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August 02 2008

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A photograph inside a dim temple of a dark stone lingam-style shrine draped with white jasmine garlands and orange-red flower strands, with pink lotus blossoms placed at its base. A woman in a white top with orange shawl bends forward with folded hands at the shrine's edge at right, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala. Beside her a man in white shirt and glasses stands with an orange shawl, and at left a man in white shirt with orange cloth stands near others crouching at the shrine. Lamp light and a marble-pillared hall are visible behind.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A nighttime outdoor ritual at a stone temple shrine hung with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a striped mat, hands folded in prayer, with brass puja vessels and lamps before him. Behind him sits a man in an orange-and-white t-shirt printed with a portrait, and a microphone stands at left. Devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the ground around the shrine, with a large metal drum and stone pillars in the background.2008-08-02August 09 20102010-08-09August 02 20082008-08-02Evening puja at a temple: a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes sits on a mat and waves a brass oil lamp with a flame before a dark stone deity murti decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. Seated devotees in orange and white clothes and a man in a white shirt with folded hands watch and join in. A brass vessel, offerings and a small lamp sit on the cloth. The man near the centre wears orange and holds his palms together; his shirt shows a printed portrait. Background includes a metal drum and onlookers in orange shawls.2008-08-02A photograph of a shrine entrance where a dark-stone deity murti is dressed in blue cloth and heavily garlanded with white jasmine and orange-red flowers, with a blue backdrop behind it. In the foreground a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, a flower garland around his neck, and a bald man in white on the left holds a brass lamp, with a brass pot and small lamps on the floor. Another person in an orange-and-red garland stands beside him with hands held out holding white flowers, and a bearded man is at the edge of the frame. Visible people are four or five, and the orange-robed figure's appearance is uncertain for the a person identification.2010-08-09A photograph of a temple shrine interior where a dark stone deity murti is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and set against a blue backdrop. A priest in white dhoti and a golden-brown cloth kneels at the shrine base making an offering beside brass vessels and a plate of flower petals. On the right, two people in saffron-orange robes stand with hands folded in devotion, one with long dark hair and a flower garland, the other shaved-headed; a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. A man with a moustache in a green shirt watches from the left. Visible people number four to five, with a shrine-side priest and several devotees.2010-08-09February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20062006-02-12January 28 20102010-01-28