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September 05 20112011-09-05 +1 copiesA four-panel photo collage of a temple ritual with a red curtained backdrop. Top left, a man in white dhoti and shirt pours liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone Ganesha murti standing on a ladder-supported stand. Top right, a young man in white dhoti kneels beside a lingam decorated with yellow silk, marigold garlands and a gold-trimmed crown, with silver bowls and fruit offerings arranged on trays. Bottom left, a similarly dressed lingam is sheltered beneath an orange and multicoloured canopy, surrounded by garlands and metal bowls of food. Bottom right, a group of devotees including a shaved-headed man in white and a man in white dhoti sit on the floor before the decorated lingam and a small deity murti on a gold throne.2011-09-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 5/2/20202020-05-02KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/24/20222022-07-24 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20112011-09-05September 10 20112011-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a temple shrine set against deep maroon drapery. On the left, a seated deity murti. On the right, a dark bronze standing deity murti with multiple arms and a tall crown stands within a gilded arched niche. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands on a stepladder, lifting a golden vessel toward the standing murti. The priest is the only physical person visible.2020-09-26 +1 copiesMay 10 20142014-05-10Three priests perform abhishekam at a Shiva lingam set in a black yoni-pitha base inside a temple shrine. The central priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold and a sacred thread, pours water from a brass vessel onto the blue-grey lingam. A priest at the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala and holds a brass pot. A third priest bends at the lower right, pouring from a steel vessel. Behind them stand large decorated deity murtis draped in red and gold garments, adorned with marigold garlands, and an orange cloth covers the altar. A painted pillar with floral patterns stands at the centre.2019-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white tent showing a person in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap standing on a stool, raising a large cylindrical crown-like headdress patterned in red, white and gold over the head of a large black deity murti. The murti wears gold ornaments, a tall crown, and garlands of orange and white flowers, with a red cloth draped behind. Behind and below, a second man in a grey t-shirt steadies the stool and reaches up toward the murti, and a coil of cable lies on the stool. Gold architectural framing and temple-style decor surround the scene.2006-03-01Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a green cloth before a golden arched shrine with a deity murti dressed in silver and adorned with red and white flower garlands. The central deity wears a tall crown. A smaller murti with a garland and a brass shrine flanked by a flower-decorated pillar sit to the left. Offerings on the floor include bananas, apples, oranges, yellow and red petals, a silver plate, and a red-and-gold kalasha-like pot. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and a yellow flower arrangement sits on a pink cloth. Red drapery and a painted banner hang in the background. The scene reflects a Meenakshi Thirukalyanam puja setting.2019-04-22 +3 copies