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2003 - Sacred collection Uncategorized2003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedOutdoor photo of a ritual at a shrine under a large shady tree. A man on the left wears a long orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, and holds a ritual implement toward the shrine. Behind him a man in white holds a bell-shaped vessel and a long rod, and a seated person in white and orange sits near the shrine. Five or six devotees in white and light clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. At the centre, a dark stone deity murti with a garland and orange cloth stands within a stone-built platform. A black-and-white patterned serpent figure coils around the base of a lingam decorated with orange cloth, marigold garlands and offerings.2004-12-312003 - Sacred collection UncategorizedDecember 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor photograph beneath a leafy tree at an ashram courtyard. A long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, beside an empty folding chair with a red seat. To the left, an orange-draped deity murti or statue garlanded with white flowers sits on a stone base, and a large black-and-white painted snake sculpture coils across the foreground. A seated man in white clothes at right holds a small flame lamp and a bell-shaped object, and a silver tray with offerings sits on the ground. Two men in white shirts and white dhoti stand with hands folded at left, and another saffron-clad figure appears at the far right edge.2004-12-31Outdoors under shady trees, a man in orange robes kneels at a stone shrine, offering bananas from a brass plate to a Shiva lingam draped in orange cloth and white flower garlands. A black stone deity murti with orange cloth and marigold garlands stands in a golden arch on the right, and a painted black-and-white serpent coil surrounds the base. Behind, a man in white dress with folded arms stands, and several seated visitors in casual clothes, including a woman in black and a child in pink, watch. Stone blocks lie on the ground.2004-12-31April 02 20032003-04-02October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28Outdoor shrine under large shady trees with a dirt ground. A deity murti draped in orange cloth, with red flower garlands and a red-faced figure, sits on a stone base wrapped by a coiled snake sculpture. In front, a standing devotee in white clothes holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward the shrine, while two seated people in white kneel nearby with brass vessels and offerings on the ground. A third person in white stands at the left edge. Hanging vines and leafy branches frame the scene.2005-04-09Outdoor temple ground under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A carved white arch frames a dark deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a red mound of offerings sits on a circular platform, with a plate of flower petals and brass lamps nearby. A young man in orange robes with a flower garland and a headband stands on a polished black floor, holding a small bell and palms joined. Other orange-clad devotees and people in white ritual clothes stand behind, some with hands folded in prayer.2008-12-24