Navaratri puja. A devotee in a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands with back to the camera, hands raised toward a tall murti of a deity pair with a red-and-gold drape behind. A white-clothed devotee at left joins palms in namaskar. Garlanded altar with a white cloth, brass kalasha and lamps; carved granite pillars surround it, and a few onlookers' heads are visible at lower right.2007-10-12October 12 20072007-10-12Outdoor temple courtyard at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with carved grey stone pillars and a white wall. A man in saffron-orange cloth with a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small bell in the other, while a line of devotees stands behind him with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him, a woman in white with a saffron shawl holds a flame aloft as well. Beside them, a young woman in white with rudraksha beads and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stand with hands folded, and an elderly woman in orange shawl and glasses joins them. A small girl in a floral dress, hands folded, stands at the left edge. A low wooden platform and a brass lamp sit on the stone floor at right, and a bit of red cloth appears at the lower left.2007-10-12Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with red pillars and hanging colourful tassels. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala raises a leafy green kalasha-like vessel with a leaf-topped rim, his arm extended upward, while a bowl sits below. Around him, dozens of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; many women wear orange, red and white saris and beaded malas. Flower petals, marigold garlands and small oil lamps lie on the mats. Tropical trees surround the open-sided pavilion.2016-08-12Night-time photograph inside a stone shrine with a carved granite frame. Behind an altar is a deity murti with a crown and multiple arms, decorated with red and yellow garlands, and a purple drape behind it. A barefoot man in white ritual clothes wearing a long yellow-and-pink marigold garland holds a tray of offerings and a framed photograph. A woman in a light blue sari with a pink border and two young women in white and pink stand nearby. On the left, a saffron-robed priest with a light-coloured shawl and beaded necklace stands at the altar. Photo credit overlay reads '' along with an archive source credit2007-10-14A young sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a stone-brick altar, holding a small oil lamp over a silver bowl. His forehead and arms bear white ash markings, and he wears a small gold earring. Marigold and white flower garlands and bananas are arranged on the altar in front. Behind him, women in white and red shawls sit in devotional posture before a colourful painted backdrop with gold and red panels. A person's hand with white markings reaches toward the offerings from the left. The scene appears to be a puja with aarti.2013-05-19December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copies