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December 01 2009

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Evening aarti performed at a temple shrine with a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands. A man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass aarti lamp toward the deity, while a second saffron-clad figure stands beside him with hands joined and a younger attendant in orange waits nearby. A bearded man in white with a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate, marigold garlands and floral rangoli decorate the stone platform. Red curtains and a hanging decoration frame the shrine.2010-01-01December 01 20092009-12-01 +3 copiesA photograph of an evening aarti at an outdoor shrine beneath a corrugated roof. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at left: the nearer one holds a lit aarti lamp in his right hand while palms are pressed together, and the other has his hands folded in namaskar. A man at far left in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass vessel. A gilded deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands in a shrine alcove, with a brass lamp stand, bells and a red-and-gold cloth draped on a low altar in front. Yellow marigold strings line the platform and rangoli and flower petals cover the floor. Oil lamps stand at lower left.2010-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20092009-12-30February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph inside a stone-pillared shrine at an outdoor altar, where a priest in orange robes stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp toward a deity murti of Shiva and a consort, decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and a red crown. Two other orange-robed attendants sit at left, and brass lamps, brass vessels, bowls of offerings, rudraksha strands and garlands surround the platform draped in orange cloth. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine; no clearly identifiable a person is shown in appearance-based terms, only a priest in orange.2008-12-27December 30 20092009-12-30November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple shrine during worship. A large deity murti in a golden arched niche is draped with marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, and it sits on a white and red decorated pedestal. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at the granite platform in front, one holding a lamp toward the deity and another tending offerings on silver trays with flowers. A man in a yellow shawl and white clothes stands at left beside a fellow in orange holding a long staff. Red curtains frame the open pavilion, and white plants and flowers decorate its edges. The scene looks like a puja or aarti in progress.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photo of four people in saffron-orange robes standing in a shrine area before a decorated deity murti at Bidadi Adheenam during Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. The deity is adorned with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers; a small red-clad figure sits before it. Brass oil lamps stand on a stone platform beside offerings of fruit and flowers, with a blue drape and banana leaves behind. The two figures on the right wear orange turbans and rudraksha malas; the figure at right has hands joined in prayer. The two figures in front are shown from behind, one with long dark hair, one bald.2008-12-30