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August 08 2014

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Photograph of a temple shrine at night. A shaven-headed priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with a saffron-gold shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Before him, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a silver necklace, flanked by two brass oil lamps with lit flames and brass offering vessels with flowers. Behind, a golden arched niche holds a central deity figure with raised arm and attendant figures in red and gold, against a teal curtain. The stone walls are carved.2014-08-08A photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine. A shaven-headed priest, bare-chested with a saffron-and-maroon cloth over the body and a gold-bordered dhoti, stands at left and holds a brass lamp with multiple flames toward a central deity murti. The murti is draped in a red garment, adorned with a gold crown, necklaces and garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps burn on stands on either side, and a small offering plate with red kumkum sits in front. Behind is an ornate gilded arch framing several figures and a blue curtain. This appears to be a lamp-waving puja (vilaku puja) before a deity.2014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08August 08 20142014-08-08January 03 20152015-01-03September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesOctober 31 20142014-10-31March 02 20182018-03-02A temple shrine at night with a priest in a red-orange dhoti and gold-bordered cloth performing an aarti with a lit flame before a deity murti decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and gold ornaments. A devotee on the right in a red cloth and white flower garland stands with palms joined in prayer beside a brass oil lamp. Banana bunches, flower offerings and a plate of items sit on the stone platform, with carved stone pillars and a red curtain behind.2015-01-03A photograph of a temple shrine with a black stone Shivalinga on a black pitha base at the centre, surrounded by flower-decorated pink and white garlands. Behind it sits a deity murti with a crown and trident, wearing red and pink silk and jewellery, with a seated female deity beside it in red and pink garments. Two gilded niche figures stand on either side, one in striped gold and red dress holding a garland. In the foreground a person with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange shawl, stands with hands joined in prayer facing the shrine, a sacred ash mark on the arms. Brass lamps, a small brass Nandi-style figure, a copper shrine model and scattered flower petals lie on the wet floor. Watermarked copyright text appears in the corner, which is not transcribed.2017-09-05August 05 20142014-08-05August 05 20142014-08-05