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January 1st 2013January 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 1st 2013 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor ritual photograph beneath tall shade trees. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with long dark hair and beaded necklaces holds a lamp and bell-like object before a stone shrine arch containing a white-clad seated figure decorated with a marigold garland, in front of a heap of red flower offerings. A man in saffron-orange robes stands beside him, and a row of devotees in white and cream attire with red shawls stand with palms joined along the right. A small oil lamp burns on a stone base near the trunk. Polished black stone slabs and white kolam designs cover the ground.2010-12-21December 23 20102010-12-23October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a temple shrine under trees. On the left, a golden deity murti stands beside a red-painted rock base draped with yellow marigold and multicolored garlands, with a Shiva lingam-like stone and flower offerings. A shirtless, ash-smeared sadhu sits cross-legged at the base, holding a lamp and offering items. Behind him, a group of about seven people in white, saffron and red robes stands on a paved path; one white-robed woman with head covered presses her palms together, and an orange-robed figure walks to the right. Trees and a wooden fence surround the area.2009-12-30Outdoor temple scene under a large banyan-type tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a golden deity murti sits in a decorated arch framed with red, yellow and green flower garlands, atop a mound of red offerings and a dark serpent-like form. Central figure stands on a dark stone platform with hands folded in namaskar, wearing orange-saffron robes, a long rudraksha-style mala and a flower garland, with a white tilak on the forehead and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. Behind him, rows of people in orange and white garments stand in a devotional line, several holding brass plates of offerings. Small red mats lie on the ground.2013-03-10Outdoor temple courtyard under large shade trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing a yellow dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace, stands barefoot on a dark polished stone floor holding a small brass lamp and a bell-like vessel, performing puja. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in line; one holds a brass plate, and a red-and-white decorated umbrella is raised at right. Ahead stands a dark deity murti in a yellow garment beneath a white stone arch, placed on a mound of red offerings, with kumkum-coloured floor rangoli designs at its base and a sacred fig tree with hanging roots nearby.2010-12-23December 21 20102010-12-21