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January 29 20142014-01-29 +1 copiesPhoto 11742592 +2 copiesNovember 20 20132013-11-20A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala holds up a lit multi-flame brass aarti lamp, its flames blazing. Behind the lamp, a person in white sits before a golden throne-like altar (peetha) at the center of the shrine. Above the altar hangs a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a golden frame and a crown-like top. Two large painted standing figures with crowns and multiple arms, in orange dhotis and green sashes, flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls. The shrine is decorated with pastel blue, orange and green painted columns and cloth. The man holding the aarti is a priest or devotee; the figure in the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesDecember 06 20132013-12-06November 12 20132013-11-12June 02 20142014-06-02 +1 copiesInterior temple aarti scene. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered, holding up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple lit flames; white sacred marks are on his arm. Behind him, a seated white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl performs a ritual. The shrine backdrop has two golden standing deity statues with crowns and raised hands, flanking a golden altar with a framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure on a throne, and rows of brass oil lamps line the floor. A few other robed figures are faintly visible near the shrine.2013-09-29April 14 20142014-04-14A temple sanctum with two painted dvarapala-style guardian statues in orange dhotis and green sashes, flanking a doorway and an ornate gold throne with a framed portrait on it. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha-style necklace faces the throne, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many lit candles. To the left, a man in orange robes sits with folded hands beside a seated man in a white dhoti, with brass lamps and ritual items on the floor. Several brass oil lamps stand along the walls and the floor is polished white. This is a photo of an ashram temple puja.2013-12-02