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February 14 2015

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April 13 20172017-04-13December 18 20132013-12-18December 06 20132013-12-06January 28 20152015-01-28A devotee seen from behind in a white shirt, with short dark hair, waves a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a shrine. Inside the stone shrine, a golden arch frames a deity murti pair with a red and gold backdrop, one figure with a crown and four arms and a consort beside him. Red and white marigold garlands hang from the altar, with brass puja vessels, a kalasha and small offering dishes. A smaller golden-framed image of a seated figure stands to the right, and a carved stone wall with a Ganesha relief borders the left side.2013-12-06A photograph of a stone-pillared open shrine with gold-framed arch and red drapery, housing a deity murti of a multi-armed goddess and a male figure with a crown, decorated with white and red garlands. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands before the murti on a grey stone platform. In the foreground at right, a man with short dark hair in a white garment holds a brass lamp, performing a puja or aarti. A smaller gold-framed niche with a standing figure is at right, and a carved stone panel with a Ganesha-like relief is at left.2013-12-06A photograph of a shrine at an outdoor temple structure with grey stone pillars and a gold-framed arch. A priest in a white dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, raises a brass lamp with flaming wicks toward the shrine. Inside, a pair of deity murti, one in red with a crown and garland, one in a blue sari-like garment, sit on a blue-draped platform with white and red flower garlands, brass vessels and a kalasha. A smaller standing figure in orange and gold stands at the right. This shows an aarti being performed before the deities.2013-12-06A temple shrine with a golden arched frame and red backdrop holds a large deity murti of a seated god and goddess, both adorned with marigold garlands, jewelled necklaces and ornate crowns. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with yellow borders stands at the left, holding a small brass vessel and performing ritual worship. Offerings of flowers, fruit, brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot and a plate of bananas and greens lie in front. A smaller standing figure in a green-curtained niche to the right holds hands in anjali. A pedestal with a decorated dais and garlands sits in the foreground, indicating abhishekam or puja.2013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-armed and with a red thread on his wrist, waves a lit camphor or oil lamp before a shrine. Behind him a deity murti of a goddess in red and gold drapery sits within a gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands, with a smaller figure in an alcove to the right. Brass ritual implements, a peacock-shaped object and a flat brass fan sit on a stone platform in the foreground. Stone pillars with carved panels frame the shrine, as in an outdoor temple.2013-12-07A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone and gold-arched sanctum. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, seen from behind, raises a lit oil lamp toward the deities. Inside the shrine, a gilded deity murti with garlands sits before red drapes, with a smaller standing deity in a gold-framed niche to the right. Brass ritual implements and a small oil lamp lie on the stone platform in front. The shrine has carved pillars and a wooden ceiling. No one identifiable as a person is visible.2013-12-07A photograph of a shrine niche with a grey stone surround and golden arch, holding a group of painted deity murtis. Central figures are a seated deity with a crown, rudraksha-style necklaces and a raised hand holding a trident, beside a consort in red dress with floral garlands. Two attendant figures in red and green stand on either side, and a small pedestal in front holds a decorated deity image, flower garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and brass oil lamps. A single man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on the platform at the lower left, facing the shrine in what appears to be puja. No swami figure is visibly present in the image.2014-07-11