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November 24 2020

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A bare-backed sadhu in an orange dhoti with long dark hair and a rudraksha headband stands at left, reaching with his right arm to touch a golden deity murti decorated with red roses and white and yellow marigold garlands. Banana leaves frame the golden shrine, and a dark red velvet cloth hangs behind him. Orange and yellow flower garlands are heaped at the base, with a rudraksha mala draped around his neck and wrist. Visible white ash streaks mark his arms and shoulders.2020-11-24A shirtless man in an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala on his head and a long brown shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right in profile offering a flame. He holds a lit oil lamp toward a gilded shrine niche framed by a maroon velvet curtain, banana leaves, and red and yellow flower garlands. The niche holds a gold-toned deity murti, with more marigold and rose offerings at its base and two additional lamps in the foreground. White sacred ash marks his arms and chest. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a gold shrine.2020-11-24June 20 20212021-06-20November 24 20202020-11-24A bare-backed man with long dark hair coiled on his head, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, a white sacred thread and a brown rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, places a garland of yellow marigolds with pink flowers onto a golden Ganesha murti set in an ornate gold shrine. White horizontal tripundra-style markings are painted on his arms and shoulder, and a dark red curtain hangs behind him. The scene suggests a temple ritual of garlanding a deity.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A man seen from behind, bare-chested with white horizontal stripes on his upper arms and back, wearing an orange lower cloth and a brown shawl with gold ornaments, stands before a gilded deity murti. The murti is a golden figure with an elephant-headed form, garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, placed against a gold pillar carved with a lion figure. A dark red curtain hangs behind. The man raises his hand toward the murti in worship. The appearance of the man is not clearly sufficient for identification.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20 +1 copiesJune 20 20212021-06-20A photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche at a temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed, with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black-stone deity murti adorned with a silver crown, a red and gold cloth, a silver necklace and yellow and white flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand beside it. Red and yellow flowers rest on a dark pedestal, and a small red figure with flowers sits at the priest's side. Marigold and leaf offerings in brass bowls and a plate lie in the foreground, along with a small brass Ganesha figure.2022-01-14A bare-backed priest in an orange cloth and white sacred-thread style sash stands with his back to the camera, holding a silver plate with an oil lamp toward a gilded Ganesha murti. The murti is draped with yellow marigold garlands and pink flowers, with a lion carving on the gilded pillar beside it. The priest wears a long dark garland, a rudraksha mala on his arm and several gold ornaments at his neck, with white ash markings on his shoulders and upper arm. Performing aarti at the shrine. Ganesha murti in a gilded shrine.2021-06-20