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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and long dark hair sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap on an orange-draped seat before a shrine. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels and performs ritual service at a gilded arched niche holding a pair of large crowned deity murtis garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like offering and a small silver deity figure sit on the stone altar ledge. The scene is a temple shrine interior with carved grey stone walls and brass lamp stands.

February 16 2009

A seated man with long dark hair and an orange-red robe sits cross-legged on an orange cloth draped over a low seat, on a green mat with a red decorative mat in front. Behind him is a gilded arched shrine with ornate golden framing, holding a large two-figure deity murti of a crowned, jewelled pair with a trident, garlanded with marigolds and white and orange flower garlands. A brass oil lamp stands at each side and brass pots, offerings and flowers sit on the altar ledge, and a smaller silver-framed image of a seated deity is set to the right. A figure in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge of the frame.

A photograph inside a stone shrine with an ornate gold-framed arch. Two deity murtis stand behind a garlanded central lingam on a yoni base, with marigold and flower garlands on the figures; a small image sits in front. A man in a white dhoti and shirt kneels at the altar, bending over the offering table with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair in orange-red robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a green mat with a red footprint pad, eyes closed, hands folded in lap. Flower pots and brass lamps frame the shrine. A camera operator is partly visible at the lower left. The seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and saffron robes, a probable match to the page's a person cues, though the appearance is uncertain.

A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gold-framed arch and yellow cloth backdrop. A large deity murti with multiple arms, red turban and red garlands sits above a decorated Shiva linga draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands. Offerings, brass kalasha and small lamps sit on a grey stone platform. A bald man in red-orange dhoti and shawl with white tilaka sits cross-legged at left, reading or chanting. A barebacked person with long dark hair, orange shawl and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands barefoot at right facing the shrine. A brass oil lamp stands beside them and a green-curtained niche holds a small standing figure.

2013-04-01 +2 copies

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a seated priest in white dhoti and a sacred thread, bare-chested and kneeling at a ritual altar, handling offerings and bowls. Behind him are large painted sculptures of a deity pair: a figure with a trident and a ceremonial headdress and a consort in white and red with garlands, set in front of a bright orange-red cloth and a gold arch. A large silver-and-gold vessel with a red garland and a decorated mound stands in front. Brass lamps flank the altar. At right, a smaller figure in saffron-orange robes stands in a gold niche with a lamp; this is a depiction, not a physical person. Visible rituals appear to be puja offerings.

March 20 2013

March 22 2008

A seated man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap and eyes closed, in a temple sanctum. Behind him, gilded metal deity murti of a male and female pair wear garlands of yellow and red flowers, with a small blue-clad figurine in a niche and tall brass oil lamps on either side. A devotee in a yellow top sits in the foreground and another figure is at the lower edge.

September 06 2010

A stone temple shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and a consort adorned with garlands, gold crowns and red-orange cloth backdrop, set on a stone altar with flower garlands and oil lamps. A man in white dhoti sits at left performing puja with brass vessels in front of the deities. In the foreground a standing man wears a maroon-red robe and rudraksha mala, walking past the altar. A smaller murti stands in an arched niche at right in orange cloth. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance; the person in maroon robes is described by role as a devotee.

October 01 2017