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October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesPhoto 11679954 +1 copiesOctober 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesA priest in orange-saffron robes and a shaved head stands at a shrine, raising his right arm toward a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a multicolour fringed canopy. The murti wears a necklace and stands on a gilded pedestal before striped red-and-white steps. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a small brass plate of offerings and a silver tray sit on a low platform in front, with flags and a hanging tassel decoration overhead. The setting is an open-air shrine with an orange wall and a tin awning. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so the priest is described by role only.2010-11-11October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesA shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes kneels at a black stone platform, tending a ritual vessel on a silver tray in front of a golden deity murti of Nandi-like bull shape. The murti stands on a golden pedestal draped in orange cloth and heavy marigold garlands, beneath a decorated canopy with colourful fringes. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot, fruit and banana offerings sit on a mat in the foreground, and a tall gold ceremonial lamp stand is at the right. The setting is an open-air shrine with orange and white painted walls and a red-and-white striped border, typical of a temple puja.2010-11-11December 01 20102010-12-01A temple shrine scene where a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti kneels at left, holding an oil lamp and facing a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a standing priest in orange robes and a tall ornate crown performs puja, lifting an object over a cluster of deity murtis draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and sitting on a red-and-orange cloth. Behind them stands a golden peetha with a seated figure in orange and gold, flanked by larger deity murtis in red and gold, with brass oil lamps on the ground and smoke rising from incense. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-11-12A three-panel collage of photographs from a temple visit. The left panel shows a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas standing barefoot on a paved courtyard beside a blue-and-red bench, with palm trees and a small shrine in the background. The upper right panel shows a deity murti dressed in red and gold garments, adorned with flower garlands and a gold crown, set within a decorated shrine. Below it, a person in orange clothing with a shaved head bends before the shrine, which is decorated with marigold garlands and flowers. The collage is graphic, and no physical people are counted beyond the figures pictured in the panels.A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, set beneath an ornate arched canopy flanked by banana plants and orange drapes. A person in an orange robe with a white flower garland stands at the left, hands folded in namaskar and facing the shrine. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls stand behind the altar holding ritual vessels, and a small white figure sits before the murti. Fresh pink and orange flowers are arranged along the stone platform.2010-07-26A woman in a plain orange sari, with a white and green flower garland draped over her shoulders, stands with hands joined in prayer before a shrine. Inside the stone-pillared shrine, a deity murti with a crown and golden-yellow garment sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne, surrounded by brass oil lamps and flower garlands. In front stands an empty orange upholstered armchair with an orange cushion and a pair of sandals on a footstool, on an orange mat with a purple border. A wooden box of offerings sits to the side, and a striped white and red wall stands behind.2010-07-06