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January 20 20142014-01-20January 20 20142014-01-20A man seen from behind, with his hair tied back and wearing a red-maroon robe, stands with palms pressed together in namaste before an altar. He has a red and pink flower garland around his neck and yellow petals scattered on his shoulders. The shrine has a bright yellow-orange backdrop with peacock decorations at the top. On the altar, a seated deity murti in red and green dress with a gold crown and red garland sits beside a gold lion-like vahana, and a smaller seated figure in red robes with an orange garland sits to the left. Brass lamps and offering vessels stand on the marble ledge.2014-01-20 +1 copiesA person in a maroon robe with a red flower garland stands at a wooden doorway with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Inside, a yellow silk backdrop frames a deity murti in green and red robes adorned with red flower garlands, a crown and a trident-like weapon, seated beside a lion-like vahana. To its left stands a smaller murti in a red-brown dress with orange marigold garlands, a halo and a lotus-like base. Brass oil lamps, a small brass kalasha and wrapped gift-like offerings sit on the marble shelf, and a brass puja plate is at the bottom edge. Petals are scattered on the person's robe. Feathers and a peacock-shaped ornament hang above the shrine.2014-01-20June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a gold-yellow shoulder cloth stands at a gold-framed deity altar, holding a flower-decorated item near a gold-and-silver shrine canopy with pink and red flowers below. Beside him, a second man in a matching orange-red robe with a gold necklace and a sandalwood vertical mark on his forehead stands with hands folded in prayer. Silver pedestal vessels sit in front of the shrine, and a brass oil lamp burns at the right, with a string of orange lights framing the arch. A small deity murti sits within the altar.2012-05-08April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10Interior of a temple shrine with warm stone walls and an ornate golden shrine niche holding a small deity figure with pink flowers. A seated man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth over one shoulder, a gold-beaded necklace, a beaded headband and armlets, and sits on a gold cushion. Opposite him, a bare-backed priest in red-orange dhoti sits with his back to the camera, his arm extended toward the altar, with a golden ear ornament and a red beaded headband. Brass vessels, pink flowers and leaves lie on the altar slab, and a brass lamp stand and bowls sit on the floor in front.2012-05-13Two men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stand before a shrine niche with an arched white frame and warm orange lights. The man on the left is bare-chested with a white flower garland and gold headband, hands folded in prayer. The man on the right wears a white flower garland, a gold headband, gold armlets and a saffron shawl, looking down. Inside the shrine stand a golden peetha-style throne, small deity murti, pink flowers, and a silver kalasha-like vessel. The scene suggests puja.2012-04-29May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copies