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November 09 20072007-11-09A temple interior with a gold-coloured metal deity murti seated on a wooden stand, draped in multicoloured garlands in red, white, green and yellow and a red cloth. A tall person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, offering something from a blue-and-white container toward the murti's raised hand. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace and bangles stands with hands folded, next to a younger man in orange with a red-marked forehead holding a silver vessel. A woman in white garments holds up a camera, and a gold-patterned door and a red and white ceremonial umbrella stand behind. Several white-clad devotees sit at the lower edge of the frame.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.2007-11-09Photograph inside a temple shrine where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes raises his right arm to hold a small ornate golden canopy above a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a silver crown, garlands in red, green, yellow and white, and a red-and-gold garment. A framed portrait stands beside it on a maroon cloth. A red-and-white fringed parasol is at left, and a second person in orange robes stands nearby, with another at the far left edge. White sacred marks are visible on the raised arm. a person wears a long orange robe, has long swept-back hair and a shawl-like orange wrap, and performs a shrine ritual, with the page-indicated a person cues being orange clothing and distinctive long hair. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam, shown as the canopy being lifted over the murti.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a decorated temple shrine during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-backed man with long dreadlocked hair and a pale-coloured lower cloth reaches up to adorn a large deity murti with a long garland of white flowers and red-orange blossoms. Behind him, a woman with a camera stands near a golden, flower-garlanded shrine. To the left, a man with a topknot, white forehead markings, orange cloth and beaded necklaces holds a metal plate of yellow-orange offerings. Beside him, another man in an orange-and-white cloth leans in with white markings on his forehead. Yellow and white flower garlands, banana leaves and hanging decorations fill the space, with a golden deity murti at the far right.2016-12-19Photo of a temple shrine during worship. Three men in saffron-orange robes perform puja at a deity murti of a seated couple adorned with red garlands, a red crown and jewelry, set under a golden arched canopy. A man at left holds a tall brass lamp (oil lamp) and another stands at centre offering a plate of flames and flowers toward the deity; the front-left figure kneels with brass vessels, plates and offerings arranged on a stone ledge. Marigold and multicoloured garlands drape the murtis, and a blue-clad small figure sits among the offerings. Orange and pink flower arrangements frame the shrine.2008-12-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a forehead marking and gold armlets, holds a lit flame on a brass lamp (aarti) toward ornately decorated deity murtis. The deity figures wear multicoloured garlands and a silver-embellished robe, and a golden arch frames the shrine. Two attendants in orange garments stand at left holding offering trays. Marigold petals lie on the floor, and a draped white and yellow cloth covers a platform. Probable Swamiji is the man performing the aarti, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing.2011-11-29 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03June 05 20122012-06-05December 02 20172017-12-02