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January 20 20142014-01-20 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a golden shrine niche with arched pillars and a row of amber lights. The man on the left, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and an armband of beads, and a red mark on his forehead, stands with hands folded. The man in the centre, bare-backed and bent forward, is offering a white flower garland at a small gilded shrine holding a deity murti, with brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and a plate of flowers in front.2012-05-14 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20062006-09-26June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine room in a temple-like setting. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, holds a lit flame toward a gilded shrine with a deity murti decorated with white and pink flowers. Beside him stands a second attendant in red-orange cloth with a garland, arm bands and head beads. Silver kalasha-style vessels and pink petals sit on a stone ledge, and warm lamplights frame the arched niche.2012-05-11June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small shrine room with warm ochre stone walls and a wooden door frame on the left. A seated young man in orange robes and a gold-coloured cloth, wearing a long beaded garland, a beaded headband, and beaded armlets, sits with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a bald older priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with white ash markings and a red-beaded headband, kneels at a low stone platform handling a small gold pot and a cloth bundle. Brass cups and a gold tray sit on a metal table in front. Behind them an ornate golden shrine holds a deity murti decorated with pink flowers, with silver lamp stands and a kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests a puja or ritual preparation.2012-05-13May 10 20122012-05-10A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes stands barefoot at right with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a marigold and red rose garland and a light forehead mark. Behind him, a shrine platform holds a large deity murti with a crown and garlands, flanked by standing figures in yellow, pink and green dress and a gilded arch. A lower stone plinth carved with floral motifs supports small oil lamps and offerings in front of the murti. Red curtains hang at the right edge.2018-03-02A person in a rust-red unstitched robe with a saffron-orange waist sash and a white flower garland stands in profile at left, facing a shrine niche in a dimly lit stone temple. Inside the niche, a standing deity murti with a red and gold turban, red-and-gold garments and garlands sits beside a smaller metal figure. Brass oil lamps stand on the stone ledge, and the carved temple pillars frame the scene.2014-08-05