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March 29 20092009-03-29March 29 20092009-03-29January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, stands with their back to the camera and is apparently offering or performing worship before a shrine. Two gilded deity murtis sit on a raised platform, one wearing a gold crown and the other a pointed crown, decorated with garlands of yellow, red and green flowers. A black stone shivalinga stands on a black yoni-peetha base in front of them, with a coconut and flowers placed at its base. The arched copper frame, orange draping and cream curtains surround the shrine, and a striped multicoloured flag hangs at the left.2009-03-29A temple shrine scene: a priest in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala pours a flame or offering over a black Shiva linga on a dark stone yoni base. Behind it, a gilded arched frame surrounds a deity murti pair with orange and red garments, marigold garlands and necklaces, and a red drape. Flanking statues wear marigold garlands. A second priest in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a small kalasha and brass lamps sit on a side table. Smoke or incense drifts in the foreground.2014-11-06Inside a temple shrine lit warmly, two golden deity murtis sit on a raised dais behind a black stone shivalinga on a dark pedestal. The seated murti on the right wears an orange turban with a gold crown, heavy gold necklaces, and a red-and-gold sash over a white dhoti with yellow lower drapery. A gilded arch frames the figures. To the left stands a smaller gold murti in a red turban and floral garlands. A standing man in a light grey-white robe bows forward at the left edge, hands joined near the offerings, his face hidden. Brass lamps, a small bronze figure and a metal vessel sit on the pedestal. The people count is one, and no a person candidate is clearly visible in person.2014-10-02A woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse stands at left, raising a white chamara fan toward a shrine. At center sits a black-stone deity murti with golden crown and gold arch, a red cloth draped over its shoulder, a trident and a lotus-like golden finial behind it. Beside it stands a second female deity form in gold ornaments. In front, a tall golden kalasha-like vessel and a large pale lingam-style form are decorated with white, yellow and green garlands, rudraksha beads and a gold pendant. Tall decorated pillars in red, green and yellow flank the shrine. No physical a person candidate is visible.2011-10-07January 17 20102010-01-17April 30 20202020-04-30A temple sanctum with a gilded arch framing large deity murtis dressed in white and green silk with garlands of yellow and red flowers. A standing priest with bare upper body and white dhoti stands at left, facing the central altar holding a sacred object. A small golden figure in orange robe stands in a green niche at right, and a red curtain hangs at the left edge. Oil lamps and offerings sit on a stone platform before the murtis. No visible people in the audience area; the single priest is the only physical person.2013-01-21December 22 20092009-12-22A photograph inside a temple shrine where a figure in a long orange-saffron wrap and long dark hair pours water from a golden vessel over a black shivalinga on a stepped black pedestal. Behind the lingam stand two deity murtis adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold ornaments, one crowned and one in red-maroon silk. Draped orange and peach curtains and a patterned hanging frame the shrine, and a small golden standing deity figure and a brass shrivalaya-style object sit in front.2009-03-29