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November 09 20092009-11-09November 09 20092009-11-09A priest in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron head wrap kneels before a golden deity murti in a temple shrine, offering a small lamp or vessel toward the murti. The large golden deity is adorned with white and red flower garlands and a jewelled necklace, and it sits before an orange silk cloth. Below, a smaller murti in a teal and red cloth is garlanded with white and red flowers, and a golden lamp stand is in front of it. A golden carved shrine frame and a bronze figurine appear at the right. The priest wears gold bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace, and a white vibhuti mark is visible on his arm.2009-11-09A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap kneels at a wooden stand and pours liquid from a gold vessel over a golden kalasha-style vessel. Behind him, a golden deity murti in a red-orange silk cloth is adorned with a red and white flower garland. A woman in white stands at left, and a small bronze figure and a steel bowl sit at right with fruit and flower offerings in the foreground.2009-11-09May 03 20082008-05-03November 09 20092009-11-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering sits at the base of a shrine, arranging ritual items on a red platform. He wears a long beaded necklace and bangles and has a white marking on his arm. Before him are a golden kalasha-style vessel, brass oil lamps and a small gold deity figure in a teal sari with jewelled ornaments. Behind them a large deity murti is draped in layered garlands of marigolds and roses in red, orange, white, green and pink, with a jewelled crown and a mirror-work backdrop. The scene suggests a temple puja setting.2008-05-02A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap performs a ritual at a temple shrine. He pours liquid from a small white vessel over a gold deity murti draped in a teal garment and jewelled ornaments. Garlands of orange, red, pink and green flowers hang around the shrine, and brass puja vessels, a gold kalasha-style pot and pink flowers sit on the red platform. The priest bears white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on his arm and forehead. The scene reads as abhishekam, a bathing ritual for the deity.2008-05-02A man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth with a brown shawl draped over his shoulder stands at left, holding a silver bowl and pouring or offering from it toward the deities. Two gilded deity murtis stand on pink sequined-draped platforms, the one at right wearing a red-and-gold crown, green and gold silk, a jewelled green and silver necklace, and garlands of yellow marigolds and white jasmine with red and green accents. A gold arched backdrop and deep red curtain frame the altar. The sanctum uses a plain white wall at left and a dark red curtain behind. Ritual worship appears to be underway, with the man in the foreground attending to the murti.2015-04-30June 30 20142014-06-30October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a temple-style ritual at a deity shrine. A central man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl performs an aarti with a lamp and a bell-like implement in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with white and yellow flower garlands and wears gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a pink sequined base. Two attendants in orange-saffron turbans and robes sit nearby; the one at left has his hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, green leaves and a small offering stand on the yellow platform in front. Behind them, ornate flower-covered thrones are visible.2015-04-30