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December 11 2011

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A photograph of a devotee in orange clothing bending forward to place a hand on a large ornately decorated murti. The devotee wears an orange garment with a gold-bordered wrap and bangles, with long dark hair. The murti is draped in an orange cloth and wrapped with a garland of red, purple, yellow, green and white flowers. Gold ornaments, green stones, a silver chain and a rudraksha-style mala decorate the figure, with a silver necklace in the foreground. Other gold deity figures and flower garlands surround the altar. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja or abhishekam-style worship at a temple.

A figure in an orange garment with long, dark, loose hair bends forward and rests a hand on a large gold-plated sacred vessel or kalasha-like object decorated with rudraksha malas and a gold-embroidered cloth. The vessel is draped with red and white roses and yellow marigold garlands and sits beneath a row of green-stoned golden ornaments. Gold bangles adorn the wrist. Blurred flowers and garlands fill the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, long hair, and gold bangles are cues, and the page states Swamiji is present, so this person is the probable candidate performing the ritual.

A man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a white flower garland stands at the left, reaching toward a large black shiva lingam draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, purple, green and white flowers. Behind the lingam, golden deity murti with raised hands and ornate jewellery are adorned with more flower garlands. Gold ornaments and green gemstone pendants hang on the lingam. The orange-clad figure has a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and the scene is lit warmly in a temple setting. Appearance-based label: a person in the lead role of the temple ritual, performing a pratyaksha pada puja style abhishekam offering.

December 22 2018

2018-12-22 +2 copies

A woman in a lime-green silk sari with a red border and silver armlets leans over a deity murti decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, purple flowers and red roses. She touches the figure's head while an attendant at left holds a golden plate. Gold jewelled ornaments and a crown-like headdress adorn the murti, and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at its chest. Behind it stand gilded hands and jewelled figures in green and red garments. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja offering at a temple. A figure with an orange turban is visible in the central murti area, but the appearance is too indistinct to make a reliable identification.

2011-12-16 +1 copies

December 13 2011

A man with a long black dreadlock-style braid wrapped in a rust-orange cloth stands bent forward, his hand resting on a tall pillar wrapped in yellow and red roses, white flowers and green leaves. He wears a red-and-white beaded garland, gold armbands, a gold necklace and rings, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Beside him is a large golden oil lamp, and a golden ornament with a peacock-like finial rises at the left. Gold-edged red silk and flower garlands fill the background.

A priest in a maroon dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands at an altar performing abhishekam to a black stone lingam wrapped in an orange cloth and draped with yellow and purple flower garlands and red roses. He reaches up with his right hand to touch the lingam's silver-and-gold adornments, including a row of green gem-set ornaments, while an attendant in a maroon cloth holds a gold plate of offerings nearby. Behind them, a deity murti wears a red silk sari with gold border and heavy gold jewellery, and rudraksha beads are worn on the priest's arms and neck.

A temple ritual photograph. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown cloth, with gold armband and bangles, reaches to adjust a tall flower-garlanded altar at a golden deity murti. The garlands are yellow, orange, red and white, with a gold-decorated frame and an ornate gold and red headdress. A second attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha and a long braid stands at left. Brass kalasha pots and offering vessels sit in the foreground. Appearance suggests a person performing the puja, though this is uncertain. Gold-embroidered red and orange silks drape the deity.

A devotee with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron dhoti with rudraksha malas on his arms and neck, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before an ornately decorated deity murti. A silver shivalinga with a gold yoni base and a snake motif stands at center, framed by garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red roses. Behind it, a large gold-and-jewelled deity form in red and orange silk is adorned with gold crowns, a gold cobra hood and floral garlands. Golden decorations and a gold mask-like face fill the background.

2018-12-22 +1 copies

A temple ritual photograph in which a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland leans forward to touch a tall golden shivalingam decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside him, a bald attendant in orange robes and glasses holds a tray of small brass vessels. Behind the lingam stand large gilded deity statues of a goddess and a male figure in ornate jewellery, a red-and-gold dress and a trident. A rear onlooker is partly visible at the lower right.

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