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December 02 20172017-12-02December 07 20162016-12-07December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a metal deity murti standing inside a copper-toned arched prabhavali frame with carved makara-like brackets. The figure wears a flowing yellow dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a pendant. Beside it on the red cloth is a smaller yellow-draped figure with a bead necklace. Carved stone pillars and a red and purple cloth hang in the background. No people are visible.2011-06-09Night photograph of an outdoor shrine set among dense tree trunks and hanging aerial roots, lit by a single bright overhead lamp. On the left, a standing deity murti is dressed in red and gold garments with a white and silver adornment, placed behind a small table with flower offerings. On the right, a dark stone Shiva lingam stands within an arched frame draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a green cloth at its top and a small pot-like vessel in front. No physical people are visible.2016-12-02A stone-pillared temple shrine open to the outdoors, with a red curtain hanging at the left and a wooden roof above. Inside, a gilded arch frames a green backdrop with two deity murtis dressed in yellow cloth and garlanded with marigolds. In front, a white-draped altar holds a white stone figure with a flower garland, flanked by brass bells, a kalasha-style vessel, oil lamps and small offering bowls. A second small shrine with a green arch and white-clad figure stands to the right. No people are visible.2012-10-25Two bronze deity murtis seated side by side on a raised platform draped in red cloth, with flower garlands and offerings in the foreground. The figure on the left, in a white shawl with gold trim, a pearl-and-red-stone garland and gold necklace, holds a trident-like staff and a small drum or ritual implement across its hands. The figure on the right wears a gold crown, red and gold dress and a red-and-white sacred thread, holding a trident. Behind them stand a multi-tiered pillared structure painted in pink, blue and yellow, and a white-and-red striped wall. No physical people are visible.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23A temple shrine inside a stone mandapa with carved pillars and gold-framed niches. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis of a crowned goddess in gold and silver garments and a seated figure with flowing hair, both garlanded with marigold and red-white flower garlands. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps flank the shrine, and a silver yantra-like plate sits on the altar. In the foreground at right, a man with long hair and a saffron-orange garment, wearing a flower garland, stands facing the shrine in quiet devotion. Open courtyard and greenery are visible beyond the curtains.2017-09-02Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityJanuary 13 20152015-01-13