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March 07 20132013-03-07May 30 20182018-05-30May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesMarch 07 20132013-03-07A young man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange cloth, adorns a deity murti with gold necklaces, while a tall figure in a white-beaded crown and gold garland stands at the centre of a gilded arch. Yellow, red and orange marigold and rose garlands drape the murti and the arch, and a tray of red flowers and offerings is held at the left. The setting suggests a temple ritual decoration (alankaram) with a decorated smaller murti in blue and green silk and jewelled ornaments.2015-01-09A temple sanctum scene during worship at a Shiva lingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban, a rose garland over his shoulder and gold bangles stands at center, placing his hand on the golden lingam. Two younger men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him, one with long hair. Behind the lingam is a gilded deity murti in a red-and-gold garment with a crown, and floral garlands in yellow, red and white fill the frame. Brass and silver kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground. The pillared stone ceiling and warm lamplight complete the setting.2016-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24A man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a dark bun, a white tilak on his forehead and white paste on his upper arm, stands at left and reaches toward a golden crown-shaped headdress on a deity murti. The murti is draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, a white and orange cloth, and jewelled gold necklaces, and sits in a gold-framed shrine. In the lower left, a white marble statue in an orange robe and a gold-bordered head covering sits with a raised hand. Brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel stand before the shrine.2010-07-21February 19 20152015-02-19Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. A bald priest on the left with white horizontal tilaka and white arm markings, wearing a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass bowl. Beside him a man in a rust-brown wrap with a red-and-white flower garland and gold armband reaches toward a large golden lingam-shaped vessel with a gold crown-like top, pouring or offering. Dim evening lighting and string lights in the background.2013-07-22December 25 20092009-12-25June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies