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October 29 2008

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A photograph inside a white marble temple shrine with a silver-framed doorway bearing the printed word "DATTA" above it. Behind the frame sits a golden deity murti decorated with a pink cloth, a garland of orange and green flowers, and oil lamps on the side. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small vessel near the offering stand while performing puja. On the right, a man in a yellow robe stands with his back to the camera, and a man in an orange turban stands beside him. A figure on the left edge is partly visible. A white marble statue of a standing deity with a golden crown stands on the left wall.2008-10-29Interior of a temple with white carved stone shrine and ornate wooden ceiling. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine doorway with a blue cloth, a sign reading DATTA above it. Beside him a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands facing the shrine. Another man in a white robe and two attendants in pink and orange stand nearby, and a flat-screen TV hangs on the wall showing a ceremony. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the shrine ledge.2008-10-29A photograph inside a white marble shrine with gold-trimmed pillars and an arched doorway labelled DATTA. Within the shrine a deity murti with multiple faces is adorned with a garland and colourful flower decoration. A figure in white stands at the shrine, and a man in orange saffron clothing with a bald head stands near the centre of the scene facing the shrine. Other devotees in white and pink shirts, including a person in the foreground holding up a mobile phone, watch from the front. Gold ornaments and brass lamps are visible at the right side of the shrine room.2008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29Photograph inside a white marble temple shrine with a silver-framed niche bearing the word DATTA above a golden deity murti garlanded with white, orange and pink flowers. A priest with bare chest, white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass puja tray before the murti. A figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with a red undershirt and beaded necklace stands at right, hands together and smiling. Beside them a man in a pale yellow shawl and white dhoti stands with his head bowed, and at left a man with a red-and-orange shawl is partly visible. Ornate marble pillars and carved pedestals frame the scene.2008-10-29Photograph inside an ornate temple hall with carved white stone and wooden panels, a red curtain, and a television screen on the right. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, facing a carved white shrine niche. Behind and to the right, several men in orange and cream robes stand, one holding a brass vessel with greenery. An orange-and-white cloth is draped on a white railing.2008-10-29March 22 20082008-03-22Indoor temple scene with a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes standing with his back to the camera, holding a small oil lamp and offerings near a row of tall deity murtis garlanded with multicoloured red, yellow, green and white flower garlands. A younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands beside him with eyes closed. A devotee photographer in white is also visible, and a bare-chested man sits at lower left by a small dark murti with a garland. White ash marks are on the arms of the central figure. Walls are plain white concrete block.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold garlands, with a silver arched frame and a teal curtain behind the deity murti. Three deity figures are adorned with red, orange and green garlands and flower decorations on an ornate altar. Shirtless priests in white dhotis stand at the altar; one holds a plate near the deities. A person in orange robes with a red garland and a turban sits at the left foreground, facing the altar with his back to the camera. Standing silver lamps flank the altar, and devotees in white and bare-shouldered clothing stand or kneel in front. A photographer with a camera stands at right. The scene appears to be a deity consecration or puja ceremony.2009-11-30March 24 20082008-03-24June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06