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August 22 2011

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A devotee with long dark hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange sleeveless garment, stands with back to the camera facing a shrine. Before him stand two large deity murtis draped in yellow-gold cloth and garlanded with red and yellow marigold strands; the figure on the left holds a trident, and the one on the right has a crown and jewelled adornments. Brass oil lamps on tall stands flank the shrine, and a small seated figure in orange robes sits below the murtis near ritual vessels and offerings on a stone platform. A carved stone pillar and a Ganesha relief frame the left side, with orange curtains and a red railing at right.2010-07-07A person with long, wavy dark hair, seen from behind, stands before a golden shrine in an ornate temple hall. They wear a saffron-orange silk garment draped as a dhoti-style lower wrap with an orange top, and their right hand is raised near the head in devotion. Before them is a gilded deity murti with a crown and a rudraksha-like garland, flanked by a female consort figure in a pink and blue sari, with peacock-feather motifs behind. Pink and white flower garlands hang on the murti, red velvet cloths and a small peacock-motif image sit on the left, and a stone carved wall panel with figures is on the right.2011-08-22September 17 20112011-09-17Photograph of a shaved-headed figure seen from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with a maroon border, standing before a temple shrine. Two richly decorated deity murtis stand in the shrine, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands, gold ornaments and blue and white garments, with brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha in the foreground. A green-clad seated figure with a garland appears in the lower right. The figure in orange, a devotee or sannyasi, stands in quiet worship facing the murtis. The setting is a stone-pillared temple interior with carved granite columns.2011-02-20July 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine inside a temple-like hall. Two large golden-coloured deity murti sit side by side under an ornate golden arch, draped with yellow, pink and purple garlands. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red-orange turban and jewelled necklaces; the figure on the right wears a pink-purple sari with a crown and jewelled adornments. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a white-draped altar holds brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair in a sleeveless orange top and a white shawl stands with hands folded in prayer, facing the deities. A small blue-robed figure with a turban and gold necklace appears on the altar, with a white-draped figure beside it. Red curtains frame the right side.2010-09-15December 23 20072007-12-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesPhoto of a devotee seen from behind, in an orange sleeveless top with long dark wavy hair, kneeling before a golden shrine. Two large gilded deity murtis stand in the arched niche: the left figure wears an orange turban and rich necklaces and holds a staff, and the right figure wears a blue sari and jewelled crown. Between them sits a golden linga-like pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a small brass oil lamp and silver vessels in front. A small seated figure in orange robes appears at the base of the shrine. The devotee is a physical person in the scene; the deity figures are statues.2010-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a temple shrine decorated for the Brahmotsavam celebrations. On the left a person in long flowing saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine; the figure's long dark hair and orange wrap are visible, and a garland hangs at the neck. The shrine holds large golden deity murtis wearing red and gold garments and ornaments, flanked by thick garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers. A brass lamp stand and blue draped cloth sit beside the shrine, and white orchids decorate the right side. A small red-clad figure sits below the garlands.2008-12-30August 23 20112011-08-23