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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A standing woman in an orange saffron sari with a red bindi smiles beside a small ornate shrine with a golden dome, pink and blue pillars and a painted backdrop. Inside the shrine, a figure in a blue garment with garlands sits under a leafy arch. Below, a seated figure in orange with a blue headpiece receives garlands, flanked by brass puja vessels, a kalasha and a small plate of offerings. The floor is polished grey terrazzo.2009-02-02July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a shrine display with a painted mural backdrop. On the left, a large painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears white robes and a rudraksha mala, with a brass oil lamp in front. In the centre, a small pink-and-blue painted shrine houses a seated figure in orange robes, long black hair and a red mala, holding a staff, flanked by brass pillars. Below, two orange-robed figures, one in an orange turban and white floral garland and one with long hair and a mala, stand before offerings of flowers, a brass kalasha-style lamp, printed pamphlets and a silver container. A painted white bird stands on a blue globe-like backdrop. The figures appear to be statues or painted figurines rather than living people.2009-10-10A photograph inside a hall with yellow and teal walls. In the centre, a saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban and a white and red flower garland walks forward, passing a painted mural of a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi and white garment. Beside the mural is an ornate painted shrine with a golden dome, a carved wooden tree-like panel and a blue backdrop with a dove emblem. A man in white dhoti and shirt touches the robed figure's arm, and other men in orange scarves and dark suits stand nearby. a person: the saffron-robed figure wears an orange turban, garland and orange robe, consistent with the page's description of a ceremonial arrival. The mural depicts a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi. Several people are visible in the frame.2008-07-28A devotee in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward a small shrine. The shrine has a golden diamond-patterned dome, pink and blue tiers, red-edged pillars and colourful hanging bands. Inside, a seated statue wearing orange robes, a rudraksha mala and an orange turban sits before a textured tree-trunk backdrop, with flower petals at its base. A large painted portrait of a smiling long-haired figure with a tilak mark stands on the wall behind. The scene is an indoor puja with aarti at a shrine.2008-07-28April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesIndoor shrine scene with a large painted mural on the left showing a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white garment and rudraksha beads, rendered in grey tones. Within a pink, blue and gold-roofed shrine, a deity murti sits on a throne before a painted tree backdrop, wearing a gold crown, garlands and a green and maroon skirt. In front stands a small figure in saffron robes with a flower garland and a bowl of fruit, beside a blue and gold figure draped in fruit garlands. Brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers and a steel container sit on a yellow cloth. Shelves on the right hold framed photographs, small statues and figurines. No living people are visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe standing in a plain whitewashed hall, turned toward a framed portrait of a woman with long hair, wearing an orange garment and beaded necklace, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Below the portrait on a white-draped table stands a gold-framed deity murti dressed in orange with a red and gold garland. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding folded white cloths. Tables and chairs line the room behind them.2006-09-23