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December 06 2022 Sripuram

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A woman in a green and blue saree carries a silver tray with three lit oil lamps across a polished marble temple floor. Behind her, a shirtless man with a dark beaded necklace stands near a gold-carved pillar. Ornate gold-toned temple architecture and a small shrine with a deity murti are visible in the background, with red and white draped cloth on the right.2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06Indoor ritual scene in a book-lined room. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold borders stands holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, rudraksha beads draped across his chest and a pendant necklace visible. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged on the wooden floor, a thin red line drawn on the floor in front. Behind them an older man in white sits on a chair, and a brass plate with offerings and a small lamp lie on the floor at right. Shelves hold religious books and stacks of pamphlets, and framed photographs line the top of the wall.2022-12-19KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/13/20222022-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual in a shrine room with orange walls and a blue backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti leans over a silver-toned altar bathing a deity murti, with a dark-faced figure dressed in a dark garment and silver crown, and a small offering vessel nearby. On the right, a person in an orange top and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Behind on the left, a portrait-style figure seated in a red-and-cream robe with a red-and-green garland sits on a wooden stand. Timestamp 04/11/2024 13:05 appears in the lower right corner. Two physical people are visible.2024-04-11Indoor home temple shrine in Kailasa Dhumbarahi, Nepal. A woman in white sari with a shawl, red bindi and gold bangles sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside her, a shirtless man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and red tilak holds a lit camphor flame toward a gold-ornamented deity murti decorated with pink and orange flower garlands. Behind them hangs a printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in saffron turban and garlands, and a green and red cloth banner. Red drapery and brass vessels fill the background.2021-04-21A priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border stands at a shrine room, holding out a brass bowl and a small pot on a tray toward a woman in an olive-green embroidered sari who receives it with cupped hands. Behind them a second man in white stands near golden deity murti and a tall painted figure on a shelf, with yellow curtains and a cinder-block wall. A brass lamp sits on the floor at lower left.2021-11-05Inside a temple hall, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a brass lamp or arati plate in his right hand while walking past a black stone Nandi in the foreground. Behind him an ornate gold arch frames a green backdrop with red-clad deity murtis on the left, and a brass lamp stand and decorated flower garlands hang along the walls. The scene appears to show a ritual such as aarti or puja.2024-08-31December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06A woman in a green blouse and blue-and-green patterned saree stands at a golden shrine, ringing a brass handbell with her right hand and holding a small brass lamp with her left. In front of her, a framed portrait on an orange-gold cloth-draped table shows a bare-chested man in rust-red dhoti and rudraksha-style beaded adornments, holding a trident, with a long dark hair band-tied style, and the frame is decorated with pink and yellow flowers. Lit oil lamps and pink lotus petals and flowers sit around the frame. A tall brass bell-stand and a dim gold-clad deity figure are at the left edge.2022-01-25A photograph inside a home shrine room with orange walls and a gold-framed arch over bronze deity murtis. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right, bending over the shrine, with a small oil lamp lit before the bronze figures. A woman in a blue sari stands beside a seated figure holding a yellow garland, and an older woman in a yellow and red sari with folded hands watches at left. Brass pots and flower petals rest on the wooden shelf, and framed pictures and small figurines sit on top of the wooden cabinets.2025-03-30September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copies