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September 01 2011

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A photograph taken at night in a garden shrine. Several people stand or kneel facing a group of grey stone deity statues under dark foliage. A woman with long dark hair in white cloth with gold borders stands at left, and a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with gold-bordered white cloth kneels at center, holding a small lit oil lamp or flame. Another person in white garments with gold borders stands near the statues, and a shaved-headed man in a white garment with gold borders presses his palms together at right. A red backpack is visible at right, and a reddish wall lies behind the statues. Five people are visible in the frame, and the shrine is worshipped as a puja at night.2013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09January 09 20132013-01-09Night scene at a temple-like courtyard. In the foreground, a line of men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward a lit gateway. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border holds a small oil lamp near a low mound of stones, beside two dark grey stone deity murti sculptures framed by bamboo. A glowing lamp-lit shrine and a small flag are visible through the green iron gate in the background.2013-01-09September 01 20112011-09-01Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like compound. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with shaved heads and one wearing red-orange cloth, stand in a line near a gate. At right, three grey stone deity statues stand on pedestals beside a dark stone wall with a small lit shrine doorway behind. A tall illuminated lamp or shrine glows through the gate at left. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border appears to hold a ritual item. Dark ground, bamboo and red brick walls surround the scene.2013-01-09September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01February 16 20072007-02-16September 28 20082008-09-28March 31 20082008-03-31Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like site under a large tree. A standing figure in orange robes holds a brass lamp or vessel near a dark stone deity murti on the left, with a pink stone base and offerings. Around him a group of about twenty men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer, some wearing rudraksha malas. A dark reflecting pool and white and pink flower offerings lie on the ground. Another orange-clad figure stands at right with palms joined.2008-09-28