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July 22 20132013-07-22Photograph of a man with long dark hair and a white-and-red forehead marking, wearing an orange-brown garment, a leopard-print wrap, a long rudraksha-style brown mala and layered gold beaded necklaces, with a pink and white flower garland. He stands at left, one hand resting near a large golden deity murti with an ornate crown, earrings, red and white flower garlands and an orange and green silk drape. Behind them are colourful marigold and rose garlands, golden architectural carvings and a stone ceiling. A small purple bird logo sits at top left. a person in person, given long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, presiding at a deity abhishekam-style decoration.2013-03-10Photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. A bald priest on the left with white horizontal tilaka and white arm markings, wearing a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass bowl. Beside him a man in a rust-brown wrap with a red-and-white flower garland and gold armband reaches toward a large golden lingam-shaped vessel with a gold crown-like top, pouring or offering. Dim evening lighting and string lights in the background.2013-07-22May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA temple photograph of a golden deity murti decorated with layered garlands of marigolds and pink, purple and white flowers, wearing a gold crown, heavy necklaces and a red and gold dhoti. A standing woman in a maroon sari with gold border and rudraksha ornaments on her head and arms stands at left, holding a brass plate. Behind her, a figure in an orange turban and white clothing stands among the flower garlands. A dark stone shivalinga adorned with yellow flowers sits in front of the murti, with a golden trident-shaped staff on the right. Warm red-orange lighting fills the shrine.2015-02-19May 26 20132013-05-26A temple sanctum scene during worship at a Shiva lingam decorated with marigold and rose garlands. A man with long dreadlocks, a rust-red turban, a rose garland over his shoulder and gold bangles stands at center, placing his hand on the golden lingam. Two younger men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind him, one with long hair. Behind the lingam is a gilded deity murti in a red-and-gold garment with a crown, and floral garlands in yellow, red and white fill the frame. Brass and silver kalasha-style vessels sit in the foreground. The pillared stone ceiling and warm lamplight complete the setting.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14July 22 20132013-07-22A smiling man seated at a ritual table before a gold-embossed, ornate backdrop, wearing a rust-orange and gold garment with a long rudraksha-style mala and a red-and-white floral garland. He wears gold armlets and bangles, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and holds a small oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. Silver vessels, a silver kalasha with a stand, brass items and bowls of flowers and offerings sit on the table, with a red velvet curtain to the right. A swami-style figure with distinctive adornments and ceremonial gold necklaces is present, consistent with a puja or satsang setting.2013-08-19July 19 20162016-07-19June 10 20172017-06-10